City Of Phoenix

I have never had any trouble here, however I don't associate with people in Phoenix. Usually have to drive through here to get to other areas. I frequent the area on average about once a month. It is a nice freeway, I-10, without major potholes and such. The drivers are rather scary. They get on the freeway and just start drifting into other lanes without fear or looking! You really have to pay attention when driving through Phoenix. There are lots of police on the freeway too! I have been to the Phoenix fair off 7th ave, which was totally sketchy to say the least. I would not want to be out in that area after dark. Looked like you would get mugged. It is 110 degrees plus in the spring/summer and beginning of fall and freezing cold in the winter. The weather is extreme! 1 star for the nice freeway. Another star because there is an airport, so I can get the heck out of Phoenix.

I only stopped by on the way to GCNP so I may not have gotten the most accurate impression, but I wasn't that impressed. If Tucson is the most underrated Arizona city (it is) then Phoenix seems to be the most overrated. That said, it isn't bad.

I moved to Phoenix almost accidentally, with the intent to move away after finishing graduate school. People told me it would grow on me and I sort of brushed off the idea. People were right.

Go to a Suns game. Spend happy hour downtown and then take the light rail to Mill Ave if you're still young and wild. Hike a mountain. Browse Phoenix Public Market on a Saturday morning. Visit the zoo, the Heard Museum, or Desert Botanical Garden. Find food trucks and festivals around different local hangouts. It'll grow on you, too.

Phoenix has the best weather on earth nine months of the year. It has great people, growing food culture, vibrant local businesses, and fun nightlife. Major tours for music and comedy always make a stop here. The outdoor beauty is unparalleled for a southwestern city. The murals covering walls throughout downtown add a fun touch. Public transportation is on the up and up, and the airport is great and easily accessible. Cost and quality of living line up favorably when compared to other major American cities. On the whole, I feel safe here, with career and personal growth opportunities.

I love this city more than I ever thought I would. You should too.

3.25 stars

Caveat: I am a left coast elitist snob….not really.

Every time I'm in Phoenix I always think of breaking bad ( don't ask me why…as that takes place in Albuquerque).

Good: Plenty of affordable dining options, affordable housing, pretty vistas, sports teams.

Bad: Urban sprawl, insane traffic, weather,and lack of any discernible culture.

Other then that it's hunky dory…thanks for the speeding ticket….thanks for the Grand Canyon.

See ya next Time Phoenix.

Holy shit, Phoenix is one hell of an insecure redneck-infested shithole. I came here ONCE and that was enough. I like that you can get to the different areas of Phoenix quickly, but holy shit, people are beyond ghetto. First, I lost count of the times that some worthless piece of shit redneck cut me off violently JUST because I had a California license plate. Someone from AZ told me it's because people from CA move to AZ and jack up the housing prices. So much road rage. It's also too damn hot and lots of human garbage from Texas come to AZ, and you can tell just by looking at them that they're low class rednecks…especially by the neanderthalic trucks that they drive. I met a few people in AZ and none of them were worth keeping in touch with. I love people whom I meet from Chicago and New York, but I'm never coming back to Phoenix again. Plus, there are a lot of religious but jobs there who smile but you know they're just human garbage who you should avoid like the bubonic plague.

Bye Phoenix. Go to hell. Maybe one of these summers, the temperatures in shithole Phoenix will rise to 300 degrees and the entire place will melt.

I honestly never would have thought I would enjoy my time in Phoenix so much. It's a fun city, plenty of restaurants and places of interest. I loved my hike in Papago Park/Hole-In-The-Rock which I will review separately… most beautiful sunset I have ever seen. I stayed with a close friend and we both loved this city.

My only gripe… felt I was going to melt all the time… hot!!!!! I was guzzling water all the time… but it's a desert after all.

I'm in Phoenix!! 🙂 great city, so much to do and lots of hotels to enjoy a stay. Gotta love the heat and hiking!! There's lots of history and points of interest. Definitely not as boring as a lot of bigger cities in the US!

The city of phoenix is a joke directing this review towards the city inspector, the one that goes around checking your yards and what not, yeah, maybe you should focus more on the potholes down 35th ave instead of the 24in x 24in patch of grass in my front yard. Oh and paying city taxes here is a waste of money, the dump truck crushes your trashcan and you order another and 3 months later still nothing the city itself is nice but the majority of the city of phoenix employees need to re replaced immediately

The City of Phoenix literally stinks. I'm driving deliveries at night in the Arcadia, Biltmore and Central corridor and the stench is disgusting. And the roads are horrible especially north and south on 32nd Street, and the NE corner of Indian School Rd.

City of Phoenix: Total shit. Won't even remove fees for wrongly turning off your water service. NO PREVIOUS CONTACT to doing this, mind you. "We only use snail mail these days" God forbid you get with the times & use email or even an "old-fashioned" phone call to see that there's a problem or mistake one of your own employees made with my account. Anything for $$$$ with these people. Too bad we don't have a choice or they wouldn't be in business.

I was parked at a restaurant in downtown Phoenix, and received a $275 ticket because the meter maid said I was parked on a dirt lot,there was plenty of city vehicles who were parked on the lot also going into the restaurant who did not receive a ticket, I talked to city officials who stated the lot is graveled and meets all parking requirements, I took this information into my court hearing and the judge refused it, then said the fine would be $316,the judge treated the meter maid with respect but was super rude to me from the very start, I have zero respect this court system, hope they enjoy there $316 they took from me.

Watch your bills closely. It is no secret that the water services, trash services etc are EXTREMELY CORRUPT. They will pad the bill, charge imaginary fees, shut your water off "by mistake", then charge you to turn it back on. If they can't justify a bill, they will just pick a random charge and say that it applies. Do not, under any circumstances, allow them to access your bank account. If you pay by phone, verify with your bank immediately. Call customer services and make sure they haven't stored your payment information. Based on what I've encountered so far, I'm sure every employee has access to your personal data.

You rarely think a government agency can be this openly corrupt, but I guess Phoenix citizens are OK with it.

Top seven things to know when visiting Phoenix.

1. Always Dutch Bros
2. Apparently this city's economy is solely based on people claiming auto accident injury settlements. Every billboard in town is for accident attorneys.
3. The best hiking is on the South Mountain
4. Wildflower is better than Panera
5. The Drury Hotel in Chandler is very nice and family-friendly ( The one in Tempe is crap).
6. The Desert Botanic Garden was enjoyable, especially when it's open at night.
7. Need car repair? Check out Matturro's

Terrible and dishonest !!! They charged my elderly step father $1200.00 each month for a year and finally I told my elderly step father' hey this isn't right , that's absurd !! ' I called today on behalf of him , the manager said ' oh well u better call a plumber and get that leak u must have going on fixed then ' But know we aren't going to reimburse you for the over payment of thousands !!!! '. That's just Wrong. They could have at least called my step father to let him know there could be something wrong for the bills are insanely high. O call. No letters. Ofcourse not. Pure terrible customer service and dishonesty !!!! So basically this company doesn't care they just collect the money and say ' oh well !!!'

I love Phoenix.

The sunsets are beautiful. Monsoon season is everything. You learn pretty quickly how to find any shred of shade when parking, even if it means parking a mile away. And to always drink water, even if you're not thirsty. It might be air conditioned but it's still a desert.

I miss South Mountain hiking. Decorating cacti in Christmas tree lights. The Phoenix Zoo. Chase Field. Spring training baseball.

I don't miss the snow birds or the traffic out of nowhere.

The City of Phoenix is one of the worst cities in the US. The services from the city stink. Employees are abusive of citizens. Police don't do their job. When I was robbed they did nothing even though the people who stole from me were right there and I had proof. They wouldn't even let me try to get the other things back that they had taken. when I was in an accident they didn't even provide a report adequate enough for the insurance to be addressed. Their water department employees are abusive even to special needs individuals. They do protect Illegal immigrants though in place of American City of Phoenix Citizens. It is time that the City Council change and the Mayer. Perhaps then things will get better. If that doesn't happen then don't visit or move to Phoenix.

Nothing but bull shit construction in this stupid city is really getting annoying finish one project before u move on to another this is getting bull shit

Want the brutal truth about this much hated city? Thinking of moving here for an imaginary benefit (job, opportunity, college etc?) Never visited the area before? READ BELOW to get the unvarnished truth.

–Sprawl central, filled with endless beige corporate chain outposts hawking lower quality Chinese imported products. Citizens seem blissfully ignorant to the terminal nature of this zoning, it will crumble eventually under its own need for resources and tax dollars that don't exist. Trust me, the epic suburban sprawl here is monstrous and far worse than anything you've probably ever seen anywhere else in the world.
–The hottest city in the Western Hemisphere… the city hit temps of 128 degrees in the summer of 2017 and stayed over 118 for a week straight. Your shoes will melt if you walk outdoors on certain days. It is possible for someone to die if they are outdoors for more than 10 minutes on a hot day. Doesn't cool off at night either. You literally live indoors 6 months out of the year, watching boring TV and becoming more and more disgustingly obese. NOBODY exercises. Even when the weather is optimal in the winter for exercise, the neverending butt-glued-to-couch phenomenon permeates this place like a Biblical plague.
–Full of mean, nasty, robotic, phony, backstabbing midwestern Stepford Wives/Husbands and their offspring. These people are mostly painfully BORING transplants from Midwestern sinkhole towns like Flint, MI and Detroit. Some Wisconsinites (nice but thoroughly hollow/dumb) and kooky Dakota people who bring the myth of the movie "Fargo" to real life. Everyone is pushy and rude. Nobody smiles. Everyone drives a Buick or a Chevy Silverado and thinks they're outrageously cool, when, in reality, these people are by far the biggest losers in the US.
–Legions of FAT and DUMB people for miles and miles. How on Earth did a city evolve into this? If you have a liposuction business, might be the biggest goldmine in the world, as long as you can handle the thoroughly moronic and completely devoid of culture clientele. These folks are incredibly dull and have a naive approach to relating to others that is fully ego-based. "Hey, pal, you're an idiot and resemble a joke from late night cable TV. What's going on with the outrageous ego? Check it."
–Overpriced. House prices are slipping into outrageous territory, and no sellers seem to care that this area will probably be uninhabitable for humans in 2 decades. If you own a house, sell it NOW and get out while the getting is good. Or, you'll be stuck with a house that is underwater that NOBODY wants. Don't disregard this piece of advice, you will regret it.
–Terrible economy. Unless you have a high six-figure income in this city, it's not worth it. 80-90% of this metro area is filled with service and lower-tier management jobs that might clock in around $35,000 yearly. Why put yourself through the pain of living in this hellish place and not be paid well for it? That would seem to be the dictionary definition of unjustifiable suffering.

City of idiots. Horrible drivers. Zombie brained drones walking around with their brain tied behind their back. Speed-bump city. Horrible traffic layout.

Oh, Phoenix and Arizona, what have you done to yourselves, you big brat of a baby city and state! You went from backwards to red with no improvement over the years (except a little here & there downtown). You have been suckered by California by taking offers you couldn't afford, thus rendering the state eternally poor. You have been corrupt and corrupted. You have attracted weird characters from out of state and country- notably family rejects, southerners, illegals, and pigeons (the birds). You founded valley fever. Remember, there IS a reason why the meteor crashed into you…
circa July 1978: you lured my gullible widowed mother to move here from New Jersey with a promise of a good life, dragging me and my 2 younger sisters along. Don Bolles and Bob Crane were murdered in Phoenix around the same time, but that didn't deter my mother at all. The new tract 3-bed too-small fenced-in house on 59th Ave / Bell in Glendale that we settled in looked like vanilla concrete slab with an arched front (bedroom) window, sliding windows/door, and sunken living room (3 of which influenced my mother to fall in love with the overpriced house). A far fry from the 2-story big house sitting on the lush suburban hills in north Jersey (with no private fence). The neighborhood was full of little kids so there was hardly anyone nearby my age to play with. We moved here with a wad of cash and ended up poor for years. Since you don't need to shovel snow here, my mother gained weight, became a more mercurial parent, and smoked heavily due to boredom. I personally spent 5 miserable years with her because of it, with very boring summers staying in with the a/c and doing lots of reading and watching TV, with my infantile sisters goofing around on their own. Even Rex, the family Collie, was miserable that he could no longer run the hills back east that he, a Scottish breed, should continually be doing. My mother held various jobs as a secretary, with social security, to make ends meet- just so she could enjoy Arizona living. She'd work a full M-F 9-5 and come home, cook supper, watch TV while eating (we weren't allowed to talk to her at all while TV's on), and go to her room and watch more TV, then get ready for bed. She had no pastime or hobbies. We were pretty much left to fend for our own and figure out how to entertain ourselves. It was a sappy cycle. Each summer, she had to set the a/c on 80 degrees with the fan running to save on electric bills. She promised us a pool until she found out the costs, so no pool. Thank God we didn't have evap cooler. The schools here were, at best, meh. The students looked mainly trashy with no regards to their personal appearance. My sisters' first friends had sad backgrounds: one friend had a total of 7 abortions and another was molested by her stepfather (the mother's probably 6th husband). It was frightening to witness but to my sisters, it was better than no friends at all. I had only very few friends because of the rampant drug problem, and I refused to have anything to do with it. Only those who came from better money looked better. It has been known that Arizona rates lowest in education. I fortunately had the smarts to survive on my own and was able to keep my grades up- enough to qualify for various financial assistance to pay for my college education until I graduated (yay!). At 19, I moved into a studio apt on my own and never looked back home in Glendale. I wanted to start over and enjoy what's left of my teenage years that I so deserved…
My writing this review is partly therapy: a release to move on some more. First, I got tired of enviously watching my Jersey childhood friends having had a stable upbringing and much better life, and my wishing I could move back and live with my paternal grandmother, who was very very dear to me). Instead, she and I religiously wrote letters from 1978 to 1994 when she eventually passed away. The same goes for my childhood friends, writing letters to keep my spirits up and so I wouldn't feel so left out their current events. Thank-you EVERYone. Why the 2 stars instead of 1?? Well, first, I am not angry. The star bonus is actually due to…drumroll…my Furkids. That's right! My Furkids saved me and brought me renewed happiness- beginning with my first cat, Cleo, who I adopted as a kitten a year after I moved into that apt. A succession of my adult Persians- Rudy, Brandy, and Melody joined the ranks, as well as my two Shih Tzus, Beau and Romeo. They have been the true key to my survival in Arizona and keeping my chin up and just enjoy whatever I've had coming my way. And, I love the snow and fireplace better than the heat and, ahem, trashy a/c. BTW, I looked at my old 'hood in Glendale and it is now ick, the beauty's expired…
A lesson for you to consider…when something's "cheaper", there is always a catch….when something's "too expensive", there is usually a very good reason!
However, I shall def move!

If you have a water heater break and have leaking water on the side of the house that you don't know about for several weeks, don't expect any help from City of Phoenix WATER SERVICES. They tell you to call and report what happens, tell you that you can make payments on this very expensive bill (since you've gone to the expense of having your water heater replaced), and even after the first payment was made, they turned off my water. I called and left messages, and did not Even receive a return call. When I could finally pay it off, they charged me a deposit to have it turned on, because I am unreliable in paying my bills. Thanks, City of Phoenix, for making it POUR when it was already Raining!!! What CAN you do??? They have you over a barrel…

Mia Barrios (City of Phoenix / Water Customer Service) is incompetent moron that is unable to understand a simple authorization agreement. I cannot believe that City of Phoenix would hire such as an idiot. I would not trust her to pick up trash of the highway without some kind of suppression.

I feel that the city is not doing enough to assist the homeless, and disabled and this is why.
1. I feel the city is failing to meet ADA guide lines at most public places such as not providing enough space for wheel chairs, walkers and cane at most public places, failing to meet ADA requirements for the deaf, hard of hearing or mentally disabled.
2. There are not enough housing resources for the homeless and that is the reasons for so many homeless people with many being severely mentally disabled.
3. Lack of resources for these people. When these people apply for lets say SSDI or SSI they are often denied a few times and put on long wait lists. We have to ask ourselves these questions if we became disabled today and could no longer hold a job how long could we support ourselves on little to no money??? I mean there are very few people who can. SSDI is a program where people pay into the system with their pay checks and this is the way they are often mistreated at the hands of the system. If they are already getting it and lets say they are facing a CDR the agencies often want to send them to a special exam when there is sufficient evidence to continue them. I'm one of them. Last year I was sent to a doctor who was very rough with me. Just to give everyone an idea of what what went on when he asked me to do two certain moves and when I could not do them he proceeded to force both arms upward and put his hands on both shoulders and pushed real hard downward. This is abuse!!! I have disk degeneration of the spine and after he did that to me I went to my doctor and alerted her but after the incident I feel as if I have been getting a little worse as time goes on. This gives an idea of what went on in the past and still goes on in many states. Now let me say I feel changes are on the way at DES for the better but it takes time for change. What I would like to see is better costumer better service, and to see my services continue along with more education so those with disabilities can have better services.

Phoenix rocks.
If you like Rocks.
And Rockstar陇supertech Energy Drinks!
I LOVE THE technology and the Tech Ninja that is simply stated, a genius of epic proportions.

She has completely broken the interwebz and she must be stopped.

Destroy her. She's probably crazy.

Oh crap. She's got superlowers. We didn't think k this through at all.

Maybe just leave her be… certainly she's not actually dangerous.
A wizard of words, i am. A crazy basic bitch I'm not.
Have a blessed day, Yelp.

I ordered a replacement trash can from the city, they told me to put the broken can out on the curb, they said it could take up to 3 days. By 2pm the next day I had my new can, wow less than 24 hours. I was shocked and so amazed, I had to write this review. Thank you so much for the quick service. It's really amazing, well done Phoenix!