I have lived in both about 10 years ago. If you are a smoker you ll love Vegas but I couldnt take all the smoke everywhere I went. Vegas has all kinds of people, mostly jobs in real estate, entertainment, gambling, golf businesses.Vegas tend to vote Democrat. Vegas is more transient. There is no scenery except boulders which look like cement in the background. It gets a lot of temporary visitors from all over. Vegas is much smaller than Phoenix. Both are very warm but Phoenix is hotter. Phoenix has 3 million people and is a big city with much, much more. They put emphasis on outdoor living and fitness, they dont smoke. The desert landscaping is great. Lots of apartments. Lots of social activity. Beautiful roads and scenery. Great college system. It is over 100 degrees at least 6 months of the year. Phoenix has a lot of high tech companies and more jobs.
Currently Phoenix.With the economy in the dump, the tourism industry has been hit hard and Vegas makes it s $$ from tourism.So..people are bailing out of Vegas, houses are left bank owned and empty. And re-sell for dirt cheap.That sounds good, right?For your wallet, yes.For your safety, no.Crime is rampant right now in Vegas, worse than it has been in decades!!I have a friend who moved down there not too long before the recession and they re wanting to get the hell outta there.We almost moved down there as well about a year or so ago..I m thanking my lucky stars I didn t now.
Phoenix. I love Arizona.
Do forget Las Vegas.
I would pick phoenix im thinking bout moving there
i would pick vegas but that s your thing not mine