My stepdaughter is moving to Prescott. What can you tell me about the city?

[CTyankee]

She and her husband are strong progressives and they live in Cincinnati now. She has just landed a very good job there. From what I read on Google, it looks just beautiful. Are the people there liberal-minded?

Anything you can tell me is great...

[Lady Freedom Returns]

1. Well I can say that if they find it is a little more Conservative than they like...

They can come visit Tucson. It is a nice mix here really. Coming from a border town right next to KS & OK, right there on the MO side. This place is way more liberal than they think they are.

[CTyankee]

3. How far is it from Tucson?

What is the business of Prescott? It doesn't have a huge population. Is it diverse?

[Lady Freedom Returns]

4. A little over a 3 hour drive.

It would be a nice day trip.

It is a smaller town, less than 40,000.

It think some of the residence of Prescott can give you more info for the other questions.

[sweetloukillbot]

5. Not especially diverse, very libertarian

It's close to Jerome, which is an arts colony, and Sedona which is, well, Sedona. Flagstaff is very liberal and not far away. Not close to Tucson.

[marybourg]

15. Flagstaff is liberal? Well, that's a change.

Used to be a logging town. With politics to match (I know there are a lot of students now).

[sweetloukillbot]

17. It's hippies, cowboys and Native Americans now

But the hippies and Native Americans outnumber the cowboys. It's a total college town.

[marybourg]

18. Nice. Maybe I'll break my oath to never go back

there.

[pnwest]

7. Very far apart, opposite ends of the state. Prescott is

BEAUTIFUL! There are even TREES AND GREEN THINGS there! Lol. It's at a higher elevation, so the summers aren't quite so murderously hot, and winters even see a little snow. But it is a very small "small town" and pretty conservative. They might find a couple of relatable folks, though. When I lived in AZ, I was in Phx. I was a transplant from Indianapolis, and hated every minute of the 13 years I was there. But I did say if I had my druthers, I would like to live in Prescott, ( proper pronunciation PRESS-cut).

Also, very near Flagstaff, beautiful drive between the two, and they might find a few more people they can relate to, there, also.

Best advice, stay in the high country, the rest of the state is a shitstain.

[CTyankee]

9. She has to be part of that community and live there, given her job...she will be leading

a religious congregation...

[pnwest]

13. sorry, clarifying: Prescott is high country. I meant

that if she sticks to Prescott and surrounding environs she might be more likely to find like-minded folks.

[CTyankee]

14. Oh, good. I'm glad. She wouldn't much like living with a huge bunch of right-wingers...

[sweetloukillbot]

16. If she is leading a congregation...

I would assume that the fact that she has been transferred to a church there, she should be able to find a community of like-minded folks. But in reality it is pretty Red area - that's the area that McCain is from, and there are some small towns around there that are hotbeds for conspiracy nuts and militia types. But it is beautiful, and has some really cool places nearby - Arcosanti, Jerome, Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon...

[CTyankee]

19. not Christian, but like-minded I am sure. Small congregation, 130 families.

She and her husband are outdoor types, love hiking, camping. And they are in their 30s with a new baby. It's probably an ideal place in some ways. We hope to visit them once they get settled in. I'd like to see what it's like.

[Kali]

20. you don't know much about the state if you are calling everything not in high country a shitstain

rude and a broadbrush slur that is also false

[sweetloukillbot]

22. Arizona is a gorgeous state...

One of the main reasons I stay here.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

23. IS NOT!

I put the beauty of Tucson against Flagstaff and Prescott any day!

And dude, it is a little over 3 hour drive. That is not that much. And as I said Tucson would be a great day trip.

And just to add, 4th. ave. is an area here in Tucson that I say is a must visit!

[Ptah]

24. Same to you, bub.

the rest of the state is a shitstain.

[sweetloukillbot]

12. As far as business...

It has a military flight school, a couple colleges and I think there's a firearms manufacturer in town. Tourism probably too. Lots of people in Phoenix have vacation homes up in the high country.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

34. Yup. I was pleasantly surprised by Tucson.

It was not without some trepidation that we moved from San Jose, California to help take care of my 90 year old mil. All I knew about Arizona was Joe Arpio and that basket case Jan Brewer. After two and a half years here, we have found that Tucson is to the right of the Bay Area by about two degrees. We are completely comfortable here and I'm so far left that my family calls me comrade.

[marybourg]

2. Prescott is known more for its

conservatives than its liberals, but I'm sure there are some liberals. We're everywhere! Its a real small town, though.

[sweetloukillbot]

10. Bruce Springsteen has been known to blow into town and sit in at local bars though

Seriously.

[tblue]

6. Named after Bush's grandpa

I think it was.

[CTyankee]

8. Oh, shit, I actually wondered that (briefly).

Well, there's a blot right there...

[sweetloukillbot]

11. Probably not his grandfather - the town's one of the oldest in AZ

Maybe named after an older ancestor though...

[Kali]

21. no

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Prescott

[Sedona]

25. I lived a year in Prescott when I first arrived in AZ

The libertarian conservo fundies were intolerable.

I moved to Sedona in 1994 and haven't left yet.


I look forward to becoming a Californian by the end of 2014.

[Champion Jack]

26. Isn't Prescott College considered one of the leaders in environmental studies...

[CTyankee]

27. I don't know anything about Prescott College. My stepdaughter's job isn't there altho there may

be interaction. I look forward to visiting her there. It sounds like a lovely place, weather wise and beautiful.

[MountainMama]

28. I've been in AZ for close to 10 years

I live in the Valley and hate it. I love Prescott. It's greener, has weather and I've found the people to be friendly.

If they want big city amenities, the north Valley is a little over an hour away. If they want real winter and winter sports, Flagstaff is just to the north and gorgeous. Sedona is marvelous scenery and also close by.

My husband's best friend and his wife bought a foreclosed place recently just outside Prescott. They're remodeling in anticipation of retiring to there eventually. I'm jealous.

If they can stand the culture shock from large city to small-town America, I think they'll like it.

[CTyankee]

29. I don't think they want big city amenities so much. They are outdoors people and would

find the good weather a strong inducement. And its physical beauty ain't nothin'.

[MountainMama]

30. OK

I think they'll love it, then. Good luck to them!

[CTyankee]

31. thanks. I think they'll find a liberal niche in their community...

[Ptah]

32. I lived in Prescott for about two years.

Early nineties.
The congregation I joined was very diverse.
There was a ceremony for a male partnership.

The other thread in this group should not be meant to be representative of the community.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10381566

[CTyankee]

33. I'll talk to my stepdaughter at her ordination next month. I can't wait to hear

about. She and her husband have a darling 6 month old baby boy...

[OffWithTheirHeads]

35. We took a small vacation there last year. All I can say is that we liked it so much

That we considered buying a home there. Downtown is very cool and they seem to always have something going on in the plaza major. I hear that the town leans right but you would not know that from visiting Downtown. Hell, we loved it there for the few days we visited. Your kid will be fine.

[CTyankee]

36. I think she and her husband are thrilled with this opportunity.

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I think they are ready for some good weather after living in Cincinnati during her seminary years. She grew up in Nashville and found the winters in Cincy very hard to take...