I moved to the Salt River after residing for numerous years in Flagstaff.
I am a programmer for a software development company that previously had its offices in Flagstaff.
It was a beautiful city in the largest ponderosa pine forest in the whole country. Compared to the desert areas of southern Arizona, Flagstaff feels like a precious treasure. I still prefer Arizona residing in Phoenix, but I miss the pine woods in Flagstaff whenever I’m outside going for a walk in Papago Park or along the river banks, then phoenix is considerably warmer than Flagstaff as well, being at a mere 1,000 feet of elevation while Flagstaff is just under 7,000 feet. Being higher up in the air makes you less susceptible to intensely warm temperatures. In my apartment along the Salt River, I was using a swamp cooler to keep it cold inside for the longest time. These evaporative coolers use a fan to force water soaking in a desiccant medium to evaporate & lower the temperature in the air around it. These air coolers labor best at low humidity levels, so they’re not ideal for actual swamps despite the confusing terminology. I know some people in Florida who bought a single & couldn’t figure out why the unit wouldn’t really cool their house. Needless to say, the humidity was over 85% so that honestly had something to do with it. Since I’m so close to the Salt River, my indoor humidity is a little bit higher than other sites in Phoenix, particularally south of here in Maricopa. Having a usual air conditioning now is a immense upgrade from an evaporative cooler, even if you live in the right environment for a single.