What BestPlaces Users Say about Yuma
Background information: Yuma, located in Arizona, is known for its warm climate, affordable housing, and close proximity to the Mexican border. It is a popular retirement destination and has a large military presence due to the nearby Marine Corps Air Station.
Yuma is a popular city for retirees and military personnel due to its warm climate and affordable cost of living. Many users on BestPlaces.net have shared their experiences living in Yuma, offering a range of perspectives on the city. According to "JenG," who has lived in Yuma for 10 years, "Yuma is a great place to live if you like small towns with a good mix of culture. Lots of shopping, dining, and outdoor activities." Another user, "Gail," shares their positive experience, saying, "Yuma is a wonderful city with low crime, good schools, friendly people, and plenty of sunshine!" However, not all reviews are positive. "JohnD" states that "Yuma is a boring and uneventful town with not much to do. The hot summers and constant dust storms make it unbearable." Similarly, "SaraT" shares her disappointment with the city, saying "The cost of living is not as cheap as people make it out to be. The heat is unbearable and the lack of diversity is disappointing." Overall, it seems that Yuma offers a mix of positives and negatives for residents.
based on 48 ReviewsGet to know Yuma with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Yuma
Yuma not the place to be - 1/1/2012
This is a horrible place to live if you are not a retiree and earn less than 200G's a year. Houses are small and fairly ugly unless you want to pay through the nose. It is boring with little to do. Don't move here. It is hot as hell in the summer months and your electric bills go through the roof. People are uneducated and spend their free time sitting in the back yards with BBQ every weekend or play cowboy in the desert with their big gas guzzling toys. Oh save us from rednecks and right wingers! Boring. Not even a New Years
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Horrible Place to Live! - 10/22/2011
Anyone who would actually CHOOSE to live in Yuma, Arizona if they had another choice is a FREAKIN MORON! I knew I didn't want to move to this hell hole but I had to as it was the only place my husband was offered a job. We had previously been in Phoenix, AZ metro area. This place makes that place look like HEAVEN. Yuma is dirty, a bunch of uneducated people living here, restaurants are dirty, the mall is gross and has lazy workers in it and the stores like JC Penny are much smaller and much less inventory than any other mall I have been and I've lived many places, HORRIBLE public school system, and I could go on and on. This is a nightmare I feel like I am living in a bad Twilight Zone episode. I will pray every night to get the hell out of this place. Like someone else posted on another site I came across she said that this place is like living in Satan's Asshole and I totally agree. It is soooo freakin hot and way too sunny. I would not recommend anyone moving here if there
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Yuma, Be Fair! - 8/27/2010
Some people complain there is nothing to do? They must live in a Yuma that's not in AZ. There are a multiple of activities, usual family, multiple age friendly. There's all kinds of sports, 4 wheeling, the dunes, near by lakes and the Colorado river, lots of casino's with entertainment. There are high school events to attend, golf, only 3 hours from the ocean, 3 hours from Phoenix. There's churches and tours for hire.
The downtown puts on something almost every week-end thats free.
I do agree that the community does cater to the winter visitors, too much. When the leave, the businesses raise prices for those who live year round.
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Weather - 7/9/2010
Yuma is hot, hot in the summer and lovely the rest of the year.
Some concerns these days being near the international
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Moving to Yuma Help! - 4/11/2010
I will be moving to Yuma at the end of Aug. early Sept. can anyone provide info as to where the safest and best neighborhoods are located and what areas to stay away from. I am looking to rent a condo or apartment and would like to know what part of Yuma is the safest to live and is accessible to grocery and other stores.
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Don't know much yet - 4/11/2010
Have purchased a nice home in Yuma, plan to live there in the winter. Just finding out how much we don't know about the area. More
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Moving to Yuma - 4/11/2010
Hi I'll be moving to Yuma in the fall because of a new job and I would like to know what part of town is the safest and best place to live and what neighborhoods should I stay away from. I plan to rent and apartment or home. Thanks!
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Yuma, not for the young - 1/19/2010
Yuma is the worst place to live if you are younger than 55. The city has nothing to offer for recreation outside of local bars. If you are an outdoorsman then fishing and hiking is abundant but that is about it for the area.
Jobs are not there if you do not have a spanish last name and speak spanish as a first language (yes Yuma is in the U.S.) It is imposible to understand or get good assistance from an employee of any business if you do not speak spanish (they will look at you like a deer in the headlights if you speak english)
Insurance will kill you if the snowbirds don't do it first on the roads. The insurance rates are out the roof because of the snowbirds who come down from Kanukville (Canada) and all the other place that snow to roost during the winter months. They are horrible drivers and the insurance companies adjust greedily for it. The other factor into the high insurance rates is the uninsured motorist (mainly hispanics) on the roads in the city. If you get
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The city of Yuma - 5/20/2009
Yuma's community is so sheltered that they really think their way of life is the end-all-be-all to everything. It's either THEIR WAY or NO WAY. They do not understand, appreciate nor respect the value of a good education or college degree. Everything is backwards here! The top level/managerial job positions are held by people who do not have degrees. This is because these people hire other people they know; regardless of their qualifications. In fact, if you have a degree and move to this city for job opportunities, forget it! The local community is absolutely threatened by people with great qualifications and college degrees. If you even mention that you have a degree, you will be alienated and ostracized because they are scared that you will beat them out of their jobs. Wherever you happen to work here in Yuma, you will find that there will be an extremely high turnover rate of employees. This happens because there is an absurd process of employment that the community of
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