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Originally Posted by Craig T
Prescott just hit our radar screen. Very inexpensive (comparably to CA). Some friends just moved to a house in Prescott Lakes. It's up over 5,000 feet and a four seasons area. Couple snow flurries a year, but it doesn't stay. Lot's of golf, a couple fishing lakes close by, a quaint little western downtown with bars and art galleries. The only drawback is access to quality healthcare. .
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Prescott is a nice town (I lived there from 99-07). It has grown considerably over the years primarily due to retirees, from California mostly. It is a wonderful area.
You are absolutely right about quality healthcare. When I was there I had four or five different PCPs, none of them stay and end up leaving town. My wife, who is a Nurse Practitioner, says that lots of Dr. and NPs who have tried working in Prescott end up leaving. There are several reasons, one of them being the huge influx of retirees. Medicare is a huge hassle to deal with and if they had their choice they wouldn't deal with any Medicare patients (although that is true lots of places).
I know of people who have moved there and can't find a Dr. who will accept them because they aren't taking any new patients (when I lived there I was in my 30s and had good insurance). If you are very sick and in need of a critical procedure you'll need to go to Phoenix anyway (nearly two hour drive and no major airline service from PRC).