I live in SoCal, but at 4200 foot. We get all 4 seasons, but normally the temp is around 65 even after a major storm. 2 foot of snow is gone in 3 or 4 days. I could never live in Phoenix, just too darned hot in the summer. Nebraska when I lived there was cold and windy, not much snow. Old cars did not like to start. I am thinking the new automobiles make living there easier. I have Pine and Oak trees on my property, and drive 20 minutes to snow, 30 minutes to Palm Springs, or two hours to the ocean. No gang activity up here, but we now have many growers for the SoCal weed market. Not fun to have around.