Moving from Arkansas to Arizona

Arizona’s warm, dry climate and retiree-friendly communities attract Arkansas residents tired of humid summers and limited recreational opportunities. While Arkansas summers can be oppressively humid and sticky, Arizona’s dry heat feels more comfortable and allows for better outdoor activities. Arizona’s developed tourism industry and golf courses provide recreational amenities that Arkansas’s smaller economy cannot support. The state’s growing Sunbelt economy offers job opportunities in hospitality and services that Arkansas’s declining rural economy increasingly cannot provide.