Quote Originally Posted by 2FORCEFULL View Post
Like others, been going to havasu for years...and watched the growth..watched the sleepy little town that lit up on the weekends, turn into a suburb of so--cal...every body I talk to damn nere is moving there..and so is crime, crowded,... the whole I got here first....for the life of me I can't see why anyone would wanna move there family there....nothing for kids to do and see but the bad side....raise your kids in havasu??? what are they gonna do?? the only chance for them is to move out of there..the town is a snow bird sanctuary.....restaurants crowded... no doctors, have to drive to vegas for every thing..seems to me the place to go would be Idaho or montana...Oregon?....and how many more boats can go on that little lake?....more ramps???....property values are going crazy there..will they stop??? or just build a fresh water huntington?
Thats a tough one. Compared to Ca. Property is cheaper. Cost of living is cheaper. And it has a lake. I think raising a family anywhere is difficult and it has more to do with the parents/family as a whole vs. the environment.

Aside from the obvious, better schools, better hospitals, more expensive drugs, more choices for just about everything, raising your family in Ca. can be every bit as difficult as Havasu or any other resort/vacation town.

On a personal level, I would seriously think very hard about raising a family in a vacation/resort city. Too many distractions and too many opportunities to not do what you're supposed to be doing, like going go school, studying, and doing your homework. At times I remember doing homework because I was bored. If you get bored in Havasu you should have your head examined lol.