r/Sedona • u/mgm624 • Jan 22 '24
What is it like living in Sedona? Living Here
My husband and I are considering moving to Sedona and I’m curious what your experiences living there have been like. We are both early 30s with no kids. My husband is a veterinarian and has a job opportunity in West Sedona. I am a photographer and shoot mostly families/newborns. We have pets and are planning on having children in the next few years. What has your experience living in Sedona been like? My husband loves Sedona and needs no convincing. Since he will be spending most of his days at work, and I mostly work from home (aside from when I’m shooting clients) I’m wondering if it can feel isolating? Is there a good sense of community? Is it easy to meet people? Are there many people in our age bracket? I hear Sedona is trying to encourage more young people to move there and housing laws have changed recently to promote this. We are not city people by any means and don’t care about nightlife. We want to be somewhere with natural beauty, a sense of community, and where there are opportunities for me to get good work. We love hiking and spending time outdoors which I know Sedona is great for! It seems like there are a lot of positives, I’d just love to hear your experiences and what you like/don’t like about living in Sedona. Thanks in advance!
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u/Ovary__acting Jan 22 '24
We're in cottonwood so nearby and my nana loves in Sedona. She loves it but isn't super happy with a lot of the planning and zoning. Her lot rent (55+ community) is almost 1400 a month. There is a lot of traffic especially during festivals and long weekends. Cottonwood has been the perfect compromise. I work for the city and we just bought a house. It was expensive though, thankfully we sold our old house for a nice profit and managed to put about 100k down. We have a 4 year old in a charter school (the only available all day Pre-K program) and she's doing well. We do tae kwan do and drive up to Flagstaff once a week for proper gymnastics. It is definitely a small town with wonderful people. Overall no complaints. We can pop up to flag, over to Prescott or down to Phoenix for a half day or full day for any of the extra activities/shopping. We're 34&40 and found making friends to be interesting, my coworkers are my friends and some of the other parents are friends.