Page (Flagstaff, Lechee: crime rate, houses, luxury house)

[loose cannon]

A number of people told me Page was a dump, but when i visited last year it seemed decent enough. It's near some great tourist areas. The town itself seemed to be pleasant with a lot of Native Americans.

[MortonR]

I've been there once, mainly to visit the dam and Horseshoe Bend. Seemed nice enough for a small, remote town.

RM

[thedirtman]

I lived in Page for six years before moving to Flagstaff. Avoid the area around the airport. It's full of roaches and tweakers. The further from the airport the better.

[WiringGuru2]

I was up there for work on a "luxury subdivision" they are putting up outside town with 95k dollar quarter acre lots. It's in the middle of absolutely nowhere, the crime rate is abnormally high, it's on an indian reservation, it has no local economy beyond the lake and property values are 250$ a foot for anything worth living in.

[MortonR]

Originally Posted by WiringGuru2

I was up there for work on a "luxury subdivision" they are putting up outside town with 95k dollar quarter acre lots. It's in the middle of absolutely nowhere, the crime rate is abnormally high, it's on an indian reservation, it has no local economy beyond the lake and property values are 250$ a foot for anything worth living in.

I would think the location would have a major effect on costs, both material and labor.

RM

[WiringGuru2]

Originally Posted by MortonR

I would think the location would have a major effect on costs, both material and labor.

RM

Not really. It's a couple hours from Flagstaff, not on the dark side of the Moon


Personally 1) middle of nowhere 2) no local industry 3) high per capita crime 4) indian reservation land wouldn't be my first pick if I were spending 750k dollars but then I've worked on multi million dollar luxury houses that were on solar and hauled their water so I guess it makes sense to some people:


https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...=srp-list-card

[Hschlick84]

There is nothing appealing about Page. You're better off going to Zion National Park and St George. At least there is stuff to do and it has similar if not better scenery.

[clevergirl67]

We made a special trip to Page when we stayed in Flagstaff as our "base". We toured Upper Antelope Canyon and checked out the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. Went to Horseshoe Bend on the way back.

But it's definitely not somewhere I'd want to live for any length of time. With it being part of the Navajo nation, it's quite a poor area.

[thedirtman]

Originally Posted by clevergirl67

We made a special trip to Page when we stayed in Flagstaff as our "base". We toured Upper Antelope Canyon and checked out the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. Went to Horseshoe Bend on the way back.

But it's definitely not somewhere I'd want to live for any length of time. With it being part of the Navajo nation, it's quite a poor area.

The Navajo Nation border surrounds Page, and the Navajo village of Lechee adjoins Page to the south. Lechee is on-reservation while the city of Page is off-reservation. If you live there you realize this is more of a technicality. Myself, I enjoy the sense of humor and hospitality of the Navajo people. There is some living with the old culture that they endure. The rest of the city is a mixture of welcoming and unwelcoming people.

I don't rate my experience in Page poorly, but not strongly either. There were always places to go and get out. The Smoky Mountains and Alstrom Point in Glen Canyon NRA is underrated. Anglers love the lake, of course. Services are slim, but not entirely missing. Do stay away from the airport though.