"America's Biggest Little Town" Prescott by bilgeez

Prescott, is called "America's Home Town", by the Chamber of Commerce. It has a very diverse population. People from all over the world come here for the clean, ponderosa pine-scented mountain air and the wide open spaces.
Prescott was a wild mining town at the end of the 19th, beginning of the 20th century. Whiskey Row (Montezuma Street) was a string of bars that had connecting basements and tunnels leading from one to the other, so when it rained, the patrons wouldn't have to go outside and get wet if they wanted to bar-hop.
After the mines played out in the area, Prescott was a sleepy high plains town until the late 1970's. Since then the population has mushroomed from low four-figures to nearly 100K residents today.
Prescott is also famous for being the home of Bucky O'Neill, the first man killed at the battle of San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War in Cuba. Fiorello LaGuardia was born in Prescott, and then his family moved back to New York City after the mines gave out, and the rest is history. The cult movie, "Billy Jack", was filmed mostly on-location in Prescott in the early 1970's. Prescott, however, is most famous for being the first location to hold a professional rodeo, a tradition that is still held on Fourth of July week every year at the Yavapai County Fair Grounds.

• Pros:Nice Views, out of the way, laid-back.
• Cons:Crowding, Very expensive property values, not much to do in area.
• In a nutshell:Great for well-heeled, retired folk.