Cottonwood, Arizona

Life in Cottonwood, Arizona, explained by people who’ve lived in Cottonwood:

*Response format = Answer (Your name, How long you’ve lived in Cottonwood)

Cottonwood Favorites

What’s your favorite thing about living in Cottonwood?

Nature.(Samantha, 11 years)
I’m a 15 minute drive to an uninhabited desert, as well as an hour to Flag or PHX. (Lucas, 16 years)
The small town neighbors that cared about everyone and everything. (LaVerne, 20 years)

What’s your least favorite thing about living in Cottonwood?

Lack of restaurant that are not Chinese, fast-food, or Mexican. (Samantha, 11 years)
Traffic control seems to be non-existent; Roads are quickly deteriorating; This town is about 5-8 years behind on technology and infrastructure; Work force in this area is un-skilled and un-motivated. (Lucas, 16 years)
The city council. (Danielle, 20 years)
There wasn’t much to do at the time I lived there. However I know now that there were all kinds of things to do. (LaVerne, 20 years)

What are fun things to do in Cottonwood?

Hike. (Samantha, 11 years)
Work at my job in hopes I can bring a better, more skilled work force, and further the development of standardized infrastructure in this area. (Lucas, 16 years)
Walmart.(Danielle, 20 years)
Swimming in the Verde River, Sunday morning Jr rodeos at Carl’s Corral then located in Cornville. Hanging at the drive in or A&W Root beer. Going to the bowling alley. (LaVerne, 20 years)

What’s Cottonwood known for?

Christmas parade.(Samantha, 11 years)
Mostly: Its Meth problem and astronomical civil crime rate. The Cottonwood Police Department hands out enough speeding tickets a year for the entire population to receive at least one. (Lucas, 16 years)
Drugs and teen pregnancy. (Danielle, 20 years)

What’s the crime like in Cottonwood? (hot spot areas, etc.)

Average. (Samantha, 11 years)
Hot spots are in the low-income areas, as they are with any large population. High level crime like vehicle theft and robbery happen all over the town. (Lucas, 16 years)
Hot spot areas? The whole towns a hotspot. (Danielle, 20 years)
When I lived there it was minimal. (LaVerne, 20 years)

Any advice for people moving to Cottonwood?

Share an experience you’ve had in Cottonwood (fun, crazy, dangerous, etc.).

Enjoy spending time with family. (Samantha, 11 years)
That one time the previous Carls Jr. Manager stole 120~ people’s identities and no charges were filed. What a great time. (Lucas, 16 years)

How do you think Cottonwood will change over the next 10 years?

It will get worse. (Samantha, 11 years)
I don’t see a bright future here. With an nonexistent work force here the economy will plummet here. New roads need to be built or traffic accidents at the TacoBell intersection will be a daily occurrence. (Lucas, 16 years)

Any other interesting facts about Cottonwood?