Why do so many people move from Chicago to Phoenix?

Interesting question. Having lived in both places (35 yrs in Chicago, 2 mos in Phoenix on business), the weather is definitely a factor.

Noticed a lot of Chicago culture established down there. Rosati's has a few outlets to get a deep-dish pizza or an Italian beef sandwich. The Cubs and White Sox both train there in the spring. Makes it easier for a Chicagoan to migrate down there.

Have you been in Chicago in January and February? It saps your will to live after a few years. :-)

Seriously though, as a long time Chicagoan the appeal of warm to hot 12 months out of the year grows each year. Even if you have to put up with sprawl to get it. No better place to be in the summer than Chicago though!

Over time a lot of people just want a change in weather that is warm and dry all year. I live here in Illinois and am thinking that I really want to move to either the Nevada area or some where in Arizona...Just need to find a job there first haha.

Because they hated the winters that much.

Our Chicago winters can be brutal for several weeks.

Actually there's only about 8 days in the whole winter that are horrible. The other days are freezing but tolerable. The only worst part of Chicago winter is the snow and black ice. After a few falls on black ice I can see how one may want to pack it up.

Chicago was too much for them so they wanted the exact opposite. Plus, the weather probably has a lot to do with it. Some people (such as myself) can't stand the cold and so they probably don't want to ever have to worry about dealing with cold or wet weather again. So, they move to Pheonix.

Because of the weather...people get sick of the long Chicago winters. And sick of humidity. And they pick the phoenix area because California is too expensive.

I love both chicago and arizona.

Tons of old people go to Ariz in winter and come back in March or so. Feb and march are great months to be in Ariz.

Maybe the very contrast is the appeal. They want to move somewhere different. If all they desired were the things that make Chicago what it is, they probably wouldn't want to move.

I really have no idea... I live in Chicago and I have family in Arizona...and like you said...very very verrrrrrrrry different...Arizona just isn't appealing to me...of course unless, it's november,december,january,february, march and sometimes april or late october. :P

I moved to Arizona in 1993 and am still asking my self, why?

Hot boring boring and over rated!!

people get sick of the chicago winters