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Bisbee The Worst Little Town in the Southwest User Rating 1 rating By Anonymous ( Mar 13, 2020) If you can go somewhere else, anywhere, go there, but don't go to Bisbee. You see good reviews about the town, they are lies. People here are so sadistic that they actually encourage people to come and live here. The review about the weather is right, it is hot, humid and miserab ...Read More le during the summer with monsoons and lots and lots of bugs--cockroaches, or water bugs as they like to call them so it doesn't sound so bad, but it is. There are roaches crawling everywhere. Then there's the biting midges. I still have scars on my arms from last summer and its almost bug season again! You just can't wear shorts, or short sleeves, which makes it miserable because its hot. Then it is really cold in the winter with snow and ice--microbursts which are mini tornadoes that only hit one person's property at a time. I've been through 3 and they will destroy your house, break all your windows and rip apart your trees and everything in your backyard.

But the weather and the bugs aren't the worst things believe it or not, its the people. If you want a mean, narrow minded, unfriendly small town, this is the place for you! There are people in town (well most people) that are just blood thirsty. Neighbors use the police to get back at each other, causing horrendous, expensive legal problems and can make your life miserable.

Unless you were born here, you will never ever feel like you fit in. Old hippies? Forget about that, there are old people yes, but they have been here for so long that they've forgotten what its like to be kind, and mentally healthy. They call the place an open air insane asylum and that's right. Most people have dirty secrets that most everyone knows about because they are well so dirty.
For entertainment, a group of middle aged women have decided to put on burlesque shows, shaking their sagging, droopy appendages around in outfits better suited for their teenage daughters. That's entertainment? It literally makes me cringe. People get really drunk and go to these shows downtown and pretend that they're being entertained. Its sad, really sad. There's nothing to do but drink, and talk to people that you'd rather not see. You can hike when the weather behaves, but that's about it. Everywhere its the same, desert environment. You can't get away from it.

Take a tip, go somewhere that has some sophistication and real people. Read Less
Yuk User Rating 2 rating By Anonymous ( Jan 14, 2019) Weather: blazing hot summers, no damn shade, freezing cold wintersCost of utilities high. Cost of decent housing high. State tax high. Poverty highOne grocery store, some cute specialty shops. Next towns are 30 mi away, 1.5 hours to Tucson (very nice)Job market hahahaRocky, hilly ...Read More , difficult access, broken or no sidewalksPeople consider themselves quirky and special b/c they live in Bisbee. Relatively unfriendlyPositives: Clean air. That's it.I have nightmares that I have to go back. Lived here 3 years in absolute hell. Great if you want wrinkled, dry skin and cracked feet.Lots of distemper here. Get your pets vaccinated!!!! Read Less
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      F Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Bisbee? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Old City Park - Bisbee
      Saginaw Park
      Tin Town Playground
      Paul Park

      Entertainment

      Car
      Bisbee Royale
      Central School Project Center for the Arts
      Car
      Bisbee Historical and Mining Museum
      Queen Mine Tours
      Warren Ballpark

      Food & Drink

      The Quarry Bisbee
      St. Elmo's
      Old bisbee brewing company
      Dot’s Diner
      Jimmy's
      Burger King
      Bisbee Beverage

      F Commute

      Is public transit available in Bisbee? Of all people who commute, 0.0% take public transportation in Bisbee.
      Drive to Work
      85%

      9% higher than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      0%

      5% lower than the US average

      Walk to Work
      3%

      equal to the US average

      B- Health & Safety

      Is Bisbee a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are some hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Copper Queen Community Hospital

      Pharmacies

      Doctors