Why people move to Arizona ...

This really says all you need to know: Ariz. rated 10th-best tax state for wealthy

Or, how about this:

"Arizona levies some of the lowest taxes for retirees, ranking fifth in that category behind Hawaii, Wyoming, Delaware and Colorado.

Arizona also finished with a modest tax burden for the non-retired hypothetical taxpayers."

As a Scottsdale real estate professional, I see a lot of people that are looking to either buy for retirement later on, or are looking for a second home. People choose Scottsdale for a variety of reasons: the more than 300 days of sunshine, the close to 200 golf courses in Metropolitan Phoenix (which includes Scottsdale), the quality of life, and it appears, the pretty good tax set-up.