The awesome beauty of this place is unbelievable. Instead of a flat desert, as one might expect, it is a plateau surrounded by gigantic red rock formations rising 3000 feet above the city. Average daytime temperature is 74 degrees. No heavy industry leaves the sky cobalt blue and the city water crystal clear. Summertime brings wonderful thunderstorms with spectacular lightning dancing along the mountain tops without the excessive humidity felt on the East and Gulf coasts.
Winters are mild.
Sedona, named after the first postmaster's wife, is surrounded by National forest and federal wilderness, which limits growth. Currently, the population is approximately 15,000. Due to limited availability, property values keep increasing as the supply diminishes. Rental rates are high and will generally cover a mortgage. Therefore, people who want to move here eventually are buying now.