The Resume

(1888- )
Located in Maricopa county
Incorporated as a city (1951)
Population: 217,385 (2010)
Nicknamed 'The West's Most Western Town'

Why Scottsdale, Arizona might be annoying:

It has extremely hot summers.
Whenever the weather is rainy here, its roads could be flooded and impassable.
It gained nicknames such as 'Snottsdale' and 'Snobbsdale' due to the costs of living in expensive homes.
Bad films including 'Tank Girl,' 'Bryan Loves You' and 'Take Me Home Tonight' were shot here.
It was also an episode filming location for reality TV shows 'My Super Sweet 16' and 'Tuesday Night Book Club.'

Why Scottsdale, Arizona might not be annoying:

The San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks do their spring training here.
It's a popular destination for golf enthusiasts.
It has the largest shopping mall in the Southwestern U.S. and in Arizona, the Scottsdale Fashion Square.
American Style Magazine placed the Scottsdale Arts Festival as the number one arts festival in the country (2005).
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright once settled in the Taliesin West as his winter home and school.
It was a filming location for films 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure,' 'Wayne's World,' 'Transamerica,' 'Everything Must Go' and 'Flirting with Disaster.'
It hosts a block party every New Year's Eve to gain a national nightlife profile status.

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• American Style Top 25 Best Mid-Size U.S. Cities Art Destinations [June 2007] (Ranked: 4)
• America's Most Literate US Cities [2004] (Ranked: 19)
• Cities
• Cities in Arizona
• Cities in United States
• Look at My Computer
• Men's Health's 50 Drunkest US Cities [2007] (Ranked: 16)
• Men's Health's 51 Drunkest US Cities [2009] (Ranked: 16)
• Men's Health's 51 Most Depressed U.S. Cities [2005] (Ranked: 7)
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 7]
• Prevention Magazine's Best Walking US Cities [2006] (Ranked: 40)
• Prevention Magazine's Best Walking US Cities [2007] (Ranked: 16)
• Profiles 33751-34000 (Ranked: 33891)
• Sperling's Most Romantic Cities for Baby Boomers [April 2006] (Ranked: 46)
• Suburbs

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 27 Votes: 37.04% Annoying