could be a little professional, the stolen "parts" vs stolen "car" is more junkie but i think some of it also comes by way of illegal immigrants too trying to get further north or who knows what...our insurance is high too because there are a TON of people out here that DO NOT have insurance... that's a big problem too so you'll wanna make sure your a defensive driver out here! my car was actually keyed a while ago, i have no idea when... but it'll cost me about $1200 to fix it
we have a pretty big house at 2400 sqft... i'd say our utilities run about $80 (winter) - $300 (summer) for electricity...$70 for water/sewer/garbage..$25 for gas...it's not too bad as long as the house is well insulated! also depends if you have grass in the backyard cuz that can add to the water bill...
i'd actually say that gas is around 2.25 in phoenix.. about 2.30 in snobsdale (where we live).