I live in Chino Valley (to the North) and work in Prescott Valley (to the east).

Older conservative area with a bunch of car and 2A people.
Prescott is expensive real estate. Outside of Prescott is cheaper.
Check City-data.com for stats.
Look at trulia and windermere for housing, they both have good internet interface.
Temps are between PHX and Flagstaff, just as the elevation and map would indicate.
With the smaller population, you are not going to have the same ANYTHING as a large Metropolis like PHX. Not as many car clubs and swap meets, but also not the traffic.

IT'S DRY. Many people have no problem acclimating to it, but it is below 15% most of the time. You see pics of trees, but it's still the southwest.
http://www.landsat.com/prescott-arizona-aerial-photography-map.html