I grew up in Tucson. We had one of the old style doughboy above-ground pools. We loved it as kids. Didn’t really strike us as being different from a regular pool, except no deep end. Parents had plenty of land and put a fence around it so it was fairly well hidden.
Might want to watch some “America’s Funniest Home Videos” before you buy. Seems that many of them center around above-ground pools.
From what I’m told, the electricity used for the filter pump is a major cost.
