Fact text

  • Apache Junction sits right next to the legendary Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, a mystery hidden somewhere in the Superstition Mountains that people still hunt for today.
  • Nearby Goldfield Ghost Town was a real boomtown in 1893 that went bust when the ore ran dry, and now it lives on as a quirky tourist attraction.
  • Apacheland, an 1,800-acre Old West movie set, opened in 1960 just outside town and hosted countless productions before a dramatic fire in 1969.
  • The city is the starting AND ending point of a 120-mile scenic "circle trail" through some of Arizona's most jaw-dropping desert landscape.
  • Apache Junction once recorded a scorching 119°F, making a sunny retirement there feel like living inside a pizza oven.
Your
Apache Junction
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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41863
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Total Population
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$
46708
Median Income
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$
122000
Median Home
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35
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Apache Junction
ranks for retirees?
42
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
8
Affordability
88
Healthcare
50
Climate
17

Results

Apache Junction

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

Arizona does not tax Social Security benefits, which preserves a key income stream for retirees, though other income remains subject to state income tax.

State sales tax here runs about

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
88

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
88
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
50

The area has

5

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

3

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
3
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
17

A

Mild

climate — summers peak near

103

°F, winters dip to about

43

°F, with roughly

0

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Mild
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively Moderate

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Moderate

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