Fact text

  • The community got its name from a famous Irish racehorse once owned by the founding family, not exactly your typical neighborhood origin story.
  • Blackhawk Plaza's outdoor shopping center is built around a long duck pond, making it possibly the most scenic place to grab a movie and some retail therapy.
  • Punk band Rancid called out Blackhawk by name in their song 'Salvation' as the place 'where all the rich people are/hide', the residents probably did not disagree.
  • The Lonely Island's film 'The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience' names Blackhawk as home base for the legendary Bash Brothers.
  • Early ranch owners included the owner of Caterpillar Tractor Company and a Hawaii-based sugar and pineapple empire, quite the landlord lineup.
Your
Blackhawk
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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10590
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Total Population
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$
166698
Median Income
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$
1356500
Median Home
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23
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Blackhawk
ranks for retirees?
26
/ 100

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

Tax
8
Affordability
5
Healthcare
29
Climate
88

Results

Blackhawk

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

California taxes income but leaves Social Security benefits untouched, a meaningful break for retirees drawing from multiple income sources.

State sales tax here runs about

7

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
7
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
5

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
5
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
29

The area has

7

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

3

/5 CMS quality rating.

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

Weather & Comfort

Climate
88

A

Mild

climate — summers peak near

82

°F, winters dip to about

40

°F, with roughly

1

″ of snow a year.

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

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Very High

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

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Very High

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