Fact text

  • The oldest tobacco pipes in the world were discovered right in Marana, ancient history and ancient habits, all in one spot.
  • Marana is home to the oldest-known cemetery in the entire American Southwest, dating back thousands of years.
  • During World War II, Marana's airfield became the largest pilot-training center in the world, churning out some 10,000 flyers.
  • The town's name came from a local women's club that lobbied to rename their post office, so ladies literally put Marana on the map.
  • Marana also sits on the site of the oldest-known canals in all of North America, making it an ancient engineering hotspot.
Your
Marana
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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47164
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Total Population
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$
89689
Median Income
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$
271200
Median Home
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21
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Marana
ranks for retirees?
27
/ 100

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

Tax
8
Affordability
75
Healthcare
14
Climate
9

Results

Marana

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

Arizona does not tax Social Security benefits, though other retirement 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
75

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
75
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
14

The area has

9

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

3

/5 CMS quality rating.

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

Weather & Comfort

Climate
9

A

Temperate

climate — summers peak near

99

°F, winters dip to about

33

°F, with roughly

″ of snow a year.

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

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively High

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

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High

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