Fact text

  • Nearly 80% of Sun Lakes residents are 65 or older, making it one of the most gloriously, unapologetically retired zip codes in America.
  • Only about 1 in 200 households in Sun Lakes has a child under 18 living there, this town takes the "adults only" vibe very seriously.
  • Sun Lakes has a median age of 73.6, meaning the average resident has more wisdom, stories, and early-bird dinner reservations than most.
Your
Sun Lakes
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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14887
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Total Population
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$
56148
Median Income
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$
295400
Median Home
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78
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Sun Lakes
ranks for retirees?
22
/ 100

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

Tax
8
Affordability
22
Healthcare
40
Climate
14

Results

Sun Lakes

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

Arizona does not tax Social Security benefits, giving retirees a meaningful break, though a state income tax does apply to other retirement income.

State sales tax here runs about

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
22

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

7

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

5

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
22
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
40

The area has

36

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

3

/5 CMS quality rating.

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

Weather & Comfort

Climate
14

A

Mild

climate — summers peak near

103

°F, winters dip to about

41

°F, with roughly

0

″ 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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