{"id":2020,"date":"2018-09-25T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T22:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gentryrealestategroup.com\/buylowazteam\/?p=1931"},"modified":"2019-05-08T23:12:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T23:12:12","slug":"sun-city-top-retirement-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentryrealestategroup.com\/buylowazteam\/sun-city-top-retirement-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordability and Livability Make Sun City, AZ the Top Retirement Spot in the U.S. According to New Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Phoenix suburb of Sun City was named the best place to retire in the U.S. in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gobankingrates.com\/retirement\/planning\/best-suburbs-for-retirement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">new report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from GoBankingRates. The report compiles a list of the best U.S. suburbs for retirees to live their optimum lifestyle, and Sun City is number one on the list. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the GBR report, affordability was important in determining the results.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;font-size: 14pt\">Sun City captured the top spot with the lowest cost of living overall and average monthly rental rates of $1,196. Retirees with an annual income of just $33,926, factoring in groceries, utilities, healthcare, and transportation costs, can live comfortably and enjoy an active lifestyle in the original \u201cfun city\u201d about 24 miles outside of Phoenix. And it&#8217;s noy your grandparent&#8217;s retirement community now. Baby Boomers are reinventing Arizona retirement!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--[caption id=\"attachment_2308\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gentryrealestategroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SUN_CITY_FESTIVAL2.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2308 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gentryrealestategroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SUN_CITY_FESTIVAL2.png\" alt=\"Sun City Arizona top retirement spot\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a> Sun City apartment community Photo: www.arizonavacationandsecondhomes.com[\/caption]--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;font-size: 14pt\">Compared to the rest of the U.S., Sun City&#8217;s cost of living is 9.20percent lower than the U.S. average. The median home cost is $168,100. Home appreciation in Sun City has been 11.27 percent over the last 10 years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;font-size: 14pt\">In addition to its close proximity to Phoenix, Sun City is also close to Mesa, Chandler, and Glendale, Scottsdale, and Tempe\u2014home to Arizona State University. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times;font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baby boomers, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the largest generation of retirees in American history, \u00a0enjoy access to the city\u2019s 8 golf courses, several quality museums, a variety of indoor and outdoor activities, and jaw-dropping views of the beautiful desert landscape.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2081 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gentryrealestategroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/EHO.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times\">Sun City top retirement spot<\/span>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Phoenix suburb of Sun City was named the best place to retire in the U.S. in a new report from GoBankingRates. 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