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Sun Cities lure retirees Data analysis: Arizona draws more Baby Boomers than every state but Florida, showing heat is still a popular attraction for retirees CATHERINE REAGOR THE REPUBLIC | AZCENTRAL.COM
Sunshine, affordable housing and lower taxes are drawing more Baby Boomers to Arizona. Many in this huge group don’t want to retire like their parents but are picking the same state to do it in. A couple of new rankings show Arizona, and particularly several Valley cities, are the most popular for Baby Boomers to move to after they stop working full time. » Arizona ranked second behind Florida for drawing the most people over 60, according to personal finance firm Smartasset. It analyzed the latest Census data from 2015 and found Arizona grew by 27,576 retirees. It also attributed the state’s low property taxes to the trend. » Mesa topped the list for U.S. cities with the most new residents over 60, drawing 3,442. Phoenix ranked No. 4 with 1,470, Chandler No. 5, with 1,458, Peoria No. 7 with 1,310 and Gilbert No. 8 with 1,002. » Tucson ranked No. 1 and metro Phoenix No. 4 in the nation for the best places to retire, according to apartment researcher Zum-
per. It analyzed crime, weather, demographics and health-care stats as well as rents for its ranking.
Started with Sun City Phoenix began to draw retirees in droves when Del E. Webb opened the first Sun City on the city’s western edge in 1960. Sunshine, golf, affordable homes and the recent invention of inexpensive air-conditioning attracted retirees to the Valley. The Valley’s Sun Cities multiplied over the next few decades. Other “age-restricted” retirement communities with links, clubhouses and restaurants followed, including Sun Lakes in Chandler and Trilogy in Peoria. Robson Communities’ Pebblecreek in Goodyear is now the topselling Valley community for buyers 55 and older, according to Belfiore Real Estate Consulting. Homes in the Valley’s big retirement communities have gotten See RETIREES, Page 3R
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