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Sun City West is a small city of 27,425 people in Maricopa County, Arizona. It's about 17 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Summer highs average 105°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $378k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,425people
$378kTypical home
$1,672/moRent
105° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
326Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,425
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,300 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 17 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $378k (≈$2,382/mo)
- Median rent $1,672/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 105°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 326 sunny days a year (205 totally clear)
- 39 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 111 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,661 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 75
- 1% of households have kids
- 84% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PHX airport
- 26 mi to PHX (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,257 ft
- 167 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,309 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 172 bars within 25 mi
- 546 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Arizona districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maricopa County: R+4 in 2024
- Arizona: R+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk