In the 1960s del webb introduced sun city the first age restricted active adult community in the country.
Best senior living communities in arizona.
Sun city west located northwest of phoenix is a retirement community.
Though oro valley feels very safe and welcoming it lacks diversity.
It has a lot of bike routes schools and retirement communities.
Since then the concept of self contained active adult communities has flourished.
Today this 7 100 acre community continues to offer residents a full range of amenities.
In fact the national association of home builders awarded vistancia the best master planned community in 2005.
Lifestyle enhancers like recreation centers per 1 000 residents and retirement communities per 1 000 residents were also considered.
Oro valley is a great community for families with younger children or senior citizens.
There are now in excess of 100 000 homes in 55 plus age restricted communities in arizona.
Finally we looked at the percentage of seniors in the population.
Below are the top 10 places to retire in arizona.
Trilogy serves as a luxury retreat for retirees in peoria.
Arizona is the birthplace of modern active retirement communities.