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FEES RELATED TO PROPERTY OWNERSHIP IN SUN CITY
· Annual
Property Assessment is $432 per lot. Entitles the resident owner to full use of all recreation centers and
access to golf courses and bowling centers.
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One-Time Transfer Fee of $300 sets the new owner up as a member within the community.
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One-Time
Capital Preservation Assessment Fee of $3,000
is imposed on the purchase of all residential property in Sun City. The
fund is invested and used for capital improvements that cost at least
$100,000 and have a depreciation life of at least 15 years. The monies
generated by this assessment are being used to upgrade and improve our
facilities as well as to modernize our facilities keeping us in step with
the needs and desires of our new residents.
PROPERTY TAX
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Assessed Home Value |
Approximate Tax |
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$70,000 |
$500 |
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$125,000 |
$700 |
AREA SALES TAX %
|
Retail Sales |
|
Sun City 7.3% |
|
Apache Junction 9.3%
Avondale 9.8%
Buckeye 10.3%
Carefree
10.3%
Cave Creek
10.3%
Chandler 8.8%
El Mirage
10.3%
Fountain Hills 9.9%
Gila Bend
10.3%
Gilbert 8.8%
Glendale 9.5%
Goodyear 9.8%
Guadalupe
10.3%
Litchfield Park 10.1%
Maricopa 9.3%
Mesa 9.05%
Paradise Valley 8.95%
Peoria 9.1%
Phoenix 9.3%
Queen Creek 9.55%
Scottsdale 8.95%
Surprise 9.5%
Tempe 9.3%
Tolleson 9.8%
Wickenburg 9.5%
Youngtown
10.3%
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SHOP SUN CITY - WHY
PAY MORE |
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AVERAGE MONTHLY SUN CITY EXPENSES:
1,400 square foot home
Electric $125
Gas
$50
Water $25
Trash
$15
Property Tax $65
TOTAL $280
2000 and 2007 autos
$1,000 insurance for both cars
AZ License Plates $65 & $285
Cost of Living
Comparison
(from Where To Retire magazine, January/February 2011, with data
compiled by the ACCRA)
Indexes cover housing, food, clothing, transportation, health care,
utilities, and miscellaneous goods and services, and are based on a
national average.
The chart indicates the percent your costs will go up or down if you move
from a listed city to the Phoenix, AZ area.
|
Anchorage, AK |
-22 |
Minneapolis, MN |
-9 |
|
Atlanta, GA |
4 |
Nassau County, NY |
-31 |
|
Baltimore, MD |
-16 |
Newark, NJ |
-22 |
|
Bismarck, ND |
8 |
NYC-Brooklyn, NY |
-44 |
|
Boston, MA |
-24 |
NYC-Manhattan, NY |
-52 |
|
Buffalo, NY |
5 |
NYC-Queens, NY |
-36 |
|
Chicago, IL |
-15 |
Omaha, NE |
14 |
|
Cleveland, OH |
-1 |
Peoria, IL |
2 |
|
Dallas, TX |
9 |
Philadelphia, PA |
-20 |
|
Denver, CO |
-3 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
9 |
|
Des Moines, IA |
10 |
Richmond, VA |
-4 |
|
Detroit, MI |
2 |
Sacramento, CA |
-14 |
|
Elkhart, IN |
6 |
St. Louis, MO |
11 |
|
El Paso, TX |
11 |
San Diego, CA |
-24 |
|
Green Bay, WI |
5 |
San Francisco, CA |
-39 |
|
Honolulu, HI |
-40 |
Seattle, WA |
-17 |
|
Houston, TX |
9 |
Stamford, CT |
-34 |
|
Los Angeles, CA |
-25 |
Washington, DC |
-29 |
|
Miami, FL |
-5 |
Youngstown, OH |
10 |
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REVISED
1/1/12 |
DATE OPENED |
POPULATION |
ACRES |
HOMES COMPLETED |
HOME SALES |
RECREATION CENTERS |
GOLF
COURSES |
ANNUAL
ASSOCIATION
FEES
2-person household |
OTHER
FEATURES |
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Sun City, AZ |
January, 1960
Completed ‘78 |
42,500 |
8,900 |
26,000 |
Resale only |
Seven Recreation Centers |
Seven 18-hole
One 9-hole
Three Country Clubs |
$444 |
16 Shopping Centers with hundreds of
service-related business, a 402-bed hospital & 7,000 seat amphitheater |
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Sun City West, AZ |
October 1978
Completed ‘98 |
31,000 |
7,100 |
16,900 |
Resale only |
Four Recreation Centers |
Seven 18-hole
One Country Club
One Public CC |
$740 |
70 service-related businesses, 297-bed
hospital and 7,169 seat performing arts center |
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Sun City Grand,
AZ |
Completed 2005 |
17,500 |
|
9,800 |
Resale only |
Two Recreation Centers |
Two 18-hole |
$1,008
|
Community center |
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Sun City
Summerlin, NV |
Completed November ‘88 |
14,400 |
2,530 |
7,782 |
15 floor plans. |
Four Recreation Centers |
Three 18-hole |
$1,086 |
Two commercial centers with
25-service-related businesses. |
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Sun City Vistoso
Tucson, AZ |
Completed ‘97 |
5,000 |
1,000 |
2,500 |
Resale only. |
Three Recreation Centers |
One 18-hole |
$1,440 |
Located in Oro Valley 25 miles from
Tucson |
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Sun City Aliente,
NV |
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|
$1,188 |
Sun City Aliente (NV) |
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Sun City
Georgetown, TX |
April ‘96 |
17,100 |
5,300 |
9,500 |
18 floor plans. |
One Recreation Center |
Two 18-hole
3 planned |
$1,992 |
Lake Georgetown is 2 miles away;
medical facilities located in community |
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Sun City Anthem, NV |
October ‘98 |
9,600 |
3,300 |
5,000 |
Four models |
One Recreation Center |
Three 18-hole One exec. |
$1,104 |
Existing shopping & services are within
10 minutes. |
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Sun City Hilton
Head, SC |
November ‘94 |
16,000 |
5600 |
8,500 |
31 floor plans |
One Recreation Center, 2 add’l centers
planned |
Two 18-hole
One 27-hole |
$1,860 |
Gated community with private streets,
fire station with ambulance on site. |
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Sun City Lincoln
Hills, CA |
Summer ‘99 |
9,500 |
2,370
|
5,300 |
18 floor plans |
Three Recreation Centers |
Two 18-hole |
$1,236 |
Eight miles of walking trails and five
pocket parks. |
|
Sun City Roseville,
CA |
May ‘94 |
6,000 |
1,200
|
3,100 |
24 floor plans |
Two Recreation Centers |
One 18-hole
One 9-hole |
$1,596 |
Oak Woodland Park Preserve and wetlands are on site. |
|
Sun City at
Huntley, IL
|
November ‘98 |
9,000 |
1,850 |
5,100 |
11 floor plans. |
One Recreation Center |
One 18-hole |
$1,500 single family
$3,000 townhouse |
Plans include 9 community lakes on more
than 35 acres, 12 miles of trails & 165 acres of family parks. |
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Sun City Palm
Desert,
CA |
July ‘92 |
Projected
9,000 |
1,600 |
Projected
4,800 |
15 floor plans. |
Two Recreation Centers |
One 18-hole One 9-hold |
$2,640 |
Del Webb/Eisenhower Health Center,
nearby commercial area and neighborhood shopping |
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Sun City Anthem, AZ |
March ‘99 |
Projected
2,800 |
5,800 |
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22 plans |
43,000 sq. ft. Recreation Center &
Country club |
One 18-hole |
$2,770-Country Club
$780-Parkside
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Sun City Great
Island, Plymouth, MA |
September ‘02 |
|
Projected
306 |
3,000 |
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12,000 sq. ft. Recreation Community
center |
Two 18-hole championship public courses |
$3,600 |
This community is 4 miles from the
Atlantic Ocean, 20 min. from Cape Cod |
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