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FEES RELATED TO PROPERTY OWNERSHIP IN SUN CITY
·
One-Time Transfer Fee of $300
sets the new owner up as a member within the community.
· One-Time
Capital Preservation Assessment Fee of $2,500
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.
· Annual
Property Assessment is $396 per lot. This
entitles the resident owner to full use of all recreation centers and
access to golf courses and bowling centers.
PROPERTY TAX
| Assessed Home Value |
Approximate Tax |
| $70,000 |
$500 |
| $125,000 |
$700 |
AREA SALES TAX %
|
Restaurant |
|
Retail Sales |
| 6.3% |
Sun City |
6.3% |
| 8.1% |
Phoenix |
8.1% |
| 8.3% |
Litchfield Park |
8.3% |
| 8.3% |
Youngtown |
8.3% |
| 9.3% |
El Mirage |
9.3% |
| 8.8% |
Peoria |
8.8% |
| 9.1% |
Glendale |
8.1% |
| 9.5% |
Surprise |
8.5% |
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| When you rent a car |
| At Sky Harbor |
29.46% + $4.50 per day |
| At Sun City |
14.55% |
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Cost of Living
Comparison
(from Where To Retire magazine, July/August 2005, with data compiled by
the ACCRA research group)
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.
| Albuquerque,. NM |
-4 |
Indianapolis, IN |
4 |
| Atlanta, GA |
1 |
Los Angeles, CA |
-37 |
| Baltimore, MD |
-13 |
Miami, FL |
-13 |
| Billings, MT |
-1 |
Milwaukee, WI |
-5 |
| Boston, MA |
-29 |
Minneapolis, MN |
-11 |
| Buffalo, NY |
0 |
Newark, NJ |
-28 |
| Burlington, VT |
-18 |
New Haven, CT |
-22 |
| Cheyenne, WY |
-7 |
New York City, NY |
-52 |
| Chicago, IL |
-25 |
Omaha, NE |
7 |
| Cincinnati, OH |
2 |
Philadelphia, PA |
-21 |
| Cleveland, OH |
-6 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
4 |
| Dallas, TX |
5 |
Portland, OR |
-13 |
| Denver, CO |
-5 |
St. Louis, MO |
1 |
| Des Moines, IA |
4 |
San Francisco, CA |
-46 |
| Detroit, MI |
-7 |
San Jose, CA |
-42 |
| Fairbanks, AK |
-24 |
Seattle, WA |
-17 |
| Hartford, CT |
-18 |
Stamford, CT |
-34 |
| Honolulu, HI |
-38 |
Syracuse, NY |
0 |
| Houston, TX |
9 |
Washington, DC |
-31 |
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REVISED
4/1/07* |
DATE OPENED |
POPULATION |
ACRES |
HOMES COMPLETED |
HOME SALES |
RECREATION CENTERS |
GOLF
COURSES |
ASSOCIATION
FEES |
OTHER
FEATURES |
|
* 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 |
$396 per lot annually |
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 |
$296 per person annually |
70 service-related businesses, 297-bed
hospital and 7,169 seat performing arts center |
|
* Sun City Grand,
AZ |
Completed 2005 |
17,500 |
|
9,800 |
Resale only |
Two Recreation Centers |
Two 18-hole |
$925
per lot annually |
Community center |
|
* Sun City
Summerlin, NV |
Completed November ‘88 |
14,400 |
2,530 |
7,782 |
15 floor plans. |
Four Recreation Centers |
Three 18-hole |
$978 per
lot annually |
Two commercial centers with
25-service-related businesses. |
|
* Sun City Vistoso
Tucson, AZ |
Completed ‘97 |
5,000 |
1,000 |
2,500 |
Resale only. |
Three Recreation Centers |
One 18-hole |
$1,200
per lot annually |
Located in Oro Valley 25 miles from
Tucson |
|
Sun City Aliente,
NV |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$840 per lot annually |
Sun City Aliente (NV) |
|
Sun City
Georgetown, TX |
April ‘96 |
17,100 |
5,300 |
9,500 |
18 floor plans. |
One Recreation Center |
Two 18-hole
3 planned |
$870 per lot annually |
Lake Georgetown is 2 miles away;
medical facilities located in community |
|
Sun City Anthem, NV |
October ‘98 |
9,600 |
3,300 |
5,000 |
Four models |
One Recreation Center |
Three 18-hole One exec. |
$940 per lot annually |
Existing shopping & services are within
10 minutes. |
|
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 |
$1,135 per lot annually |
Gated community with private streets,
fire station with ambulance on site. |
|
Sun City Lincoln
Hills, CA |
Summer ‘99 |
9,500 |
2,370
|
5,300 |
18 floor plans |
Three Recreation Centers |
Two 18-hole |
$1,164 per lot annually |
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 |
$1,164 per lot annually |
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 |
$1,272 single family & $2,508 twnhse
annually |
Plans include 9 community lakes on more
than 35 acres, 12 miles of trails & 165 acres of family parks. |
|
* 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 |
$2,268 per lot annually |
Del Webb/Eisenhower Health Center,
nearby commercial area and neighborhood shopping |
|
Sun City Anthem, AZ |
March ‘99 |
Projected
2,800 |
5,800 |
|
22 plans |
43,000 sq. ft. Recreation Center &
Country club |
One 18-hole |
$2,770 per lot
$780 per lot
annually |
- Country Club Homes
- Parkside (family homes) |
|
Sun City Great
Island, Plymouth,MA |
September ‘02 |
|
Projected
306 |
3,000 |
|
12,000 sq. ft. Recreation Community
center |
Two 18-hole championship public courses |
$3,300 per lot annually |
This community is 4 miles from the
Atlantic Ocean, 20 min. from Cape Cod |
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