Movoto Real Estate's Best Places Near Phoenix To Retire
City | Population | Overall Score | Doctors Rank | Senior Amenities Rank | Cost of Living Rank | Home Price Rank | 65 + % Rank | Total Crimes Rank | Big Deal Score |
Litchfield Park | 5,144 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1.73 |
Carefree | 3,407 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1.84 |
Sun City | 38,115 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 1.86 |
Sun City West | 24,774 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 1.98 |
Florence | 26,099 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2.09 |
Apache Junction | 36,181 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 2.14 |
Youngtown | 6,193 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 2.16 |
Mesa | 447,002 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 2.19 |
Rio Verde | 1,911 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2.19 |
Tolleson | 6,629 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 2.28 |
Peoria | 157,152 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 2.33 |
Scottsdale | 221,283 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 2.33 |
Fountain Hills | 22,812 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 2.42 |
Paradise Valley | 13,070 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 2.43 |
Sun Lakes | 13,918 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 2.44 |
Gold Canyon | 9,779 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 2.47 |
Goodyear | 67,536 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 2.52 |
Surprise | 118,784 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2.57 |
Cave Creek | 4,955 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2.58 |
Glendale | 230,047 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 2.58 |
Tempe | 164,742 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 2.7 |
Chandler | 241,096 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 2.8 |
Gilbert | 215,683 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 6 | 2.85 |
Buckeye | 52,624 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 2.88 |
Guadalupe | 5,811 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 2.96 |
El Mirage | 31,950 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 3.14 |
Avondale | 76,872 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 3.23 |
Queen Creek | 27,120 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 3.24 |
Anthem | 23,329 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 3.28 |