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Ranked for Retirees

Best Places to Live in Arizona for Retirees

Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1TucsonPopulation 541,033 · strong overall livability87% match
  2. #2Bullhead CityPopulation 41,593 · solid overall livability87% match
  3. #3Apache JunctionPopulation 38,855 · solid overall livability87% match
  4. #4Fortuna FoothillsPopulation 27,552 · solid overall livability77% match
  5. #5Casa GrandePopulation 55,186 · solid overall livability74% match
  6. #6Sun CityPopulation 37,748 · solid overall livability74% match
  7. #7El MiragePopulation 35,652 · solid overall livability74% match
  8. #8Drexel HeightsPopulation 30,254 · solid overall livability74% match
  9. #9Lake Havasu CityPopulation 57,294 · solid overall livability72% match
  10. #10Oro ValleyPopulation 47,053 · solid overall livability72% match
  11. #11YumaPopulation 96,314 · solid overall livability64% match
  12. #12San LuisPopulation 35,189 · solid overall livability64% match
  13. #13ScottsdalePopulation 240,537 · solid overall livability62% match
  14. #14GilbertPopulation 267,267 · solid overall livability59% match
  15. #15PeoriaPopulation 191,292 · solid overall livability59% match
  16. #16SurprisePopulation 145,591 · solid overall livability59% match
  17. #17San Tan ValleyPopulation 101,207 · solid overall livability59% match
  18. #18Casas AdobesPopulation 69,917 · solid overall livability59% match
  19. #19Queen CreekPopulation 61,788 · solid overall livability59% match
  20. #20MaricopaPopulation 59,605 · solid overall livability59% match
  21. #21MaranaPopulation 52,542 · solid overall livability59% match
  22. #22SahuaritaPopulation 34,238 · solid overall livability59% match
  23. #23Sun City WestPopulation 26,639 · solid overall livability59% match
  24. #24FlorencePopulation 25,783 · solid overall livability59% match
  25. #25Catalina FoothillsPopulation 50,573 · solid overall livability54% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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