Surprise : Arizona
Living a Small town Lifestyle in Surprise, Arizona
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Where to Retire in Surprise and Home Prices
You can choose from some large active adult communities (see link at left). For example Sun City Grand is here; the original Sun City and Sun City West are nearby. According to Zillow, the median home value was $432,037 in early 2023.
What Is Special about Surprise
The Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers both have their spring training at Surprise Stadium. As part of the city's Recreation Campus, Surprise is also home to the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex. The town is about 24 miles from Phoenix, where you can find any kind of big city cultural or sports event.
What Is Not Special about Surprise
It is a community where you generally need your car to go anywhere, and summers are hot.
Climate and Physical Environment
Surprise is in the great Sonoran Desert, northwest of Phoenix in south central Arizona. It is dry and small mountains are prevalent. Very hot summers, most rain comes in the spring, winter temperatures in the 40's-60's.
Restaurants & Cultural Scene
The city has a 10,562-square-foot Aquatics Center as well as Maricopa County's $5.5 million, 20,000-square-foot northwest regional library. For culture one would do best to go to Phoenix - unless you live in one of the Sun Cities, with communities that have non-stop cultural events.
Crime
Crime in Surprise hovers lower than the national average.
Medical Facilities
Other than Phoenix and its suburbs, the closest medical facilities are in Sun City.
Transportation
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is about 30 miles from Surprise, and a major international airport.
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