My mother-in-law lived in Sun City West, AZ for several years. We were blown away when we visited it years ago. We'd never run across an active retirement community like that. At the time, the neighboring Sun City seemed to be winding down in terms of how active the general citizenry seemed to be. Towards the end of her stay there, it seemed like the same was happening in Sun City West. The auditorium had closed down and businesses seemed to be moving out. Between the insane heat ("but it's a dry heat!"), the incredible smog, the crazy traffic all around outside SCW and the increasing crime rate, we had no interest in ever living there but didn't know where else to consider.
A few years ago the wife's cousin's told us about visiting The Villages to see an old neighbor. We visited, visited again, came back a third time and bought. Now we're counting down the days until we retire and move there. Can't wait! And we'll be getting seat belts on our golf cart, for sure! Free would be nice but even the aforementioned $65 is a steal if they save your life!
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