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Sun Lakes, AZ vs Maricopa, AZ

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- The median age of a home in Sun Lakes is 50.0% older than the median age of a home in Maricopa.
 Sun Lakes, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Median Home Age30  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$370,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months21.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock105.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.199.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.9$11.0
 Homes Owned72.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock12.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented9.9%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Sun Lakes, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,880$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,660  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,800$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,140  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,920$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,350  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Sun Lakes, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.2%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock8.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.4%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Sun Lakes, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.6%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.7%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9994.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock25.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99926.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock20.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99915.3%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock0.6%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Sun Lakes, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock77.2%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock1.7%13.6%
 1980 to 198932.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock0.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196928.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.0%12.2%
Reviews for Sun Lakes    7 Reviews

Great place to live very inexpensive HOA great restaurants at half the price of regular house restaurant drinks half price Golf $35 you can’t beat the place and  More

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Over 6 years ago

Wow, this place sucka. Patrol is a joke with senile old men, CCRs not enforced unless you are a whiney loudmouth or on the board. Landscape committee. Cost us thousands  More

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Sun Lakes used to be a nice, quiet 55+ community but in the past few years it has become fallen victim to short term rentals, investors, speculators, house flippers and  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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