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El Mirage | Glendale | Peoria | Phoenix | Sun City | Sun City Grand | Sun City West | Surprise | Youngtown | SUN CITY WEST Sun City West together with Sun City has been rated the third best location out of 100 top-rated retirement communities in the nation. It is a 7,100 acre senior adult community. The broad range of community facilities include four recreational centers, two indoor and three outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, plus a library. In Sun City West an annual fee of $148.00 per person allows every resident full use of all swimming pools and recreation facilities except bowling and golf.
Residents of Sun City West may also enjoy billiards, tennis handball, racquetball, shuffleboard, boccie, miniature golf, a fitness gym, running track, slow-pitch softball and horseshoes. In addition, there are video games and a 1,200-seat social hall where round, square and ballroom dancing take place every week, along with bingo and other weekly activities. There are arts & crafts rooms for ceramics, stained glass, silver craft, photography, sewing, woodworking, painting, and weaving as well as a 300-seat theater, a library, and a picnic area and playground for children. The annual recreation fee covers the use of all these facilities and no matter where you live in the community, you are permitted to use all of the facilities.
In addition to the recreation centers, residents may play seven of the nine golf courses. Four of the six--Pebblebrook, Grandview, Deer Valley and Trail Ridge--are regulation-length courses, while Stardust, Echo Mesa, and Desert Trails are executive-length courses. For an annual fee of $725.00, plus a surcharge of $3.00 per 18 hole round, residents have unlimited play on the seven resident courses. There is a trail path fee of $165.00 per year for golf carts. Golf is available on these regulation golf courses from $8.00 for 9 holes and $12.00 for 18 holes in the Summer and $13.00 for 9 holes and $20.00 for 18 holes in the Winter. The Executive courses cost somewhat less. Hillcrest Golf Course is open to all residents and the public. Briarwood Golf Course and Country Club, an elegant expression of taste and quality, is Sun City West's only country club--featuring golf, swimming and tennis. With its warmth and charm, the club offers members and their guests the opportunity to enjoy country club living at its best. Fees vary according to the time of the year and are subject to change.
The Sundome center for the Performing Arts seats 7,169 and is the world's largest single-level theater. The Sun Cities' Symphony of the West Valley's 95-piece symphony orchestra plays ten concerts per year and is considered to be the world's only symphony orchestra located in an over 55 community. The Sundome hosts numerous professional shows and plays, having featured such stars as Wayne Newton, Victor Borge, Barbara Mandrell, Waylon Jennings, Roger Whittaker, Dolly Parton and many, many others. The Sun Cities have their own Art Museum, which sits conveniently between the two Sun Cities.
Sun City West is located two miles west of the original Sun City. Sun City West is an unincorporated city with its current population of over 30,000.
The Del Webb Memorial Hospital, a 203-bed facility, is located in Sun City West. It features some of the latest state-of-the-art equipment. There are also many medical clinics, private practices, and nursing and rehabilitation centers located within Sun City West. The Mayo Clinic of Arizona is approximately 45 miles east of Sun City West, and the Mayo Arrowhead Primary Care Center in Glendale is approximately 10 miles northeast of Sun City West.
The community has one of the lowest crime rates in the country. The Sun City West Sheriff's Posse has over 200 volunteers who patrol 24 hours a day and assist the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department. There are two Sun City West Fire Fighting Units, centrally located and operating 24 hours per day, featuring two fully-equipped stations.
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