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| What Casa Grande is like for active adults |
Casa Grande is a very fast growing town of 41,000 almost half way to Tucson from Phoenix. The population grew over 60% from 2000 to 2008. Chandler is close by. Casa Grande is home to many retirees and snowbirds. Most of the town infrastructure is new with chain stores and big box stores tending to dominate.
Many of the 55+ people in Casa Grande tend to live in the active adult communities spread out around the outskirts of the town (see link at top right). Most of those are gated communities and have amenities like golf courses. Fueled by overbuilding and foreclosures, average home prices in Casa Grande took a nose dive in 2008-2009. City-Data reported the late 2009 median price as $110,000, whereas Zillow put the early 2010 median home sale at $103,000. Homes in some of the nicer developments will be higher than that. |
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| What is special about this retirement community |
| This part of southern Arizona is a little less overdeveloped than the Phoenix region. Casa Grande has a mix of old Arizona and modern buildings. The shopping is very good. The desert and the mountains are beautiful. The famous Hohokam Indian Ruins are 20 miles to the northeast.. Casa Grande was home to a collective farm society which was part of the New Deal. The Francisco Grande Hotel & Golf Resort was the former spring training camp of the San Francisco Giants. |
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| What is not special about this retirement community |
| The future of newly developed communities like Casa Grande, far from Phoenix or Tucson, is open to question. |
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| What kinds of people like retiring here |
| People who want to live in active adult community in southern Arizona might like it here. |
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| Local economy is driven by |
| Construction was the driver of the economy but that is on hold in 2010. It is a bedroom community for some people from Phoenix and Tucson. There is considerable retail with The Promenade at Casa Grande, an open-air outdoor mall with 1,000,000 sq.ft. |
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| Climate and Physical Environment |
| Casa Grande is halfway between Tucson and Phoenix in southern Arizona. The normal high temperature is 65 with a normal low of 38. The normal July high temperature is 105 with a low of 78. Casa Grande averages 10" of rain per year. |
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| Cultural environment |
| The Casa Grande Public Library is a 16,000 sq.ft. facility with 75,000 volumes.A branch was scheduled to be opened in 2009. |
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| Medical facilities |
| Casa Grande Regional Medical Center serves the residents of Casa Grande. |
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Facts about CASA GRANDE
- State: AZ
- Environment: Suburban,Desert,
- City Population: 25,001-50,000
- Median age of Population: 25-44
- Avg Jan Temperature: 41-60
- Median HH Income: 41,001-60,000
- Average Home Price (MLS): $100,000-$200,000
- Annual Property Tax on a $200,000 house: Less than 2000
- Total Crime Index: 111-120 (high)
- Cost of Living Index: 91-100 (slightly below average)
- Culture Index: 81-90 (low)
- State Sales Tax: Yes
- State Income Tax: Yes
- Name of the Guide: boomer1
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