Living in Sun City West

In Sun City West, unemployment is 3.8% (2024).

Sun City West's population was 25,806 at the end of 2020. An unemployment rate of 3.82% was measured at the end of 2024. Sun City West's foreign population totalled 1,224 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population25,806people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary2,097EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,545EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate3.82%country median 4.6% — 16% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.52µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Lower unemployment than 64% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 64% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Sun City West?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,234 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,545 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Sun City West a good place to live?

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Remote worker24%strong on work, weak on safety · range 14–34%

Skilled employee36%strong on work, weak on safety · range 27–45%

Student29%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 18–40%

Family36%strong on family, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Retirement31%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

4.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,224 of 25,806 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Sun City West is 3.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Sun City West 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,097 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.82 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Sun City West?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,234
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sun City West. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sun City West. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	293.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sun City West when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Sun City West's nearest airport was PHX, 40 km away and offered 91 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	91 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	40 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PHX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sun City West. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sun City West.

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Climate and air quality

Sun City West recorded annual PM2.5 of 7.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Sun City West's monthly mean temperatures were 11.8°C in January and 33.5°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

19°5°

21°7°

25°9°

29°13°

34°18°

39°22°

41°27°

40°26°

37°23°

31°15°

23°9°

18°5°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.5WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Sun City West is 7.5 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Sun City West 7.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.52 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 18.56 · Feb 20.5 · Mar 24.72 · Apr 28.94 · May 33.83 · Jun 39 · Jul 40.5 · Aug 39.78 · Sep 36.89 · Oct 30.56 · Nov 23.28 · Dec 17.67 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 5.06 · Feb 6.56 · Mar 9.39 · Apr 12.67 · May 17.56 · Jun 22.33 · Jul 26.5 · Aug 26.22 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 15.28 · Nov 8.72 · Dec 4.56 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 11.83 · Feb 13.56 · Mar 17.06 · Apr 20.83 · May 25.72 · Jun 30.67 · Jul 33.5 · Aug 33 · Sep 29.67 · Oct 22.89 · Nov 16 · Dec 11.11 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 24.89 · Feb 31.75 · Mar 26.16 · Apr 7.37 · May 2.79 · Jun 0.762 · Jul 21.34 · Aug 24.64 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 14.99 · Nov 15.49 · Dec 22.86 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	28.1 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.45 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Chandler ±2.1 °C. Elsewhere: Roquetas de Mar (Spain) ±4.5 °C, Elche (Spain) ±4.3 °C, Dammam (Saudi Arabia) ±5.1 °C, Dos Hermanas (Spain) ±3.3 °C, Ajman (United Arab Emirates) ±5.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 30.9 km² comprised Sun City West at the end of 2025. Population density was 887.9 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport95.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	30.89 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	4.46 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,224 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	887.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	25,806 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Sun City West

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

North Bethesda as a Sun City West alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3191 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 4.5% Sun City West+664%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,097 Sun City West+192%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 25,806 Sun City West+94%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.5 µg/m³ Sun City West−22%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 3.8% Sun City West−5%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Sun City West

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Surprise 4.5 km away

Salary: 3,942 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Sun City 8.9 km away

Rent: 1,450 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,410 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Peoria 14.2 km away

Salary: 3,986 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Glendale 17.0 km away

Salary: 3,246 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Sun City West?

The unemployment rate is 3.82 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Sun City West?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.52 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Sun City West?

The published population is 25,806 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Sun City West?

1,224 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Sun City West a good place to live?

Sun City West may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Sun City West?

Surprise, El Mirage, Sun City, Youngtown, Peoria are near Sun City West. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Sun City West, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03

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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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