Living in Sun Lakes

In Sun Lakes, unemployment is 4.5% (2024).

Sun Lakes numbered 14,868 residents at the end of 2020. Sun Lakes's unemployment stood at 4.49% at the end of 2024. Sun Lakes was home to 1,068 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population14,868people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,941EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,790EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate4.49%country median 4.6% — 2% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.08µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

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

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 internet¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,071 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	1,790 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Sun Lakes a good place to live?

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Remote worker30%strong on work, weak on safety · range 20–40%

Skilled employee40%strong on work, weak on safety · range 31–49%

Student32%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 21–43%

Family34%strong on family, weak on safety · range 23–45%

Retirement32%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 19–45%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

7.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,068 of 14,868 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 Lakes is 4.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Sun Lakes 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,941 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.49 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Sun Lakes?

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

Left over each month€923of €3,076 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

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.	€3,076
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	− €2,071
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	€923

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sun Lakes. 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 Lakes. 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 Lakes 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 Lakes's nearest airport was AZA, 23 km away and offered 32 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	32 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	23 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	AZA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sun Lakes. 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 Lakes.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Sun Lakes stood at 7.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperature moved from 11.4°C in January to 34.1°C in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.57.1WHO 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 Lakes is 7.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Sun Lakes 7.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.08 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 29.31 · Feb 31.17 · Mar 37.54 · Apr 40.44 · May 44.75 · Jun 48.46 · Jul 47.9 · Aug 46.55 · Sep 46.18 · Oct 41.3 · Nov 36.82 · Dec 28.52 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -5.85 · Feb -6.17 · Mar -1.15 · Apr 3.99 · May 8.65 · Jun 15.22 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 19.63 · Sep 12.78 · Oct 3.94 · Nov -1.7 · Dec -3.47 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 11.43 · Feb 13.11 · Mar 17.14 · Apr 21.01 · May 26.29 · Jun 32.23 · Jul 34.13 · Aug 33.13 · Sep 30.24 · Oct 23.71 · Nov 16.99 · Dec 11.04 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 23.11 · Feb 26.42 · Mar 20.32 · Apr 7.37 · May 4.57 · Jun 1.02 · Jul 17.02 · Aug 34.54 · Sep 17.02 · Oct 11.68 · Nov 16.26 · Dec 22.61 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	31.2 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.97 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

Sun Lakes covered an area of 13.9 km² at the end of 2025. Sun Lakes's population density measured 1,000.2 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	13.92 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹¹Official
Foreign-resident share	7.67 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,068 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	1,000 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	14,868 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Sun Lakes

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 Lakes alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3167 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 7.7% Sun Lakes+345%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,941 Sun Lakes+55%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 14,868 Sun Lakes+237%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.5% Sun Lakes−19%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.1 µg/m³ Sun Lakes−17%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Sun Lakes

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

Chandler 10.2 km away

Salary: 4,516 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Gilbert 16.8 km away

Salary: 4,675 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Mesa 22.6 km away

Salary: 3,880 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Tempe Junction 23.2 km away

Rent: 1,610 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,337 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Tempe 24.3 km away

Salary: 3,195 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Sun Lakes?

The unemployment rate is 4.49 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Sun Lakes?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.08 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 Lakes?

The published population is 14,868 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Sun Lakes?

1,068 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Sun Lakes a good place to live?

Sun Lakes 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 Lakes?

Chandler, Gilbert, Guadalupe, Queen Creek, Mesa are near Sun Lakes. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sun Lakes, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b3c0919be31e5e6acf41e0c7da9a7000]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/sun-lakes/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sun Lakes, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b3c0919be31e5e6acf41e0c7da9a7000},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/sun-lakes/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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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
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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