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Old 05-02-2015, 10:03 AM
 
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thinkalot, thank you. I will assume that many of the clubs meet in the A/C during the heat of the day.
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Old 05-02-2015, 10:19 AM
 
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Where are you from in Indiana? My father-in-law was born in Montpelier, near Muncie.
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Old 05-02-2015, 10:38 AM
 
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LagunaMom, outside of Indy. GO COLTS!
Thank you all for the thoughts! Wife is favoring coastal South Carolina as a weather compromise; but I am favoring Phoenix or Tucson. Do not think we can afford San Deigo Co with an avid golfer (me) . . . so this post is an attempt to help us decide.
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Old 05-02-2015, 11:40 AM
 
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The casinos are air conditioned.
For me at least, casinos are a gigantic waste of time and money. Thankfully I have zero interest spending a nickle or even a minute inside of one.
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Old 05-02-2015, 11:52 AM
 
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My wife and I wish to retire into a 55+ retirement community from Indiana. We love the Phoenix & Tucson weather from October to April. But, we need help understanding the affects of the stupid HEAT from May to September.
If you are trying to understand the effects of the "stupid heat", you are looking to retire in the wrong place. I'm just telling you how it is. If the "stupid heat" is a problem for you before you even move, don't do it. It is HOT in Phoenix. If you can't stand it, the valley is not for you.

While I'm not a retiree (I'm a "sunbird" which means I'm a permanent resident of Arizona who has a house in a cooler place), you don't need a retiree to tell you how hot it is. I love heat and I love the sun. Phoenix is great for me. I'm good outside until 105 or so, and that means that I don't lose many outdoor runs or biking trips to the heat. Some people start grumbling when they have to turn on the A/C, and if you are that person, go somewhere else.

Since you are comparing Tucson to Phoenix, Tucson is a better option unless you are specifically tied to Phoenix for some other reason. It's a little cooler, it's smaller without sacrificing much, and it's just as pretty. But it's still "stupid" hot, just less stupid than Phoenix.

If you aren't tied to either Phoenix or Tucson, but like the dry southwest, you have more options than you are evaluating, and you should look farther than just Phoenix or Tucson.
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Old 05-02-2015, 12:28 PM
 
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Since you are comparing Tucson to Phoenix, Tucson is a better option unless you are specifically tied to Phoenix for some other reason. It's a little cooler, it's smaller without sacrificing much, and it's just as pretty. But it's still "stupid" hot, just less stupid than Phoenix.

If you aren't tied to either Phoenix or Tucson, but like the dry southwest, you have more options than you are evaluating, and you should look farther than just Phoenix or Tucson.

Since the OP is from Indiana, I would make one analogy. The major difference between Tucson and Phoenix is that Phoenix is a large city like Chicago. It has congestion, traffic, and the like.

Tucson reminds me of Fort Wayne. There are some areas that have traffic but that is more attributable to poor city planning than volume.

As 43north mentioned there are other locations that you could look at - Albuquerque and Las Cruces, NM come immediately to mind.
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Old 05-02-2015, 01:03 PM
 
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Arizona is not just Phoenix and Tucson. You get cooler weather in the Verde Valley, a bit cooler still around Sedona or Prescott and even cooler in Flagstaff.
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Old 05-02-2015, 02:19 PM
 
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You said you haven't visited any 55+ communities here, but have you been in Phoenix and Tucson at all? Or in South Carolina for that matter, or are you just looking at temperature charts and trying to make a decision on the basis of that?

Personally (and I'm 64), the heat's gotten harder to take the older I've gotten, and I've been here since '73. Hubby's not too bad with it.

It wears me down. I'm OK for awhile, but I can't wait to get to the beach in SoCal.

I don't know if South Carolina has humidity--which, even as a former Chicagoan is worse for me--but the bottom line is that everyone's different.

Go, Cards!
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Old 05-02-2015, 04:18 PM
 
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Again, Thank YOU for the comments. My parents retired to Tucson 15 years ago. Have visited several times, albeit NOT in the summer. Have good friends in Scottsdale.
Indiana can get miserable with 92+ degrees and 80% humidity, which also means stay indoors. And we are fine with that. South Carolina has more summer heat/humidity and cooler winters than AZ. But the lure of a beach for the wife....
My thought for a 55+ community is that their activities would help fill the day. Helping me to transition from running a business.....Also guessed 40-50+% are vacating for some of the summer. Did not plan on having a 2nd residence, although traveling or renting for a couple of months elsewhere is likely.
Looking into Las Cruces, NM. Will check Verde Valley, and Sedona for retirement communities with golf.
Meanwhile, it sounds like there are still plently of indoor activites to amuse oneself in the "stupid" heat of the Tucson/Phoenix summer . . .
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Old 05-02-2015, 07:19 PM
 
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Again, Thank YOU for the comments. My parents retired to Tucson 15 years ago. Have visited several times, albeit NOT in the summer. Have good friends in Scottsdale.
Indiana can get miserable with 92+ degrees and 80% humidity, which also means stay indoors. And we are fine with that. South Carolina has more summer heat/humidity and cooler winters than AZ. But the lure of a beach for the wife....
My thought for a 55+ community is that their activities would help fill the day. Helping me to transition from running a business.....Also guessed 40-50+% are vacating for some of the summer. Did not plan on having a 2nd residence, although traveling or renting for a couple of months elsewhere is likely.
Looking into Las Cruces, NM. Will check Verde Valley, and Sedona for retirement communities with golf.
Meanwhile, it sounds like there are still plently of indoor activites to amuse oneself in the "stupid" heat of the Tucson/Phoenix summer . . .
You should check out Prescott, Arizona as well. It seems like a golf haven, you're a mere 90ish minutes from Phoenix. There is an awesome old school type of downtown area with lots of stuff to do. You get all of the Arizona sunshine you want, although there is somewhat of a winter season there, but nothing like you have in Indiana. I'm nowhere near retirement age but it's an area my father and friend's parents are looking at for retirement. I believe the population in the area is around 500,000 but I could be off a bit there. It's also a great place to road trip to some of the awesome destinations around Arizona, you're closer to Sedona, Jerome, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon and I'm sure there is more I'm forgetting. I've seen quite a few active, really nice looking, retirement communities when driving around Prescott. The scenery is unbelievable as you're nestled up next to pine tree forests/mountains, and also have to beauty of the granite dells section of town.

I'm a big fan, if you couldn't tell, and would definitely add it to the list if you're coming out. In Prescott I don't believe there is any stupid heat to speak of and the amount of snowfall per year is negligible, although there will be some....
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