Surprise is the growth center of the northwest valley, located west of Glendale, Peoria, Sun City and Sun City West.

The town was a small, one-mile square village when it started in 1937. It has since become Arizona’s fastest growing city 4 years out of the last 5. The population is now over 100,000. For more about the population growth in Surprise, see my earlier article. click here

Surprise has a healthy mix of resident ages. There are many family oriented developments such as Marley Park Kingswood Park, West Point, Mountain Vista Ranch, Greenway Parc and others too many to mention. Homes for sale include many resales, as well as new homes that are being built daily.

In addition to the family developments, Surprise also includes Del Webb’s Sun City Grand. This is a priemie acctive adult community offering wonderful recreation and social opportunities for those who meet the age requirement of one resident 45 years old or older.

Surprise is a neighbor of Luke Air Force Base, just south on Litchfield Rd. Many of the fine men and women serving at Luke live happily in Surprise.

Current prices of homes for sale in Surprise range from $110,000 to $1,695,000. There is something here for everyone. The home values in this community are exceptional. Most of the housing stock is less than ten years old.

Schools and shopping are convenient, as is access to Interstate 10 an Loops 101 and 303.

The City of Surprise has built a Cactus league stadium for spring training activities of the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals. The Dodgers will be coming to the nearby town of Glendale in the near future.

The Cactus league stadium is part of a city park complex including a water park, and the main city library.

All in All, Surprise is a wonderful place to live. For more information on new and resale homes for sale in Surprise, please contact me.

Jim Little, Your Sun City Realtor
http://jclittle.com/
Ken Meade Realty
17001 N Del Webb Blvd
Sun City AZ 85373
800-877-1776
623-977-1776

By the way…if you know someone who is interested in buying or selling real estate, please call me with their name and phone number. Thank you!