Youthful 55+ parks in Arizona
My senior dad used to joke that the definition of “old” was always ten years older than he was. So if I ask a 75 year old if a park with an average age of 77 is full of old people, he’d probably say ...
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Those are all good replies. Thank you. I’m glad no one took it the wrong way either. We have spent some time in a big park with a lot of park models. The “older” people were super nice. But we did miss having more people closer to our age. And we are not alone, because more than once at a function, a younger than 70 couple would sit by us and remark about how it was nice to meet someone younger at the park. I guess deep down I figure I want to put off aging, just like we all do. And hanging around with people a generation older makes me feel older.
I was struck by how many of the residents in their late 70s had been coming to the park for 15-20 years. So maybe back then it was a younger park. But it is hard to imagine much turnover now. Maybe a few percent every year? My guess is that any park model heavy park is always going to be mostly people who have been retired for quite a while.
Ben, what kinds of issues are coming up?
John &Joey, we think Green Valley is an entire town of 70+ folks. I’ve never seen anything quite like it, although The Villages must be like that except much bigger.
I was struck by how many of the residents in their late 70s had been coming to the park for 15-20 years. So maybe back then it was a younger park. But it is hard to imagine much turnover now. Maybe a few percent every year? My guess is that any park model heavy park is always going to be mostly people who have been retired for quite a while.
Ben, what kinds of issues are coming up?
John &Joey, we think Green Valley is an entire town of 70+ folks. I’ve never seen anything quite like it, although The Villages must be like that except much bigger.
