Sun City Grand (The Grand), Surprise, Arizona

The Grand, formerly known as Sun City Grand, is an age-restricted community in Surprise that its community association says was built between 1996 and 2005 as a Del Webb community (The Grand community association).

The association counts 9,550 homes and 252 condos in The Grand and estimates its population at 17,000; it says the community sits on 4,000 acres, with 400 acres of common area maintained by the association, and is not gated (The Grand, buyer information). Those are the association's own figures. The older name still appears in public records: Maricopa County's tax levy table lists four Surprise street light improvement districts under the Sun City Grand name (Maricopa County levy table).

The City of Surprise uses the newer name. Its District 2 page says the district includes The Grand, Bell West Ranch and portions of Arizona Traditions (City of Surprise, District 2), and the separate District 2 neighborhoods page lists Arizona Traditions, Bell West Ranch, La Solana, Surprise Farms and The Grand (City of Surprise, District 2 Neighborhoods). The two city pages do not list the same set, and La Solana is also the name the association gives its condominiums. Last verified: October 19, 2026, for this Sun City Grand guide, on the Surprise District 2 pages, the Maricopa County levy table and Treasurer calendar, and the association's own pages.

Sun City Grand is age restricted: the association requires 85 percent of homes to house a person 55 or older and bars residents under 19 (The Grand).

Up to 15 percent of homes in The Grand may be occupied by owners or renters aged 45 to 54, according to the same association page (The Grand, buyer information). The association adds that anyone of any age can own a home in The Grand, but an under-45 owner cannot occupy it unless a 45-plus occupant lives there, and that an under-55 non-owner aged 19 or older may live in the home with a 45-plus owner or renter or with a 55-plus occupant (The Grand, buyer information). Visitors are welcome, but there are no permanent child residents. These occupancy rules are the Sun City Grand association's, set out on its own buyer page.

Every home in The Grand pays an annual assessment, set at $1,976 for July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, and a buyer pays one-time fees that the association totals at $5,400 (The Grand, buyer information).

The association says the Sun City Grand annual assessment funds amenities and operations, includes up to two activity cards per household, and is reviewed every year by the Board of Directors in the fall budgeting process, with changes taking effect each July (The Grand). Extra activity cards cost one-half the annual assessment. Maintained Property fees, for homes where the association handles front yard landscaping, are listed at $777 for Courtyard homes and $721 for Garden Villa homes.

The CARE fee, which the association says funds community development and enhancements, can be waived once for a buyer who owned a home in The Grand before January 1, 2008 and still owns one (The Grand).

Maricopa County's adopted levy table lists four Sun City Grand street light improvement districts in Surprise, with each district's fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2025 levy and rate side by side (Maricopa County, FY2026 adopted levies).

The county's adopted levy table for fiscal year 2026 (the 2025 tax levy) shows SU-Sun City Grand #2 at $601,700 (fiscal 2025: $253,100), SU-Sun City Grand #1 at $371,900 (fiscal 2025: $146,500), SU-AZ Sun City Grand #4 at $164,100 (fiscal 2025: $52,000) and SU-Sun City Grand #3 at $40,900 (fiscal 2025: $18,400) (Maricopa County levy table). The table lists district #1 at a rate of 0.6682 per $100 of valuation for fiscal 2026 and 0.2750 for fiscal 2025, and gives no explanation for any change between the two years.

The same county table sets the City of Surprise primary rate at 0.5534 and its bond debt service rate at 0.3880 for fiscal 2026, and countywide rates of 1.1591 for the Maricopa County primary levy, 1.0600 for the Maricopa Community College primary levy, 0.1428 for Flood Control and 0.0462 for the Library District, all per $100 of valuation (Maricopa County levy table). The table also lists a countywide Fire District Assistance rate of 0.0076 for fiscal 2026 (0.0080 for fiscal 2025) and a Maricopa Community College bond debt service rate of 0.0228 (0.0561 for fiscal 2025). School district and other special district rates vary by parcel and are not summarized here.

For 2026, the Maricopa County Treasurer lists October 1 as the first-half due date, 5 pm on November 2 as the point the first half turns delinquent, and December 31 as the final day to pay a full-year bill over $100 without interest (Maricopa County Treasurer). The same Treasurer page links a Find My Property and Tax Information service for Sun City Grand owners and any other Maricopa County parcel owner, and lists December 1 as the date final delinquent tax notices are sent for unpaid 2025 taxes. The Grand's own buyer page sends prospective owners to their realtor for a general property tax estimate, or to Maricopa.gov to view the most recent tax for a specific property (The Grand, buyer information).

Inside the community, The Grand describes itself as a self-managed, resident-led association with a seven-member elected Board of Directors (The Grand, Community Association); at City Hall, it sits in Surprise council District 2, represented by Vice Mayor Earle Greenberg (City of Surprise, District 2).

The association says each Sun City Grand director is elected by members to a two-year term, that the board is the corporate policy-making body, and that resident advisory committees cover architectural review, code of conduct, covenants, finance, golf, long-range planning and technology (The Grand, Community Association). It describes itself as having operated as a self-managed community association for more than three decades, managing its own operations rather than relying on an outside HOA management company, while also naming a professional management team. The association says the Board of Directors is listed in each issue of the Grand Lifestyles magazine.

The City of Surprise lists Vice Mayor Earle Greenberg's District 2 line as 623-222-1322 and lists District 2 newsletters, the most recent dated October 6, 2026 (City of Surprise, District 2). The same page invites residents to District 2 community meetings, and the District 2 neighborhoods page points to My Surprise Address for anyone unsure which district a Surprise home is in (City of Surprise, District 2 Neighborhoods). The association's website lists its phone as 623 546 7500 (The Grand).

Sun City Grand residents who want to speak to the full council can do so at regular Surprise City Council meetings, which start at 6 p.m. per City Code, while work sessions and special meetings typically start at 4:30 p.m. (City of Surprise, Meetings). A speaker fills out a Public Comment Form, available at the entrance of Council Chambers, and turns it in to the City Clerk before the meeting begins; online requests must arrive at least one hour before the start time. The city adds that Council Members may not discuss or respond to matters raised during call to the public that are not specifically identified on the agenda.

Above the district level, the City of Surprise says it is governed by a mayor and a 6-member city council: the mayor is elected at large, the council members are elected from the 6 districts they represent, and all serve 4-year terms (City of Surprise, City Facts).

The Surprise communities hub links this guide and the Marley Park guide, which covers a Surprise neighborhood with its own community facilities district.