Fresno California Retirement

Fresno and Visalia California

Fresno and nearby cities like Visalia are in the Central Valley Region of California. Home to ranches, farming, and orchards, Fresno also offers the amenities of a university community with California's Fresno State.

Fresno and Visalia Retirement Communities:

Windham www.kiscoseniorliving.com (559) 449-8070
Sunrise Assisted Living of Fresno www.sunriseseniorliving.com (559) 325-8170
Carrington Pointe (559) 298-4900
Fig Garden Retirement Residence (559) 346-1422
Holiday Retirement Fig Grdn www.holidaytouch.com (559) 432-6213
Hope Manor Inc Health (559) 268-5361
Twilight Haven www.twilighthaven.com (559) 251-8417
Residential Home Care Services www.residentialhomecare.com (559) 435-8138
Sierra Villa Rest Home www.sierravillaresthome.com (559) 299-5579
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Quail Park www.quail-park.com (559) 624-3500
Prestige Assisted Living at Visalia www.prestigecare.com (559) 735-0828
Town Meadows (559) 627-2220
Walnut Park Retirement (559) 739-1339
Park Visalia Assistant Living LLC (559) 625-3388
Casa Grande Senior Care H www.casagrandeseniorcarecenter.com
TLC Assisted Living-Seniors (559) 627-5683
Meadows (559) 734-3275
Sierra Village Assisted Living www.sierravillage.com

Population: 467,000

Climate: Hot dry summers, cool winters, low rainfall.

Cost of Living: Moderate

Housing Costs:
Median home price in Fresno is 300,000. Zillow has the home pricing details for the Fresno area here.

Taxes:
California taxes are generally high compared to other states.
California Tax details: www.ftb.ca.gov

Colleges and Universities:
Fresno Pacific University www.fresno.edu (559) 453-2000
California State University Fresno www.csufresno.edu (559) 298-6072
Fresno City College - www.fresnocitycollege.edu - (559) 442-4600
UC San Francisco-Fresno: Psychiatry - www.fresno.ucsf.edu
Heald College of Business www.heald.edu (559) 438-4222
Alliant International University www.alliant.edu (559) 456-2777
University of California San Francisco-Fresno: Psychiatry www.fresno.ucsf.edu

Transportation:
Fresno Area Bus is called FAX: www.fresno.gov/DiscoverFresno/PublicTransportation
http://www.ruraltransit.org


Fresno Health care:

Community Medical Center www.communitymedical.org
Fresno Heart Hospital www.fresnoheart.com (559) 433-8000
Fresno Surgical Hospital www.fresnosurgerycenter.com (559) 431-8000
St. Agnes Medical Center - www.samc.com (559) 450-3000
Kaiser Permanente Hospital www.kaiserpermanente.org (559) 448-4500

Travel and tourism:
Fresno is a key gateway to three amazing national parks: Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia. The last two parks border each other
www.fresnocvb.org
Online Visitors Guide

Flagstaff, Arizona Retirement

Flagstaff (Navajo: Kinłání) is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. It is the county seat of Coconino County. In 2005, Men's Journal named Flagstaff as No. 2 on its Best Places to Live list, and National Geographic cited the city in its list of "10 Great Towns That Will Make You Feel Young." The city is named after a Ponderosa Pine flagpole made by a scouting party from Boston (known as the "Flagstaff Tea Party") to celebrate the United States Centennial on July 4, 1876. Flagstaff lies near the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau and along the western side of the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in the continental United States



Population: As of July 2006, the city's estimated population was 58,213, with a Metropolitan Statistical Area population of 124,953



Climate: Flagstaff has a highland semi-arid climate with four distinct seasons. The combination of high altitude and low humidity provide mild weather conditions throughout most of the year, and the predominantly clear air radiates daytime heating effectively. Temperatures often fall precipitously after sunset throughout the year, and winter nights can be very cold. Winter weather patterns in Flagstaff are cyclonic and frontal in nature, originating in the eastern Pacific Ocean. These deliver periodic, widespread snowfall followed by extended periods of fair weather.



Colleges and Universities: Flagstaff is home to two institutions of higher education, Northern Arizona University (one of the three public state universities in Arizona), and Coconino Community College.



Transportation: Passenger rail service is provided by Amtrak at the downtown station, connecting on east-west routes to Los Angeles and Albuquerque via the Southwest Chief line.

Air travel is available through Flagstaff Pulliam Airport , located just south of the city. The airport is primarily a small, general aviation airport.



Health Care: The city's primary hospital is the 270–bed Flagstaff Medical Center, located on the north side of downtown Flagstaff. The hospital was founded in 1936, and serves as the major regional trauma center for northern Arizona.



Housing Costs: Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $241,200 (it was $161,000 in 2000)


Things To See and Do:
The Grand Canyon is located approximately 120 miles North of Flagstaff. Meteor Crater, the world's largest intact meteor impact crater is located 35 miles East of Flagstaff. The Arizona Snowbowl is located on the San Francisco Peaks and is the major ski resort and winter fun site for the area. Coconino National Forest surrounds the area and provides many scenic views, trails and outdoor recreation opportunities.



Retirement Communities: The Peaks offers the full continuum of care and services including Independent Living, either in the Bungalows or the Lodge, Assisted Living and Memory Care. We allow our residents to "age in place" which allows them to remain in their apartment homes and have increased services brought to them.