Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.
Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens
Balanced Market
Needs 20.4% correction for affordability
DOM: 86d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)75
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)75
Balanced market in 85008. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 37.7% of median income. A 7% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 86. Renting is approximately 83% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 22.0).
Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
STABLEBUYER ADVANTAGE
Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Buyers have strong negotiating leverage.
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Papago ParkPierce ParkDesert Botanical GardenPerry ParkPhoenix Municipal StadiumWillow Park+20 more
Trails26
Grand CanalscapePerry Park Walking PathPapago Park Walking PathPlants and People of the Sonoran Desert Loop TrailSonoran Desert Nature Loop TrailBig Butte Loop+20 more
Recreation & aquatics7
Papago Sports ComplexPlanet FitnessPierce PoolPerry PoolLiberty Performance TrainingD1 Training+1 more
Venues & culture45
Arizona Military MuseumHall of Flame Fire MuseumSaguaro LibraryPhoenix Library for the Blind and Physically HandicappedPhoenix Talking Book LibraryHyena+39 more
Dining & cafés40
StarbucksPho ArcadiaApplebee'sGojoPHX BEER COSuper Oscar Mexican Food+34 more
Land & water10
Main LakePapago PondsWetlandsOld Crosscut CanalNew Crosscut CanalBarnes Butte+4 more
Getting around4
Turismos TarahumaraPapago Army Air Support FieldDesert palmAl - Rahma Shopping Center
Weekend range10
Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area22 mi
Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area · wilderness area22 mi
Superstition Wilderness Water Sources, Plo 5368 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area36 mi
Gila River Waterfowl Management Area · national conservation area38 mi
Four Peaks Wilderness · wilderness area40 mi
North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area · wilderness area40 mi
Hells Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area40 mi
South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area · wilderness area44 mi
McFarland State Historic Park · state park45 mi
Mazatzal Wilderness · wilderness area47 mi
Straight-line distance from the ZIP centroid (USGS PAD-US).
1,174 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP1 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USPhoenix: incorporated/founded 1868; named after phoenix · Wikidata
Maricopa County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration
ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.
Maricopa County
County-level context for ZIP 85008
Verified — Maricopa County
Healthy (29)
ZIP 85008→Maricopa County, AZ
12-Month Direction
-5Stable
Confidence
100%
DeterioratingStableImproving
Why this score
BuildersLens Market Intelligence
Market Score
41· Weak
Market Score grades housing-market conditions (affordability, valuation, supply). The county Healthy/Moderate/Distressed badge measures economic distress (jobs, debt, poverty) — the two can read differently.