Phoenix 85031

Maricopa County, AZ · 6,576 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

46affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden

33%

stretched

Days on market

daily

Price cuts

24.2%

of active

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Mixed

cooling · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.

Price trend

Affordability

Economic health

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

Seller's Market

Needs 9.1% correction for affordability

DOM: 54d (falling) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly

Score Components

Payment Burden (25%)50

Valuation Gap (25%)10

Supply & Demand (20%)20

Buy vs Rent (15%)75

Cancellation Rate (10%)50

Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 85031. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 33.1% of median income. Median days on market: 54. Renting is approximately 107% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 24.8).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.

COOLINGBALANCED

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 3.0% YoY.

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Median price

$324,944

▾ 3.0% YoY

Days on market

daily · zip_data

Median rent

$1,092

ZORI

Investor score

28/100

cash-flow lens

Active listings

90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor

—

Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.

Avg assessor$0

county CAMA · properties_v

vs income

—

Fair-value model not available for this market.

fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage

vs county comps

+71.3%

County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.

Maricopa+71.3%

Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.

Pricing detail

Price / sqft$2878

Price-to-income5.5×

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How 85031 ranks in AZ

percentile vs all Arizona ZIPs · n=398

Market velocity82%

Supply tightness92%

Affordability45%

Investment yield28%

Appreciation6%

Affordability, supply & momentum

77SUPPLY

Severe TightnessSupply Tightness

Very tight supply — well-priced homes attract multiple offers within days.

Months of Supply2.6 mo

Days on Market45d

Inv vs History-9.3%

Listing Density5.0/1k

Affordability — payment burden

Monthly payment (P&I)$1,641

Payment burden33%

Median income · ZIP$59,641

Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr

Total monthly own$1,966

Monthly rent$1,092

Market dynamics

Price cut %24.2%

Momentumcooling

LeverageBALANCED

Months of supply2.6

Sales (90d)0

Investment analysis

Median rent$1,092

Price-to-rent24.8

Est. cap rate2.6%

Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score4

Transit score9

Bike score—

Places & amenities in ZIP 85031 · 21 mapped

Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO

Parks & open space4

Maryvale ParkMarivue ParkOrme ParkAmerican Family Fields of Phoenix

Trails3

Maryvale Park Walking PathGrand CanalGrand Canalscape

Recreation & aquatics3

Maryvale Community CenterMarivue PoolMaryvale Pool

Venues & culture3

Palo Verde Branch LibraryValleywise Behavioral Health Center MaryvaleMaryvale Village

Dining & cafés7

Pizza HutSizzlerDenny'sMay Garden RestaurantPeter Piper PizzaGolden Nugget+1 more

Weekend range8

Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area · wilderness area20 mi

Gila River Waterfowl Management Area · national conservation area29 mi

Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area31 mi

Hells Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area34 mi

North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area · wilderness area34 mi

South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area · wilderness area42 mi

Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area49 mi

Mazatzal Wilderness · wilderness area50 mi

Straight-line distance from the ZIP centroid (USGS PAD-US).

1,116 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP1 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USPhoenix: incorporated/founded 1868; named after phoenix · Wikidata

Place data: USGS 3D Elevation Program · USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) · Wikidata · © OpenStreetMap contributors — licensed ODbL (OpenStreetMap), CC0 (Wikidata) and US public domain (USGS, NPS, Census). Every place shown comes from the named sources; nothing is editorialized.

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Maricopa County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

ZIP 85031→Maricopa County, AZ

12-Month Direction

-5Stable

Confidence

100%

DeterioratingStableImproving

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.

Payment Burden44

33.4%

stretched

Source: Lotvox · Updated 2026-05-15

Buy vs Rent6

1.914x

rent advantage

Source: Lotvox · Updated 2026-05-15

Valuation10

+71.3%

overvalued

Source: Lotvox comps · Updated 2026-05-15