Phoenix 85053

Maricopa County, AZ · 9,481 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

43affordability /100

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

Payment burden
34.6%
stretched
Days on market
39
daily
Price cuts
30.7%
of active
Valuation
-27.7%
vs assessor
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42
/100
Mixed
cooling · balanced · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
45
Valuation
50
Economic health
43

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

40/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 13.3% correction for affordability
DOM: 71d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)50
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)25
Days on Market (5%)75

Balanced market in 85053. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 34.7% of median income. Median days on market: 71. Renting is approximately 109% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 25.1).

Balanced market conditions. Prices roughly aligned with fundamentals — similar to stable periods in 2014-2015.
COOLINGBALANCED

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers. Prices down 2.2% YoY.

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Median price
$381,927
▾ 2.2% YoY
Days on market
39
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,267
ZORI
Investor score
31/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
65
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-27.7%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$276,000
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$627
Price-to-income5.7×

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How 85053 ranks in AZ
percentile vs all Arizona ZIPs · n=398
Market velocity89%
Supply tightness78%
Affordability38%
Investment yield28%
Appreciation18%

Affordability, supply & momentum

80SUPPLY
Severe TightnessSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply2.6 mo
Days on Market39d
Inv vs History-15.0%
Listing Density5.8/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$1,929
Payment burden34.6%
Median income · ZIP$66,870
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$2,311
Monthly rent$1,267
Market dynamics
Price cut %30.7%
Momentumcooling
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply2.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,267
Price-to-rent25.1
Est. cap rate2.6%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score4
Transit score2
Bike score—
Places & amenities in ZIP 85053 · 24 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space4
Acacia ParkCountry Gables ParkConocido ParkAcoma Park
Recreation & aquatics1
AZ Prestige Gymnastics & Cheer
Venues & culture1
Silver Cinemas
Dining & cafés16
StarbucksPizza by NapoliBlack Rock CoffeeStarbucksDenny'sWraps N Curry+10 more
Getting around1
Deer Valley West Bell Road and I 17 Park and Ride
Weekend range8
Hells Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area26 mi
Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area29 mi
Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area · wilderness area30 mi
Gila River Waterfowl Management Area · national conservation area35 mi
Castle Creek Wilderness · wilderness area40 mi
Mazatzal Wilderness · wilderness area42 mi
Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area42 mi
North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area · wilderness area43 mi

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

1,306 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

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