Queen Creek 85142

Maricopa County, AZ · 27,695 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

53affordability /100

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

Payment burden
28.5%
stretched
Days on market
69
daily
Price cuts
41.2%
of active
Valuation
-44.6%
vs assessor
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47
/100
Mixed
stable · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
65
Valuation
35
Economic health
53

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

35/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 84d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)75
Days on Market (5%)75

Seller-favored market in 85142. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 28.5% of median income. Median days on market: 84. Renting is approximately 89% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 22.7).

Buyer Caution

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

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

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Sellers hold a slight edge.

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Median price
$589,140
▾ 0.4% YoY
Days on market
69
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,163
ZORI
Investor score
42/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
488
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-44.6%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$326,500
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$281
Price-to-income4.7×

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How 85142 ranks in AZ
percentile vs all Arizona ZIPs · n=398
Market velocity39%
Supply tightness71%
Affordability64%
Investment yield43%
Appreciation53%

Affordability, supply & momentum

56SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

Supply is below normal — sellers are favored but buyers still have options.

Months of Supply2.6 mo
Days on Market69d
Inv vs History-0.8%
Listing Density19.6/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,976
Payment burden28.5%
Median income · ZIP$125,236
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$3,565
Monthly rent$2,163
Market dynamics
Price cut %41.2%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply2.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,163
Price-to-rent22.7
Est. cap rate2.9%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score1
Transit score—
Bike score—
Places & amenities in ZIP 85142 · 121 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space23
Frontier Family ParkQueen Creek Botanical GardensSan Tan Mountain Regional ParkSaint Charles ParkDesert Mountain ParkSan Tan Mountain Regional Park+17 more
Trails12
Queen Creek Wash TrailSonoqui Wash TrailRock Peak Wash TrailHedgehog TrailMoonlight TrailMalpais Trail+6 more
Recreation & aquatics23
EōS FitnessOrangetheory FitnessPlanet FitnessHorseshoe Park & Equestrian CentreQueen Creek Unified School District Aquatic CenterMotto Yoga+17 more
Venues & culture11
Harkins Theatres Queen Creek 14Queen Creek Branch LibrarySusan Eissinger Performing Arts CenterWine & DesignQueen Creek Performing Arts CenterFat Cats Queen Creek+5 more
Dining & cafés39
Lucky Lou'sStarbucksSkippy's Grille & CantinaThe Bistro Queen CreekOld Ellsworth Brewing CompanyOlive Garden+33 more
Land & water10
Roosevelt CanalQueen CreekSan Tan MountainsSonoqui WashGoldmine MountainRock Peak+4 more
Getting around2
Pegasus AirparkQueen Creek Unified School District - Transportation Facility
Weekend range10
McFarland State Historic Park · state park19 mi
Superstition Wilderness Water Sources, Plo 5368 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area25 mi
Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area27 mi
White Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area32 mi
Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area · wilderness area33 mi
Four Peaks Wilderness · wilderness area38 mi
Table Top Wilderness Area · wilderness area40 mi
Picacho Peak State Park · state park41 mi
Three-Bar Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area42 mi
Salome Wilderness · wilderness area57 mi

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

1,508 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP7 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USQueen Creek: incorporated/founded 1990 · Wikidata

Place data: NPS National Register of Historic Places · 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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