Mesa 85205

Maricopa County, AZ · 17,367 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

43affordability /100

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

Payment burden
34.6%
stretched
Days on market
50
daily
Price cuts
32.8%
of active
Valuation
+0.5%
vs assessor
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57
/100
Mixed
stable · seller slight · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
55
Affordability
45
Valuation
90
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

38/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
Needs 13.3% correction for affordability
DOM: 58d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)50
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 85205. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 34.7% of median income. Median days on market: 58. Renting is approximately 60% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 19.2).

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
$407,245
▴ 0.0% YoY
Days on market
50
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,765
ZORI
Investor score
53/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
145
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+0.5%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$409,083
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$282
Price-to-income5.7×

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How 85205 ranks in AZ
percentile vs all Arizona ZIPs · n=398
Market velocity71%
Supply tightness90%
Affordability38%
Investment yield69%
Appreciation60%

Affordability, supply & momentum

72SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply2.6 mo
Days on Market50d
Inv vs History-6.2%
Listing Density7.5/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,057
Payment burden34.6%
Median income · ZIP$71,294
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$2,464
Monthly rent$1,765
Market dynamics
Price cut %32.8%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply2.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,765
Price-to-rent19.2
Est. cap rate3.4%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score4
Transit score1
Bike score
Places & amenities in ZIP 85205 · 85 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space21
Alta Mesa ParkGranite Reef ParkGene Autrey ParkValencia ParkPequeno ParkPrincess Park+15 more
Trails3
Mesa Route 6Ensenada Park Path 262nd Wash foot path 1
Recreation & aquatics17
Mountainside FitnessCarlos Farias Brazilian Jiu-JitsuSpartan NationPersonally Fit 4 YouEZ Personal Training LLCThe Cell Gym+11 more
Venues & culture5
Silver Star TheaterLibrary Media CenterStageDreamland VillaBuckhorn Hot Mineral Wells
Dining & cafés36
StarbucksWaffle HouseStarbucksApplebee'sThai Food CornerDesert Peaks Pizza & Grille+30 more
Land & water2
East Maricopa Floodway62nd Wash
Weekend range10
Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area11 mi
Superstition Wilderness Water Sources, Plo 5368 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area20 mi
Four Peaks Wilderness · wilderness area27 mi
Three-Bar Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area32 mi
McFarland State Historic Park · state park34 mi
Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area · wilderness area34 mi
White Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area40 mi
Mazatzal Wilderness · wilderness area45 mi
Salome Wilderness · wilderness area47 mi
South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area · wilderness area53 mi

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

1,374 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP29 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USMesa: incorporated/founded 1878 · 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

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

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