Scottsdale 85250

Maricopa County, AZ · 9,976 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

30affordability /100

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

Payment burden
42.3%
severe
Days on market
55
daily
Price cuts
39.5%
of active
Valuation
+13.7%
vs assessor
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51
/100
Mixed
warming · seller slight · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
75
Affordability
25
Valuation
70
Economic health
30

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

49/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 29.1% correction for affordability
DOM: 64d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)90
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)50
Days on Market (5%)75

Balanced market in 85250. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 42.3% of median income. A 17% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 64. Renting is approximately 64% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 19.7).

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

Market is warming with rising prices. Sellers hold a slight edge.

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Median price
$621,534
▴ 2.0% YoY
Days on market
55
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,632
ZORI
Investor score
55/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
160
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+13.7%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$706,650
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$392
Price-to-income7.0×

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How 85250 ranks in AZ
percentile vs all Arizona ZIPs · n=398
Market velocity64%
Supply tightness81%
Affordability18%
Investment yield65%
Appreciation81%

Affordability, supply & momentum

59SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply2.6 mo
Days on Market55d
Inv vs History+2.5%
Listing Density19.5/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$3,140
Payment burden42.3%
Median income · ZIP$89,133
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$3,761
Monthly rent$2,632
Market dynamics
Price cut %39.5%
Momentumwarming
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply2.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,632
Price-to-rent19.7
Est. cap rate3.3%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score10
Transit score
Bike score
Places & amenities in ZIP 85250 · 53 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space6
Agua Linda ParkChaparral ParkMcCormick Stillman Railroad ParkScottsdale Community GardenXeriscape Demonstration GardenPutting Green
Trails9
East Canal Bank RoadArizona Canal PathIndian Bend Wash GreenbeltNorth Canal Bank RoadIndian Bend Wash pathNorth Miller Road+3 more
Recreation & aquatics8
TopgolfChaparral Aquatic CenterChaparral Community CenterMountainside FitnessAzure Swimming PoolTurquesa Swimming Pool+2 more
Venues & culture5
Model Railroad BuildingScottsdale Railroad MuseumScottsdale Community College LibraryBam KazamTalking Stick Resort
Dining & cafés20
Born & BredStarbucksChili'sRenegade CoffeeArizona BBQ ShackDetroit Coney Grill+14 more
Land & water4
Chaparral LakeIndian Bend WashRiverwalk Water GardenTwo waters circle
Weekend range12
Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area15 mi
Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area · wilderness area30 mi
Superstition Wilderness Water Sources, Plo 5368 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area30 mi
Four Peaks Wilderness · wilderness area33 mi
Three-Bar Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area37 mi
Hells Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area40 mi
Mazatzal Wilderness · wilderness area41 mi
McFarland State Historic Park · state park45 mi
Gila River Waterfowl Management Area · national conservation area45 mi
North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area · wilderness area47 mi

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

1,282 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP1 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USScottsdale: incorporated/founded 1894; named after Winfield Scott · 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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