Scottsdale 85254

Maricopa County, AZ · 19,453 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

25affordability /100

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

Payment burden
45.7%
severe
Days on market
56
daily
Price cuts
36.5%
of active
Valuation
-72.6%
vs assessor
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36
/100
Weak
warming · seller slight · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
75
Affordability
10
Valuation
20
Economic health
25

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

53/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 34.4% correction for affordability
DOM: 62d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)100
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 85254. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 45.7% of median income. A 24% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 62. Renting is approximately 142% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 29.0).

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. Prices up 3.9% YoY.

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Median price
$911,154
▴ 3.9% YoY
Days on market
56
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,622
ZORI
Investor score
41/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
334
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-72.6%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$250,100
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$340
Price-to-income7.5×

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How 85254 ranks in AZ
percentile vs all Arizona ZIPs · n=398
Market velocity62%
Supply tightness85%
Affordability14%
Investment yield16%
Appreciation92%

Affordability, supply & momentum

58SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply2.6 mo
Days on Market56d
Inv vs History+11.1%
Listing Density17.9/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$4,602
Payment burden45.7%
Median income · ZIP$120,885
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$5,514
Monthly rent$2,622
Market dynamics
Price cut %36.5%
Momentumwarming
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply2.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,622
Price-to-rent29.0
Est. cap rate2.2%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score5
Transit score3
Bike score—
Places & amenities in ZIP 85254 · 75 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space11
Sonrisa ParkSandpiper ParkKierland ParkSereno ParkCrossed Arrows ParkJackrabbit Park+5 more
Trails3
Indian Bend Wash BikewayIndian Bend PathwayPhoenix trail
Recreation & aquatics13
Wise Owl FitnessF45 TrainingAnytime FitnessClub PilatesSolidcoreAir Time+7 more
Venues & culture5
Harkins Shea 14LandmarkRock Star GalleryAmerican College of Medical ToxicologyThe Westin Kierland Resort and Spa
Dining & cafés39
StarbucksStrad PizzaTrue Food KitchenThe Coffee Bean & Tea LeafPress CoffeeBenihana+33 more
Land & water1
Central Arizona Project Canal
Getting around2
Kierland CommonsScottsdale Quarter
Weekend range11
Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area18 mi
Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area · wilderness area32 mi
Hells Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area34 mi
Superstition Wilderness Water Sources, Plo 5368 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area35 mi
Four Peaks Wilderness · wilderness area35 mi
Mazatzal Wilderness · wilderness area37 mi
Gila River Waterfowl Management Area · national conservation area43 mi
Castle Creek Wilderness · wilderness area44 mi
North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area · wilderness area48 mi
Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area50 mi

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

1,423 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEPScottsdale: incorporated/founded 1894; named after Winfield Scott · 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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