Scottsdale 85255

Maricopa County, AZ · 24,714 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

8affordability /100

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

Payment burden
55.7%
severe
Days on market
63
daily
Price cuts
34.0%
of active
Valuation
-89.9%
vs assessor
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27
/100
Weak
warming · seller slight · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
55
Affordability
10
Valuation
20
Economic health
8

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

50/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 46.1% correction for affordability
DOM: 60d (falling) · 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%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Balanced market in 85255. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 55.7% of median income. A 37% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 60. Renting is approximately 296% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 47.5).

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
$1,318,720
▴ 1.7% YoY
Days on market
63
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,316
ZORI
Investor score
30/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
464
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-89.9%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$133,600
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$324
Price-to-income9.2×

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How 85255 ranks in AZ
percentile vs all Arizona ZIPs · n=398
Market velocity49%
Supply tightness88%
Affordability6%
Investment yield4%
Appreciation79%

Affordability, supply & momentum

55SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply2.6 mo
Days on Market63d
Inv vs History-2.3%
Listing Density24.5/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$6,661
Payment burden55.7%
Median income · ZIP$143,567
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$7,980
Monthly rent$2,316
Market dynamics
Price cut %34.0%
Momentumwarming
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply2.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,316
Price-to-rent47.5
Est. cap rate1.4%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score4
Transit score
Bike score
Places & amenities in ZIP 85255 · 204 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space16
Grayhawk ParkDC Ranch ParkFlorence Ely Nelson Desert ParkArroyo ParkScottsdale Sports ComplexBell94 Sports Complex+10 more
Trails84
Javelina TrailTaliesin TrailDesert Park TrailWindgate PassGateway Loop TrailTechnical Loop+78 more
Recreation & aquatics31
Anytime FitnessOrangetheory FitnessF45 TrainingLove Pilates CenterFoothills Acceleration & Sports TrainingPremier Fitness Systems+25 more
Venues & culture15
Arabian LibraryAppaloosa LibraryRavenscroftCelebration of Fine ArtMarcus Landslide LoopWater Tank+9 more
Dining & cafés39
New York Bagels 'N BialysStarbucksStarbucksStarbucksPita CafeScottsdale Burger Bar+33 more
Land & water18
Gooseneck TankNursery TankCedar TankGranite TankOld Verde CanalEast End+12 more
Weekend range12
Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area12 mi
Four Peaks Wilderness · wilderness area27 mi
Mazatzal Wilderness · wilderness area29 mi
Three-Bar Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area30 mi
Superstition Wilderness Water Sources, Plo 5368 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area30 mi
Hells Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area37 mi
Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area · wilderness area40 mi
Pine Mountain Wilderness · wilderness area42 mi
Castle Creek Wilderness · wilderness area43 mi
Gila River Waterfowl Management Area · national conservation area53 mi

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

3,343 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP76 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USScottsdale: 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

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

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