Scottsdale 85257

Maricopa County, AZ · 11,088 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
42.6%
severe
Days on market
59
daily
Price cuts
38.7%
of active
Valuation
-31.5%
vs assessor
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31
/100
Weak
stable · seller slight · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
25
Valuation
35
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

46/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 29.6% correction for affordability
DOM: 62d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)90
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)25
Days on Market (5%)75

Balanced market in 85257. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 42.7% of median income. A 18% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 62. Renting is approximately 101% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 24.1).

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

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

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Median price
$561,377
▾ 0.9% YoY
Days on market
59
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,943
ZORI
Investor score
36/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
209
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-31.5%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$384,350
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$764
Price-to-income7.0×

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How 85257 ranks in AZ
percentile vs all Arizona ZIPs · n=398
Market velocity58%
Supply tightness85%
Affordability18%
Investment yield31%
Appreciation42%

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 Market59d
Inv vs History+18.8%
Listing Density14.3/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$2,836
Payment burden42.6%
Median income · ZIP$79,828
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$3,397
Monthly rent$1,943
Market dynamics
Price cut %38.7%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply2.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,943
Price-to-rent24.1
Est. cap rate2.7%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score2
Transit score
Bike score
Places & amenities in ZIP 85257 · 77 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space7
Eldorado ParkVista del Camino ParkApache ParkThomas Road Rest StopSouth Scottsdale Community GardenPapago Rotary Park+1 more
Trails2
Crosscut Canal PathIndian Bend Wash path
Recreation & aquatics18
Blue Buddha CollectiveEldorado Community CenterEldorado Aquatic CenterLA FitnessBATL ScottsdaleVista Del Camino Community Center+12 more
Venues & culture3
Los Arcos MallCasino Arizona FieldPhoenix MLS stadium
Dining & cafés38
New China GateUNiQ BurgerClever RamenStarbucksGeorge’s Famous Gyros & PastaDickey's Barbecue Pit+32 more
Land & water8
Eldorado South LakeVista North LakeMcKellips LakeEldorado North LakeRoosevelt LakeVista South Lake+2 more
Weekend range11
Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area18 mi
Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area · wilderness area25 mi
Superstition Wilderness Water Sources, Plo 5368 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area32 mi
Four Peaks Wilderness · wilderness area36 mi
Three-Bar Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area40 mi
Gila River Waterfowl Management Area · national conservation area42 mi
McFarland State Historic Park · state park42 mi
Hells Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area43 mi
North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area · wilderness area43 mi
Mazatzal Wilderness · wilderness area45 mi

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

1,201 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEPScottsdale: 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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