Scottsdale 85259

Maricopa County, AZ · 10,070 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

21affordability /100

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

Payment burden
47.9%
severe
Days on market
61
daily
Price cuts
35.6%
of active
Valuation
-47.8%
vs assessor
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38
/100
Weak
warming · seller slight · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
75
Affordability
10
Valuation
35
Economic health
21

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

60/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
Needs 37.4% correction for affordability
DOM: 52d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)100
Valuation Gap (25%)40
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)25
Days on Market (5%)60

Moderate buyer leverage in 85259. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 47.9% of median income. A 27% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 52. Renting is approximately 322% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 50.6).

What to Offer

Offer 5-10% below list. You have room to negotiate.

Conditions resemble 2019 pre-pandemic levels — moderate overvaluation with slowing demand. Negotiation room exists.
WARMINGSELLER SLIGHT

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

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Median price
$1,150,025
▴ 2.4% YoY
Days on market
61
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,895
ZORI
Investor score
30/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
146
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-47.8%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$600,000
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$409
Price-to-income7.9×

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How 85259 ranks in AZ
percentile vs all Arizona ZIPs · n=398
Market velocity53%
Supply tightness96%
Affordability12%
Investment yield3%
Appreciation85%

Affordability, supply & momentum

61SUPPLY
Tight MarketSupply Tightness

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

Months of Supply2.6 mo
Days on Market61d
Inv vs History-1.8%
Listing Density15.5/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$5,809
Payment burden47.9%
Median income · ZIP$145,574
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$6,959
Monthly rent$1,895
Market dynamics
Price cut %35.6%
Momentumwarming
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply2.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,895
Price-to-rent50.6
Est. cap rate1.3%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score7
Transit score
Bike score
Places & amenities in ZIP 85259 · 28 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space6
Cholla ParkLost Dog TrailheadSunrise TrailheadStonegate Equestrian ParkRio Montana Park136th Street Trailhead
Trails13
Casa Rica TrailSunrise TrailQuartz TrailOld Jeep TrailLost Dog Wash TrailRingtail Trail+7 more
Recreation & aquatics1
Ancala Country Club
Venues & culture2
Taliesin WestWhitman Square
Dining & cafés1
Blue Adobe Santa Fe Grille
Land & water4
Old Verde CanalSunrise PeakProw PoolKiva Fountain
Weekend range11
Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area10 mi
Superstition Wilderness Water Sources, Plo 5368 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area27 mi
Four Peaks Wilderness · wilderness area27 mi
Three-Bar Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area30 mi
Mazatzal Wilderness · wilderness area35 mi
Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area · wilderness area37 mi
Hells Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area41 mi
McFarland State Historic Park · state park46 mi
Castle Creek Wilderness · wilderness area48 mi
Gila River Waterfowl Management Area · national conservation area51 mi

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

1,766 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

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

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