Tempe 85284

Maricopa County, AZ · 7,458 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

53affordability /100

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

Payment burden
28.2%
stretched
Days on market
39
daily
Price cuts
33.9%
of active
Valuation
-61.3%
vs assessor
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51
/100
Mixed
warming · balanced · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
55
Affordability
65
Valuation
20
Economic health
53

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

28/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 62d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)25
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)75

Seller-favored market in 85284. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 28.3% of median income. Median days on market: 62. Renting is approximately 83% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 22.0).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
WARMINGBALANCED

Market is warming with rising prices. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers.

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Median price
$720,644
▴ 1.3% YoY
Days on market
39
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,735
ZORI
Investor score
47/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
41
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-61.3%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$278,900
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$318
Price-to-income4.7×

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How 85284 ranks in AZ
percentile vs all Arizona ZIPs · n=398
Market velocity89%
Supply tightness85%
Affordability64%
Investment yield48%
Appreciation75%

Affordability, supply & momentum

81SUPPLY
Severe TightnessSupply Tightness

Very tight supply — well-priced homes attract multiple offers within days.

Months of Supply2.6 mo
Days on Market39d
Inv vs History-20.3%
Listing Density5.7/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$3,640
Payment burden28.2%
Median income · ZIP$154,663
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$4,361
Monthly rent$2,735
Market dynamics
Price cut %33.9%
Momentumwarming
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply2.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,735
Price-to-rent22.0
Est. cap rate3.0%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score1
Transit score3
Bike score—
Places & amenities in ZIP 85284 · 85 mapped
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
Parks & open space15
Mary and Moses Green ParkTempe Sports Complex ParkHanger ParkWaggoner ParkEstrada ParkJeanine Park+9 more
Trails4
Kyrene Canal PathHighline CanalSouth 71st StreetAthletics Track
Recreation & aquatics17
Body Focus Fitness & PerformanceEōS FitnessCourt OneLife TimeFast Athlete USAOne Tribe Yoga and Wellness+11 more
Venues & culture2
Tempe Pollack CinemasArizona State University Research Park
Dining & cafés40
StarbucksStarbucksGoldwater Brewing Co.Main EventBonchon ChickenOno Hawaiian BBQ+34 more
Land & water4
Kyrene CanalGila DitchGodia BayGoodwin Park Playground
Getting around2
Brooklyn BeddingThe TV Outlet
Weekend range11
Sierra Estrella Wilderness Area · wilderness area20 mi
Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area24 mi
Superstition Wilderness Water Sources, Plo 5368 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area34 mi
McFarland State Historic Park · state park38 mi
North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area · wilderness area38 mi
South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area · wilderness area39 mi
Gila River Waterfowl Management Area · national conservation area40 mi
Table Top Wilderness Area · wilderness area41 mi
Four Peaks Wilderness · wilderness area41 mi
Hells Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area49 mi

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

1,180 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP3 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-USTempe: incorporated/founded 1879; named after Vale of Tempe · 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

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