Cave Creek 85331

Maricopa County, AZ · 16,462 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

32affordability /100

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

Payment burden
41%
severe
Days on market
60
daily
Price cuts
29.6%
of active
Valuation
-65.9%
vs assessor
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35
/100
Weak
stable · seller slight · prices rising year-over-year.
Price trend
55
Affordability
25
Valuation
20
Economic health
32

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

59/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Balanced Market
Needs 26.8% correction for affordability
DOM: 62d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)90
Valuation Gap (25%)60
Supply & Demand (20%)20
Buy vs Rent (15%)75
Cancellation Rate (10%)25
Days on Market (5%)75

Balanced market in 85331. List price is roughly fair — focus on condition and value. Payment burden: 41.0% of median income. A 15% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 62. Renting is approximately 78% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 21.4).

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
$836,007
▴ 1.0% YoY
Days on market
60
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$3,255
ZORI
Investor score
48/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
243
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-65.9%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$284,950
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$368
Price-to-income6.8×

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How 85331 ranks in AZ
percentile vs all Arizona ZIPs · n=398
Market velocity56%
Supply tightness85%
Affordability20%
Investment yield48%
Appreciation72%

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 Market60d
Inv vs History-4.0%
Listing Density19.6/1k
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$4,223
Payment burden41%
Median income · ZIP$123,710
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$5,059
Monthly rent$3,255
Market dynamics
Price cut %29.6%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER SLIGHT
Months of supply2.6
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$3,255
Price-to-rent21.4
Est. cap rate3.0%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score5
Transit score—
Bike score—
Places & amenities in ZIP 85331 · 139 mapped
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Parks & open space16
Dove Valley ParkDesert Broom ParkDesert Willow ParkDynamite ParkJewel of the Creek PreserveDesert Defenders Native Seed Garden+10 more
Trails49
North Conestoga TrailCave Creek Trail #4Dove Valley Park Walking PathDynamite Park Walking PathDesert Broom Park Walking PathDesert Willow Park Walking Path+43 more
Recreation & aquatics7
Vitality Health FitnessF45 TrainingTatum Ranch Golf ClubRancho Mañana Golf ClubDove Valley Ranch Golf CourseElite Golf Schools of Arizona+1 more
Venues & culture7
Cave Creek MuseumDesert Foothills Public LibraryDesert Broom LibraryCorralSpur Cross StablesGrace Museum of America+1 more
Dining & cafés17
StarbucksTeeBox Indoor Golf ClubLe Sans SouciRay's PizzaQ TO U BBQOfrenda+11 more
Land & water42
Ranieri TankRoad TankRuin TankLittle Grapevine TankMesquite TankMagazine Tank Number Two+36 more
Weekend range13
Mazatzal Wilderness · wilderness area21 mi
Hells Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area25 mi
Usdi Bureau Of Reclamation, Central Arizona Project, Orme Dam Water Reserve Withdrawal · national conservation area27 mi
Castle Creek Wilderness · wilderness area28 mi
Pine Mountain Wilderness · wilderness area29 mi
Cedar Bench Wilderness · wilderness area36 mi
Four Peaks Wilderness · wilderness area38 mi
Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness Area · wilderness area39 mi
Superstition Wilderness Water Sources, Plo 5368 Watershed Withdrawal · national conservation area44 mi
Fossil Springs Wilderness · wilderness area45 mi

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

2,543 ft above sea level elevation · USGS 3DEP3 protected / open-space parcels · USGS PAD-US

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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