Housing & affordability in Maricopa
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
C−
56/100
18th of 31
18th of 31
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$377,200
Phoenix $440,90040% · scores 41
Median rent vs metro$1,998/mo
Phoenix $1,702/mo30% · scores 62
Ownership rate84%
Phoenix 67%15% · scores 88
Households spending >30% of income on housing29%
Phoenix 32%15% · scores 54
Context, not scored
Median year built · Phoenix 19942007
Houses rather than flats · Phoenix 71%98%
Households with children · Phoenix 30%40%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Phoenix reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Phoenix suburbs for housing
All 31 ranked, Maricopa highlighted1Paradise ValleyA+$2,000,000+2Queen CreekB$635,4003New RiverB$640,6004SaddlebrookeB−$498,7005AnthemB−$569,9006Fountain HillsB−$622,9007ScottsdaleC+$789,8008GilbertC+$575,1009Gold CanyonC$508,10010BuckeyeC$419,80011San Tan ValleyC$410,10012Sun LakesC$455,20013MaranaC$413,80014SurpriseC$435,10015GoodyearC$471,30016ChandlerC$507,80017PeoriaC−$463,60018MaricopaC−$377,20019Sun City WestC−$377,80020FlorenceD+$346,30021AvondaleD$394,60022MesaD$408,00023El MirageD$321,90024PhoenixD$420,70025Sun CityD$280,90026TempeD−$455,40027GlendaleD−$387,50028Casa GrandeD−$303,90029CoolidgeF$255,40030EloyF$255,30031Apache JunctionF$211,500
Better than Maricopa on housing & affordability
Maricopa grades C− on housing & affordability. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Gilbert24 mi from MaricopaC+ 72 B− Sun Lakes14 mi from MaricopaC 64 C+ Chandler19 mi from MaricopaC 72 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24