Phoenix

Housing & affordability in Sun City

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D
43/100
25th of 31
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$280,900
Phoenix $440,90040% · scores 25
Median rent vs metro$1,569/mo
Phoenix $1,702/mo30% · scores 44
Ownership rate84%
Phoenix 67%15% · scores 89
Households spending >30% of income on housing32%
Phoenix 32%15% · scores 42
Context, not scored
Median year built · Phoenix 19941973
Houses rather than flats · Phoenix 71%88%
Households with children · Phoenix 30%1.8%
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, Sun City highlighted
1Paradise 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
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Better than Sun City on housing & affordability

Sun City grades D on housing & affordability. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
Paradise Valley19 mi from Sun CityA+$2.00M+95% 64 C+ New River22 mi from Sun CityB$641k95% 55 C− Anthem18 mi from Sun CityB−$570k85% 63 C+ Scottsdale25 mi from Sun CityC+$790k67% 65 C+ Buckeye24 mi from Sun CityC$420k86% 44 D Surprise10 mi from Sun CityC$435k79% 50 D+
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24