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Housing & affordability in Tempe

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
D−
42/100
26th of 31
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$455,400
Phoenix $440,90040% · scores 52
Median rent vs metro$1,743/mo
Phoenix $1,702/mo30% · scores 52
Ownership rate42%
Phoenix 67%15% · scores 13
Households spending >30% of income on housing38%
Phoenix 32%15% · scores 24
Context, not scored
Median year built · Phoenix 19941984
Houses rather than flats · Phoenix 71%48%
Households with children · Phoenix 30%18%
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.
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Best Phoenix suburbs for housing

All 31 ranked, Tempe 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 Tempe on housing & affordability

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

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
Paradise Valley11 mi from TempeA+$2.00M+95% 64 C+ Queen Creek21 mi from TempeB$635k90% 65 C+ Fountain Hills19 mi from TempeB−$623k84% 60 C Scottsdale21 mi from TempeC+$790k67% 65 C+ Gilbert12 mi from TempeC+$575k73% 72 B− Sun Lakes13 mi from TempeC$455k88% 64 C+
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24