Every number below comes from recorded sales, not sentiment.
Right now this is a balanced market, cooling.
Neither side holds much leverage. Homes move at a normal pace for this ZIP and pricing discipline decides the outcome.
$661K
Median sold (3 mo)
$313
Per sqft
52 days
On market
99.2%
Sold to list
15%
Closed over list
Latest three complete months of ARMLS single-family sales in 85021.
One-year $/sqft change: -2.4%. Three-year: 1.4%.
What sold here in the last three months
Out of the 63 homes that closed in April to June 2026, here is the bedroom count buyers
actually bought. Median 2.0 bathrooms.
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2 beds or fewer2%
3 bedrooms52%
4 bedrooms37%
5+ bedrooms10%
Where 85021 sits
The shaded area is ZIP 85021. Streets and highways
stay visible so you can orient yourself. Map data from OpenStreetMap.
Is 85021 expensive right now
Measured against 22 years of history, 85021 is priced right where it usually sits relative to the rest of the Valley. No premium, no discount. If you buy here, you pay what the neighborhood is actually worth.
This is a finished neighborhood. Builders moved on decades ago, so the 9,839 homes here are the whole story. Most were built around 1961. The large majority predate 1980, so walk in expecting older roofs, plumbing and electrical panels, and budget the inspection accordingly. 17% of the homes are landlord-owned, which is typical for the Valley.
When 85021 was built
The age profile of the 8,292 homes here with a recorded build year. The copper
bar is the decade that defines this neighborhood. Age tells you what to inspect: a 1970s ZIP
means original plumbing and panels are still out there, while a 2020s ZIP is mostly
under builder warranty.
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Before 196050%
1960s16%
1970s12%
1980s11%
1990s3%
2000s3%
2010s2%
2020s3%
Twenty-two years of price history
ZIP 85021Maricopa County
Median sold price per square foot by month,
Jan 2004 to Jul 2026, 3-month smoothed. ARMLS single-family sales.
Over the last 10 years this ZIP appreciated 146%. In the 2008 crash it drew down 72% peak to trough, which is the honest measure of how it behaves when the market turns.
Where prices actually land
From 226 sales in the last 12 months (July 2025 to June 2026).
Half of everything sold between the 25th and 75th percentile lines.
$/sqft
Sold price
Bottom of the market (p10)
$211
25th percentile
$262
$371,960
Median
$307
$615,452
75th percentile
$380
$912,537
Top of the market (p90)
$439
Price per square foot falls as homes get bigger, so a large
home should be judged against its own size band, not the ZIP overall.
Size band
Median $/sqft
Sales
Under 1,400 sqft
$275/sqft
41
1,400 to 1,900 sqft
$282/sqft
64
1,900 to 2,600 sqft
$328/sqft
63
Over 2,600 sqft
$378/sqft
58
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Where does your home land?
Slide to a price and size. I will place it on 85021's ladder, using the
last 12 months of actual sales.
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YOUR HOME
$211/sqft$307 median$439/sqft
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just where the number sits on this ZIP's ladder.
See what features place a house into each price tier in 85021, and how your
home stacks up. Leave a way to reach you and I will send your street-level
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What this means for you
Buying here
No rush, no panic. Pricing discipline matters more than timing. Leverage score 49 out of 100,
measured against this ZIP's own 22-year history. Days on market sit at the
60th percentile of everything this ZIP has ever done.
Selling here
The data says: price at market; expect near-list offers. That comes from how 85021 buyers
are actually behaving this quarter, not a rule of thumb.
Short-term rentals
17 licensed short-term rentals operate in 85021 (City of Phoenix registry).
Profile: 65% have a pool, median last sale $534K,
47% professionally managed. The archetype here is resort/pool.
If you are weighing a purchase for STR use, this is proven demand territory, and also
proven competition.
This is the ZIP. Your street tells its own story.
I run this same analysis at the subdivision and
size-band level before any client of mine lists or offers.
Sources: ARMLS sold records (Jan 2004 to Jul 2026) and Maricopa County Assessor public
records. Analysis window April to June 2026. This report describes market conditions in ZIP 85021
as a whole. It is not an appraisal or a valuation of any specific property, and it is not
investment advice. Statistics reflect recorded single-family sales and may lag the market
by up to one month. Clifford Wong, CliffordSellsAZ.
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