Every number below comes from recorded sales, not sentiment.
Right now this is a strong buyer's market, cooling.
Buyers hold real leverage here right now. Homes sit longer than this ZIP's own norm and sellers are conceding more than they usually do.
$396K
Median sold (3 mo)
$238
Per sqft
46 days
On market
100.0%
Sold to list
19%
Closed over list
Latest three complete months of ARMLS single-family sales in 85037.
One-year $/sqft change: 2.9%. Three-year: 5.4%.
What sold here in the last three months
Out of the 119 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 fewer8%
3 bedrooms45%
4 bedrooms35%
5+ bedrooms12%
Where 85037 sits
The shaded area is ZIP 85037. Streets and highways
stay visible so you can orient yourself. Map data from OpenStreetMap.
Is 85037 expensive right now
Against its own 22-year track record, 85037 is running about 8% hotter than it usually does relative to the rest of the Valley. Sellers are getting a premium. Buyers should know they are paying one. That premium and the buyer's-market call above are not a contradiction. One is about where prices sit, the other is about which way they are being pushed. 85037 re-rated over the past decade, and right now the market is catching its breath, so buyers negotiate hard from a higher base.
Mostly built out. 15,941 homes, with builders still working the last open pockets. Most were built around 1995. 24% of the homes are landlord-owned, high for the Valley, so expect more renters than owners on some streets.
When 85037 was built
The age profile of the 14,515 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 19600%
1960s0%
1970s20%
1980s21%
1990s28%
2000s20%
2010s3%
2020s8%
Twenty-two years of price history
ZIP 85037Maricopa 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 182%. In the 2008 crash it drew down 70% peak to trough, which is the honest measure of how it behaves when the market turns.
Where prices actually land
From 446 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)
$183
25th percentile
$210
$350,807
Median
$233
$388,858
75th percentile
$264
$436,308
Top of the market (p90)
$297
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
$281/sqft
123
1,400 to 1,900 sqft
$242/sqft
172
1,900 to 2,600 sqft
$212/sqft
131
Over 2,600 sqft
$179/sqft
20
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Where does your home land?
Slide to a price and size. I will place it on 85037's ladder, using the
last 12 months of actual sales.
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YOUR HOME
$183/sqft$233 median$297/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 85037, and how your
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What this means for you
Buying here
This is one of the ZIPs where a sub-$450K purchase still exists, and prices are climbing, so waiting has a cost here. Leverage score 86 out of 100,
measured against this ZIP's own 22-year history. Days on market sit at the
81th percentile of everything this ZIP has ever done.
Selling here
The data says: price at market; expect near-list offers. That comes from how 85037 buyers
are actually behaving this quarter, not a rule of thumb.
Short-term rentals
28 licensed short-term rentals operate in 85037 (City of Phoenix registry).
Profile: 54% have a pool, median last sale $362K,
32% professionally managed. The archetype here is mixed.
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 85037
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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