Every number below comes from recorded sales, not sentiment.
Right now this is a balanced market, heating up.
Neither side holds much leverage. Homes move at a normal pace for this ZIP and pricing discipline decides the outcome.
$691K
Median sold (3 mo)
$259
Per sqft
37 days
On market
99.6%
Sold to list
8%
Closed over list
Latest three complete months of ARMLS single-family sales in 85045.
One-year $/sqft change: -10.3%. Three-year: -2.3%.
What sold here in the last three months
Out of the 40 homes that closed in April to June 2026, here is the bedroom count buyers
actually bought. Median 3.0 bathrooms.
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2 beds or fewer0%
3 bedrooms28%
4 bedrooms50%
5+ bedrooms22%
Where 85045 sits
The shaded area is ZIP 85045. Streets and highways
stay visible so you can orient yourself. Map data from OpenStreetMap.
Is 85045 expensive right now
Against its own 22-year track record, 85045 is running about 16% cheaper than it usually does relative to the rest of the Valley. A gap like that does not guarantee a bargain, but it is where value hunting starts.
This neighborhood is done growing. The 3,811 homes here are relatively young, but there is no meaningful construction left to come. Most were built around 1999. Only 8% are landlord-owned, low for the Valley. This is owner territory.
When 85045 was built
The age profile of the 3,045 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%
1970s0%
1980s0%
1990s59%
2000s31%
2010s8%
2020s2%
Twenty-two years of price history
ZIP 85045Maricopa 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 101%.
Where prices actually land
From 131 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)
$227
25th percentile
$245
$546,277
Median
$280
$663,282
75th percentile
$323
$855,343
Top of the market (p90)
$348
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
1,400 to 1,900 sqft
$300/sqft
23
1,900 to 2,600 sqft
$288/sqft
48
Over 2,600 sqft
$258/sqft
54
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Where does your home land?
Slide to a price and size. I will place it on 85045's ladder, using the
last 12 months of actual sales.
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YOUR HOME
$227/sqft$280 median$348/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 85045, 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 40 out of 100,
measured against this ZIP's own 22-year history. Days on market sit at the
27th percentile of everything this ZIP has ever done.
Selling here
The data says: price sharp: the first 2 weeks decide it. That comes from how 85045 buyers
are actually behaving this quarter, not a rule of thumb.
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 85045
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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