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.
$471K
Median sold (3 mo)
$260
Per sqft
48 days
On market
98.9%
Sold to list
18%
Closed over list
Latest three complete months of ARMLS single-family sales in 85209.
One-year $/sqft change: 1.3%. Three-year: 6.6%.
What sold here in the last three months
Out of the 137 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 fewer26%
3 bedrooms45%
4 bedrooms22%
5+ bedrooms7%
Where 85209 sits
The shaded area is ZIP 85209. Streets and highways
stay visible so you can orient yourself. Map data from OpenStreetMap.
Is 85209 expensive right now
Measured against 22 years of history, 85209 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.
Mostly built out. 19,594 homes, with builders still working the last open pockets. Most were built around 2000. 15% of the homes are landlord-owned, which is typical for the Valley.
When 85209 was built
The age profile of the 15,299 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%
1970s2%
1980s6%
1990s33%
2000s45%
2010s11%
2020s4%
Twenty-two years of price history
ZIP 85209Maricopa 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 115%. In the 2008 crash it drew down 44% peak to trough, which is the honest measure of how it behaves when the market turns.
Where prices actually land
From 480 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)
$210
25th percentile
$229
$406,650
Median
$256
$455,092
75th percentile
$280
$545,061
Top of the market (p90)
$305
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
$295/sqft
60
1,400 to 1,900 sqft
$260/sqft
215
1,900 to 2,600 sqft
$247/sqft
157
Over 2,600 sqft
$215/sqft
48
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Where does your home land?
Slide to a price and size. I will place it on 85209's ladder, using the
last 12 months of actual sales.
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YOUR HOME
$210/sqft$256 median$305/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 85209, 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 56 out of 100,
measured against this ZIP's own 22-year history. Days on market sit at the
65th percentile of everything this ZIP has ever done.
Selling here
The data says: price at market; expect near-list offers. That comes from how 85209 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 85209
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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