Every number below comes from recorded sales, not sentiment.
Right now this is a balanced market, holding steady.
Neither side holds much leverage. Homes move at a normal pace for this ZIP and pricing discipline decides the outcome.
$641K
Median sold (3 mo)
$271
Per sqft
40 days
On market
99.5%
Sold to list
16%
Closed over list
Latest three complete months of ARMLS single-family sales in 85297.
One-year $/sqft change: 0.3%. Three-year: 3.5%.
What sold here in the last three months
Out of the 114 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 bedrooms22%
4 bedrooms51%
5+ bedrooms27%
Where 85297 sits
The shaded area is ZIP 85297. Streets and highways
stay visible so you can orient yourself. Map data from OpenStreetMap.
Is 85297 expensive right now
Measured against 22 years of history, 85297 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. 12,740 homes, with builders still working the last open pockets. Most were built around 2005. 17% of the homes are landlord-owned, which is typical for the Valley.
When 85297 was built
The age profile of the 11,601 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%
1990s4%
2000s63%
2010s22%
2020s10%
Twenty-two years of price history
ZIP 85297Maricopa 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 117%. In the 2008 crash it drew down 38% peak to trough, which is the honest measure of how it behaves when the market turns.
Where prices actually land
From 395 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)
$212
25th percentile
$240
$488,856
Median
$273
$620,268
75th percentile
$307
$801,142
Top of the market (p90)
$365
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
$293/sqft
95
1,900 to 2,600 sqft
$261/sqft
128
Over 2,600 sqft
$260/sqft
160
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Where does your home land?
Slide to a price and size. I will place it on 85297's ladder, using the
last 12 months of actual sales.
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YOUR HOME
$212/sqft$273 median$365/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 85297, 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 51 out of 100,
measured against this ZIP's own 22-year history. Days on market sit at the
45th percentile of everything this ZIP has ever done.
Selling here
The data says: price at market; expect near-list offers. That comes from how 85297 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 85297
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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