Housing by town in Maricopa County, Arizona

Maricopa County, Arizona has 32 places with Census figures, and its median gross rent is $1,708 (±$8) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.8% of its households rent.

The median gross rent was $1,127 in 2015–2019 (+51.6%; Up after inflation).

Paradise Valley has the highest median gross rent ($3,500 or more) and Circle City the lowest ($850).

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,708 (±$8)
Households that rent
34.8%
Median household income
$89,300
Places
32

Cities, towns and townships in Maricopa County

Census estimates, 2020–2024
PlaceMedian gross rentHouseholds that rentMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian real estate taxes
Anthem$2,54815.1%$120,613$569,900$3,184
Avondale$1,83238.4%$86,123$394,600$1,799
Buckeye$1,96314.0%$99,486$419,800$2,081
Carefree$1,5388.9%$147,165$1,088,100$2,972
Cave Creek$2,4935.4%$107,067$906,100$2,443
Chandler$1,90235.0%$108,095$507,800$2,258
Circle City$85016.6%$41,875$214,700$500
Citrus Park$2,8634.3%$141,026$722,500$2,909
El Mirage$1,80630.3%$78,050$321,900$1,079
Fountain Hills$1,89015.6%$112,654$622,900$2,424
Gila Bend$1,06937.4%$52,254$116,200$779
Gilbert$2,11026.9%$122,551$575,100$2,417
Glendale$1,52842.8%$73,530$387,500$1,612
Goodyear$1,95622.3%$103,319$471,300$2,551
Guadalupe$87238.9%$51,354$271,300$720
Litchfield Park$1,92215.2%$126,250$577,000$2,308
Mesa$1,62035.6%$82,752$408,000$1,604
New River$1,9485.3%$134,289$640,600$3,357
Paradise Valley$3,500 or more5.0%$247,159$2,000,000 or more$10,000 or more
Peoria$1,84324.0%$95,815$463,600$2,160
Phoenix$1,58242.7%$81,332$420,700$1,850
Queen Creek$2,2109.8%$141,978$635,400$2,754
Rio Verde—3.7%$131,723$774,100$3,988
Scottsdale$2,01333.0%$110,886$789,800$2,956
Sun City$1,56915.8%$54,586$280,900$977
Sun City West$1,67211.9%$63,685$377,800$1,655
Sun Lakes$1,93812.0%$67,853$455,200$2,658
Surprise$2,03320.9%$96,711$435,100$1,842
Tempe$1,74357.7%$79,663$455,400$2,175
Tolleson$1,30958.3%$59,626$306,400$1,498
Wickenburg$99116.6%$67,600$470,300$1,750
Youngtown$1,15735.9%$68,321$320,000$1,052

HUD income limits, fiscal year 2026

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$23,600$39,350$62,950
2 people$27,000$45,000$71,950
3 people$30,350$50,600$80,950
4 people$33,700$56,200$89,900
5 people$38,680$60,700$97,100
6 people$44,360$65,200$104,300
7 people$50,040$69,700$111,500
8 people$55,720$74,200$118,700

How the places in Maricopa County rank across Arizona

Crime reported to police in Maricopa County

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI by the departments that serve the county; rates per 100,000 residents
YearViolent crimesViolent per 100,000Property crimesProperty per 100,000Residents servedDepartments reporting in full
202322,15547792,4031,9904,642,21119 of 20
202422,27447185,8321,8144,731,62820 of 20
202518,97743173,7631,6754,404,77418 of 20

In 2025, the police departments that report for Maricopa County recorded 18,977 violent and 73,763 property crimes, 431 and 1,675 per 100,000 residents.

Departments serving 93% of the residents the FBI counts for the county reported every month that year; the rest are left out of these totals.

The county figure adds up its city and town police, its sheriff and any state police with residents of their own; a university or transit force is left out, because the people it serves are already counted by the town around them.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is.

Police departments in Maricopa County, 2025

Each department’s own report to the FBI; a dash means it did not report every month
DepartmentResidents servedViolent crimesProperty crimes
Phoenix Police Department1,688,66211,77634,655
Mesa Police Department519,9902,2106,792
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office342,500——
Gilbert Police Department293,8513452,580
Chandler Police Department282,1913513,474
Glendale Police Department260,4981,1416,131
Scottsdale Police Department247,2584334,334
Peoria Police Department201,9625102,203
Tempe Police Department191,3487995,171
Surprise Police Department173,9221491,359
Goodyear Police Department123,9112921,690
Buckeye Police Department120,174191907
Avondale Police Department98,4573362,213
Queen Creek Police Department90,750143707
Apache Junction Police Department45,834138512

ZIP codes in Maricopa County

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas whose land lies mostly in this county (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
8532675,359$1,770$373,300$89,87618.2%
8538374,390$2,355$661,400$145,5469.3%
8528172,762$1,677$381,000$64,53876.3%
8522572,297$1,738$430,400$88,67638.3%
8503270,839$1,609$416,800$78,64342.2%
8530168,178$1,324$255,300$53,82760.0%
8533867,451$1,918$436,300$101,74422.7%
8520465,155$1,566$351,300$72,21641.8%
8530865,095$1,873$458,100$95,24729.2%
8504163,862$1,739$347,100$75,30127.5%
8534560,918$1,697$319,800$67,38033.5%
8500859,716$1,403$358,000$66,35368.7%
8503357,591$1,457$292,800$64,14442.5%
8529556,744$2,037$579,500$118,46737.5%
8521255,283$2,209$584,000$125,90215.9%
8533954,641$2,120$441,600$110,60218.0%
8503754,608$1,800$330,200$84,01640.1%
8502253,811$1,623$425,200$69,92747.7%
8528253,624$1,745$412,000$79,03653.0%
8503553,424$1,481$275,600$60,44053.4%
8529653,076$2,227$561,400$118,98231.1%
8500952,064$1,208$236,100$52,05448.9%
8520151,400$1,445$328,800$67,29460.6%
8523451,283$1,964$550,900$121,10224.4%
8520751,178$1,791$505,000$108,69916.9%
8537951,035$2,095$448,200$110,61624.6%
8528650,621$2,109$601,900$121,75834.6%
8502949,683$1,455$345,600$64,55645.5%
8535349,120$1,799$388,700$94,15430.7%
8524948,746$2,392$660,600$153,63311.5%
8522447,963$1,923$438,700$94,51646.2%
8528347,459$1,767$442,800$84,56849.1%
8532347,043$1,825$370,200$83,12040.6%
8501746,129$1,299$286,700$58,34655.6%
8504245,903$1,668$398,000$88,71732.4%
8505145,768$1,322$326,300$69,18944.8%
8525445,558$2,156$785,700$123,20328.0%
8525545,346$2,483$1,036,800$140,61626.9%
8520545,116$1,446$339,900$73,28326.6%
8529844,114$2,785$652,400$156,4258.9%
8538243,729$1,939$438,300$91,52530.3%
8508643,270$2,330$598,900$121,67614.8%
8520943,150$1,864$402,900$84,43226.9%
8522642,294$1,892$483,800$114,81739.2%
8539642,181$2,243$482,900$114,0567.3%
8501541,490$1,287$345,000$54,87465.4%
8537441,420$1,928$395,400$81,20123.1%
8504341,331$1,697$343,400$78,25734.4%
8534040,919$2,072$547,500$122,32318.4%
8525140,780$1,867$554,400$92,85151.5%
8530240,612$1,332$364,100$65,13247.2%
8539540,414$2,024$564,800$105,93521.9%
8526039,896$2,132$698,200$97,17740.1%
8502139,828$1,313$470,400$59,76860.6%
8502739,487$1,607$354,800$76,60543.5%
8504439,347$1,874$474,800$96,82037.6%
8539239,079$1,848$418,900$87,70238.6%
8523339,077$1,972$513,000$111,16027.0%
8521039,015$1,497$337,800$61,95757.2%
8520238,750$1,594$370,900$71,61949.3%
8520338,035$1,534$439,100$73,57843.4%
8529737,475$2,302$600,600$130,75525.2%
8501837,297$1,537$862,000$93,88543.6%
8520637,235$1,818$357,900$75,60736.3%
8520837,225$1,631$286,200$69,39018.3%
8524837,095$1,907$527,800$94,49522.0%
8501637,074$1,687$564,900$87,85048.9%
8521336,836$1,730$438,900$103,96921.5%
8533536,088$1,806$321,900$78,05030.3%
8538835,369$2,155$459,900$112,16418.1%
8502335,034$1,577$391,200$77,36940.4%
8502034,916$1,530$447,200$83,73545.4%
8504834,664$2,086$592,100$122,83324.6%
8504034,117$1,259$329,800$60,72752.1%
8530333,663$1,567$333,600$80,65037.1%
8505033,118$2,377$618,600$139,83620.9%
8533131,968$2,595$741,700$129,0837.4%
8508531,458$1,944$669,100$128,98440.0%
8503131,191$1,647$294,800$70,41233.9%
8530429,861$1,514$379,700$86,92718.9%

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Questions about Maricopa County

What is the crime rate in Maricopa County?

In 2025, the police departments that report for Maricopa County recorded 431 violent and 1,675 property crimes per 100,000 residents (18,977 violent and 73,763 property crimes in all).

Which place in Maricopa County has the highest rent?

Paradise Valley has the highest median gross rent, $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Which place in Maricopa County has the lowest rent?

Circle City has the lowest median gross rent, $850 (±$589) a month.

What is the median rent in Maricopa County, Arizona?

The median gross rent in Maricopa County is $1,708 (±$8) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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