ZIP Code Market Report ยท Updated May 2026
Is 85001 a Buyer's
or Seller's Market?
๐ Phoenix, Arizona ยท AZ
72
๐ก WARM
Balanced market
19 days avg on market ยท Tax rate: 0.62%/yr
Mortgage Breakdown โ 85001
Median Price$450,000
20% Down$90,000
Loan Amount$360,000
Rate (~6.7%)$2,323/mo P&I
Property Tax$232/mo
Total PITI$2,742/mo
Income Needed$91,400/yr
Educational purposes only. Market data is estimated. Not financial advice. Always verify with a licensed professional.
The other half of the answer
Prices tell you what a house costs here. They do not tell you whether a lender will approve the loan — and that varies more than almost anyone realises.
18.2%
of FHA applications denied in Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, 2025 · national 22.1%
Lennar Mortgage, LLC
13.6% DHI Mortgage Company, LTD.
18.0% United Wholesale Mortgage
18.1% A 14.1-point spread between the busiest FHA lenders in this metro.
Loans under $150K denied at 55.5% versus 16.4% above $250K.
CFPB HMDA 2025, computed by FinanceRateCalc. Covers the highest-volume lenders published for this market, not all lenders. Rates reflect applicant mix as well as lender practice — historical observations, not predictions. CC BY 4.0, not independently reproduced.
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