Area data
Scottsdale, AZ — ZIP 85256
Population: 3,504 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 567.6 (+0.5% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,530/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,070/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 100.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $18.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
- Charter schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very High
- Top hazards
- hail, heatWave, inlandFlooding, strongWind, drought
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 8.2 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 72
- Days with Good air quality
- 41
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 7
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (39 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Falcon Field (MSC) (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) (10 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 55
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 333
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +6,982 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,987
- Median annual property tax
- $1,217
- Households with broadband internet
- 69.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,020,817
- Average weekly wage
- $1,347
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 21,487
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