AZ area data
Carefree, AZ
Carefree, AZ.
Population: 3,437 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $1.22M
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.0%
- 3-year appreciation
- +7.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +26.4%
- 10-year appreciation
- +92.7%
- All-time peak (2026-04)
- $1.23M
- House Price Index
- 567.6 (+0.5% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $1.43M
- Median list price
- $1.45M
- Median days on market
- 137 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 94.6%
- Active listings
- 15
- 1-year forecast
- -1.0%
- Days to pending
- 80 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 10
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $2,080/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,800/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%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very High
- Top hazards
- hail, heatWave, inlandFlooding, strongWind, drought
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 74.0°F
- Average high
- 88.0°F
- Average low
- 61.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 7.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 77
- Days with Good air quality
- 33
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 7
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 7.5 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (43 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Hangar Haciendas Airpark (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) (15 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 57
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.7 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,987
- Median annual property tax
- $2,865
- Households with broadband internet
- 85.8%
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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