AZ area data
Payson, AZ
Payson, AZ.
Population: 23,382 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $449,030
- 1-year appreciation
- -0.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- +2.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +17.0%
- 10-year appreciation
- +88.0%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $461,849
- House Price Index
- 567.6 (+0.5% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $357,500
- Median list price
- $317,500
- Median days on market
- 65.5 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 96.7%
- Active listings
- 12
- 1-year forecast
- +0.1%
- Days to pending
- 83 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 74
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,888/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,275/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,006/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
- 6
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 3
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- lightning, wildfire, winterWeather, heatWave, inlandFlooding
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 79.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 78.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 232
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 6.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Tonto National Monument (39 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Payson Airport (PJB) (5 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 18
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +314 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,992
- Median annual property tax
- $1,719
- Mean commute to work
- 16 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 61.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 9,679
- Average weekly wage
- $1,001
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Mining
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 141
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