What is the cheapest Arizona city to buy an investment property?

Of the 15 cities on this list, Bullhead City has the lowest median closed price at $250,000, measured across 753 closings tracked inside the city limits.

Which affordable Arizona market has the most transaction volume?

Tucson, with 3,209 tracked closings and a median closed price of $300,000. More closings means a deeper comparable set to price against.

Do these rankings include rent or cash flow figures?

No. Resideline does not have verified rent data for these cities, so this page ranks on entry price and transaction volume only. Publishing yields or cash-on-cash figures without rent data would be invention rather than analysis.

Do these figures cover the city or the wider postal area?

The city. Every median and count here describes closings inside the municipal boundary, which is usually a smaller and different footprint from the postal area that shares the name.

Best Places to Buy Rental Property in Arizona (2026)

There is no honest way to rank Arizona cities by rental return without rent data, and this page does not have it. What it does have is transaction evidence: the median price homes actually closed at inside each city's limits, and how many closings happened. That answers the two questions that come before any cash flow analysis, what it costs to get in and whether you can get back out.

What this page measures, and what it does not

Every city below cleared at least 100 closings in its reporting window, which filters out markets too thin to read. They are ranked cheapest first by median closed price, from $250,000 to $410,000. You will not find rent estimates, rent-to-price ratios, cap rates, cash-on-cash projections or gross yield rankings here. Resideline does not have verified rent data for these cities, so publishing those numbers would be invention rather than analysis. Entry price and transaction volume are what the data supports. Every figure describes closings inside the city limits, not the wider postal area that shares the city's name. The two can differ a lot: a postal area usually reaches into surrounding townships, which pulls the median toward whatever those townships are worth. Arizona's statewide median closed price is $415,990 across 68,440 tracked closings.

The rankings

City	Median closed price	Closings tracked	Window
Bullhead City	$250,000	753	6 months
Green Valley	$265,000	600	6 months
Kingman	$280,000	379	6 months
Yuma	$288,500	678	6 months
Sierra Vista	$294,150	440	6 months
Tucson	$300,000	3,209	6 months
Fort Mohave	$309,995	258	6 months
Casa Grande	$310,000	543	6 months
Sahuarita	$328,000	401	6 months
Florence	$329,990	368	6 months
Apache Junction	$335,000	647	6 months
Maricopa	$340,000	905	6 months
Sun City West	$359,000	685	6 months
Buckeye	$397,990	1,535	6 months
Chino Valley	$410,000	190	6 months

1. Bullhead City, $250,000, 753 closings

At $250,000 the entry price is about 60 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 753 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 126 a month. Full detail is on the Bullhead City market page.

2. Green Valley, $265,000, 600 closings

At $265,000 the entry price is about 64 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 600 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 100 a month. Full detail is on the Green Valley market page.

3. Kingman, $280,000, 379 closings

At $280,000 the entry price is about 67 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 379 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 63 a month. About 94 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Kingman market page.

4. Yuma, $288,500, 678 closings

At $288,500 the entry price is about 69 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 678 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 113 a month. About 85 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Yuma market page.

5. Sierra Vista, $294,150, 440 closings

At $294,150 the entry price is about 71 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 440 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 73 a month. About 93 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Sierra Vista market page.

6. Tucson, $300,000, 3,209 closings

At $300,000 the entry price is about 72 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 3,209 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 535 a month. Full detail is on the Tucson market page.

7. Fort Mohave, $309,995, 258 closings

At $309,995 the entry price is about 75 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 258 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 43 a month. Full detail is on the Fort Mohave market page.

8. Casa Grande, $310,000, 543 closings

At $310,000 the entry price is about 75 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 543 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 90 a month. About 88 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Casa Grande market page.

9. Sahuarita, $328,000, 401 closings

At $328,000 the entry price is about 79 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 401 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 67 a month. About 96 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Sahuarita market page.

10. Florence, $329,990, 368 closings

At $329,990 the entry price is about 79 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 368 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 61 a month. About 84 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Florence market page.

11. Apache Junction, $335,000, 647 closings

At $335,000 the entry price is about 81 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 647 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 108 a month. Full detail is on the Apache Junction market page.

12. Maricopa, $340,000, 905 closings

At $340,000 the entry price is about 82 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 905 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 151 a month. About 99 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Maricopa market page.

13. Sun City West, $359,000, 685 closings

At $359,000 the entry price is about 86 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 685 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 114 a month. About 84 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Sun City West market page.

14. Buckeye, $397,990, 1,535 closings

At $397,990 the entry price is about 96 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 1,535 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 256 a month. About 98 percent of those closings are houses, so the figure describes that segment rather than every property type. Full detail is on the Buckeye market page.

15. Chino Valley, $410,000, 190 closings

At $410,000 the entry price is about 99 percent of the Arizona median. Resideline tracked 190 closings there over the last last six months, roughly 32 a month. Full detail is on the Chino Valley market page.

How to use this list

Treat it as a shortlist, not an answer. A citywide median cannot price a specific address: property type, size, condition and location move a number far more than the city line does. Run any address on this list through Resideline for the comparable set behind its value.

Figures last updated August 23, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.