What is the cheapest city to buy a house in Arizona?

Golden Valley, with a median closed price of $210,260 over its reporting window, among Arizona cities where Resideline tracked at least 100 closings inside the city limits.

Are these asking prices or sale prices?

Closed sale prices. Every price median is the price homes actually closed at inside the municipal boundary, not a listing price. The one column measured differently is realized appreciation, which uses the postal city, as the note under the table says.

Why does a cheap city show a high price per square foot?

Because the ranking median covers every property type that closed, condos and multi-family included, while the $/sqft column is single-family houses only. In cities where most sales are condos, the median price is low and the house $/sqft can still be high.

Is the appreciation figure a forecast?

No. It is the median annual change between consecutive sales of the same home, on repeat-sale pairs. It is historical and nominal, and it says what happened, not what will.

Cheapest Cities to Buy a House in Arizona (2026)

Every Arizona city below cleared 100 closings in its window and is ranked by the median price homes actually closed at, not the asking price. The columns beside it are the questions that follow a low price: what you pay per square foot, what the same homes did on resale, and how quickly listings go.

The ranking

#	City	Median closed price	Houses $/sqft	Realized appreciation	Days to contract	Closings	Window
1	Golden Valley	$210,260	$192	n/a	23	214	12 months
2	Sun City	$250,000	$190	4.51%/yr	32	756	six months
3	Arizona City	$254,950	$178	n/a	34	220	six months
4	Bullhead City	$259,000	$206	5.71%/yr	30	695	six months
5	Green Valley	$265,000	$203	4.36%/yr	54	523	six months
6	Kingman	$279,700	$197	5.76%/yr	28	340	six months
7	Yuma	$290,000	$194	5.42%/yr	31	645	six months
8	Sierra Vista	$295,000	$185	4.84%/yr	24	427	six months
9	Tucson	$301,000	$204	5.30%/yr	43	2,931	six months
10	Fort Mohave	$304,990	$218	n/a	28	219	six months
11	Casa Grande	$316,000	$183	4.58%/yr	34	494	six months
12	Florence	$324,900	$182	5.03%/yr	56	313	six months
13	Sahuarita	$327,990	$175	4.78%/yr	53	345	six months
14	Cottonwood	$340,000	$259	5.56%/yr	29	154	six months
14	Maricopa	$340,000	$176	5.14%/yr	45	820	six months

1. Golden Valley, $210,260

Homes in Golden Valley closed at a median of $210,260 over the last 12 months, about 51 percent of the Arizona statewide median. 214 closings sit behind that figure, about 18 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $192, measured on 86 sales. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 23 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Golden Valley market page.

2. Sun City, $250,000

Homes in Sun City closed at a median of $250,000 over the last six months, about 60 percent of the Arizona statewide median. 756 closings sit behind that figure, about 126 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $190 per square foot across 456 sales with usable living area. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 4.51 percent a year between those sales, on 5,053 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 32 days. Full detail is on the Sun City market page.

3. Arizona City, $254,950

Homes in Arizona City closed at a median of $254,950 over the last six months, about 61 percent of the Arizona statewide median. Resideline tracked 220 closings there, roughly 37 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $178, measured on 208 sales. The median listed home took 34 days to go under contract, across 139 listed closings. Full detail is on the Arizona City market page.

4. Bullhead City, $259,000

Bullhead City's median closed price over the last six months was $259,000, around 62 percent of what the typical Arizona sale closed at. 695 closings sit behind that figure, about 116 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $206 per square foot across 426 sales with usable living area. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 5.71 percent a year between those sales, on 3,575 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 30 days. Full detail is on the Bullhead City market page.

5. Green Valley, $265,000

Green Valley's median closed price over the last six months was $265,000, around 64 percent of what the typical Arizona sale closed at. 523 closings sit behind that figure, about 87 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $203, measured on 259 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 4.36 percent a year (4,501 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 54 days. Full detail is on the Green Valley market page.

6. Kingman, $279,700

Homes in Kingman closed at a median of $279,700 over the last six months, about 67 percent of the Arizona statewide median. 340 closings sit behind that figure, about 57 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $197, measured on 315 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 5.76 percent a year (2,803 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 28 days. Full detail is on the Kingman market page.

7. Yuma, $290,000

The median closed price in Yuma is $290,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 70 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 645 closings there, roughly 108 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $194 per square foot across 555 sales with usable living area. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 5.42 percent a year between those sales, on 4,989 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 31 days. Full detail is on the Yuma market page.

8. Sierra Vista, $295,000

The median closed price in Sierra Vista is $295,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 71 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 427 closings there, roughly 71 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $185 per square foot across 400 sales with usable living area. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 4.84 percent a year between those sales, on 1,817 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 24 days, which is fast for the state and leaves little time to deliberate. Full detail is on the Sierra Vista market page.

9. Tucson, $301,000

The median closed price in Tucson is $301,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 73 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 2,931 closings there, roughly 488 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $204, measured on 2,311 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 5.30 percent a year (29,669 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 43 days. Full detail is on the Tucson market page.

10. Fort Mohave, $304,990

Homes in Fort Mohave closed at a median of $304,990 over the last six months, about 73 percent of the Arizona statewide median. 219 closings sit behind that figure, about 36 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $218, measured on 167 sales. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 28 days. Full detail is on the Fort Mohave market page.

11. Casa Grande, $316,000

Homes in Casa Grande closed at a median of $316,000 over the last six months, about 76 percent of the Arizona statewide median. 494 closings sit behind that figure, about 82 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $183 per square foot across 442 sales with usable living area. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 4.58 percent a year (3,504 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. The median listed home took 34 days to go under contract, across 324 listed closings. Full detail is on the Casa Grande market page.

12. Florence, $324,900

Homes in Florence closed at a median of $324,900 over the last six months, about 78 percent of the Arizona statewide median. 313 closings sit behind that figure, about 52 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $182, measured on 270 sales. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 5.03 percent a year between those sales, on 1,504 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 56 days. Full detail is on the Florence market page.

13. Sahuarita, $327,990

Sahuarita's median closed price over the last six months was $327,990, around 79 percent of what the typical Arizona sale closed at. Resideline tracked 345 closings there, roughly 58 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $175, measured on 333 sales. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 4.78 percent a year between those sales, on 1,670 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. The median listed home took 53 days to go under contract, across 265 listed closings. Full detail is on the Sahuarita market page.

14. Cottonwood, $340,000

Cottonwood's median closed price over the last six months was $340,000, around 82 percent of what the typical Arizona sale closed at. 154 closings sit behind that figure, about 26 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $259 per square foot across 92 sales with usable living area. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 5.56 percent a year between those sales, on 779 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 29 days. Full detail is on the Cottonwood market page.

14. Maricopa, $340,000

The median closed price in Maricopa is $340,000 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 82 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 820 closings there, roughly 137 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $176 per square foot across 811 sales with usable living area. Homes that sold twice appreciated at a median of 5.14 percent a year between those sales, on 3,372 repeat-sale pairs across the postal area that shares the city's name; that is what happened, not what will. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 45 days. Full detail is on the Maricopa market page.

Note: realized appreciation is the one column measured on the postal city, from repeat sales of the same home across the ZIP codes that share the city's name; every other figure is confined to the municipal boundary.

How to read this list

A low median is where the analysis starts, not where it ends. Property type, size, condition and block move a number far more than the city line does, so check any address on this list against its own comparable closings.

Figures last updated October 3, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked. Appreciation is the median annual change between consecutive sales of the same home; it is historical, nominal and not a projection.