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

Golden Valley, with a median closed price of $210,520 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	$210,520	$191	n/a	22	225	12 months
2	Sun City	$250,000	$191	4.51%/yr	34	855	six months
3	Arizona City	$254,900	$178	n/a	31	251	six months
4	Bullhead City	$259,000	$209	5.71%/yr	32	752	six months
5	Green Valley	$269,000	$203	4.36%/yr	55	567	six months
6	Kingman	$280,000	$197	5.76%/yr	28	366	six months
7	Yuma	$285,250	$193	5.42%/yr	30	672	six months
8	Sierra Vista	$295,000	$185	4.84%/yr	25	449	six months
9	Tucson	$301,000	$204	5.30%/yr	43	3,118	six months
10	Fort Mohave	$310,000	$216	n/a	28	241	six months
10	Casa Grande	$310,000	$183	4.58%/yr	34	538	six months
12	Florence	$324,995	$186	5.03%/yr	54	362	six months
13	Sahuarita	$326,990	$176	4.78%/yr	53	387	six months
14	Apache Junction	$339,999	$252	5.92%/yr	35	616	six months
15	Maricopa	$344,990	$178	5.14%/yr	46	883	six months

1. Golden Valley, $210,520

Homes in Golden Valley closed at a median of $210,520 over the last 12 months, about 51 percent of the Arizona statewide median. 225 closings sit behind that figure, about 19 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $191, measured on 93 sales. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 22 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. 855 closings sit behind that figure, about 142 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $191 per square foot across 512 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 34 days. Full detail is on the Sun City market page.

3. Arizona City, $254,900

Homes in Arizona City closed at a median of $254,900 over the last six months, about 61 percent of the Arizona statewide median. Resideline tracked 251 closings there, roughly 42 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $178, measured on 238 sales. The median listed home took 31 days to go under contract, across 134 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. 752 closings sit behind that figure, about 125 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $209 per square foot across 462 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 32 days. Full detail is on the Bullhead City market page.

5. Green Valley, $269,000

Green Valley's median closed price over the last six months was $269,000, around 65 percent of what the typical Arizona sale closed at. 567 closings sit behind that figure, about 94 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $203, measured on 286 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 55 days. Full detail is on the Green Valley market page.

6. Kingman, $280,000

Homes in Kingman closed at a median of $280,000 over the last six months, about 67 percent of the Arizona statewide median. 366 closings sit behind that figure, about 61 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $197, measured on 342 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, $285,250

The median closed price in Yuma is $285,250 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 69 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 672 closings there, roughly 112 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $193 per square foot across 561 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 30 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 449 closings there, roughly 75 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $185 per square foot across 419 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 25 days. 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 3,118 closings there, roughly 520 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $204, measured on 2,440 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, $310,000

Homes in Fort Mohave closed at a median of $310,000 over the last six months, about 75 percent of the Arizona statewide median. 241 closings sit behind that figure, about 40 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $216, measured on 189 sales. Listed homes went under contract in a median of 28 days. Full detail is on the Fort Mohave market page.

10. Casa Grande, $310,000

Homes in Casa Grande closed at a median of $310,000 over the last six months, about 75 percent of the Arizona statewide median. 538 closings sit behind that figure, about 90 a month, enough to price against. Single-family houses closed at a median of $183 per square foot across 478 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 343 listed closings. Full detail is on the Casa Grande market page.

12. Florence, $324,995

Homes in Florence closed at a median of $324,995 over the last six months, about 78 percent of the Arizona statewide median. 362 closings sit behind that figure, about 60 a month, enough to price against. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $186, measured on 306 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 54 days. Full detail is on the Florence market page.

13. Sahuarita, $326,990

Sahuarita's median closed price over the last six months was $326,990, around 79 percent of what the typical Arizona sale closed at. Resideline tracked 387 closings there, roughly 64 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $176, measured on 374 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 293 listed closings. Full detail is on the Sahuarita market page.

14. Apache Junction, $339,999

Homes in Apache Junction closed at a median of $339,999 over the last six months, about 82 percent of the Arizona statewide median. Resideline tracked 616 closings there, roughly 103 a month. On a per-square-foot basis, houses there closed at a median of $252, measured on 387 sales. Between consecutive sales of the same home, prices moved a median 5.92 percent a year (3,541 pairs, postal-area scope), a historical figure rather than a projection. The median listed home took 35 days to go under contract, across 390 listed closings. Full detail is on the Apache Junction market page.

15. Maricopa, $344,990

The median closed price in Maricopa is $344,990 across the last six months, which puts it at roughly 83 percent of the state figure. Resideline tracked 883 closings there, roughly 147 a month. Single-family houses closed at a median of $178 per square foot across 874 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 46 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 September 5, 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.