Housing market/Arizona/ZIP 85021
ZIP 85021 Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA · Arizona. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 85021 · AZ
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 85021 — Phoenix, AZ HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 85021
- 1-unit detached7,04639.0%
- 1-unit attached8874.9%
- 2–4 units1,6219.0%
- 5–49 units5,28629.2%
- 50+ units2,82315.6%
- Mobile4092.3%
2–4 unit share 8.9% · 5–49 unit share 29.1% · combined 2–49 38.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,221 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,097.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 52.6%; ≥50% 25.0%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,440 (1.179× ACS median gross rent).
Population
40,026 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -4.7%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 8 projects, 826 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 4 properties, 66 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 13,304 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 85021 61.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 6.4%; ACS median gross rent is $1,221; population changed -4.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,621 units in 2–4-unit structures and 5,286 units in 5–49-unit structures; 8 LIHTC projects totaling 826 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,440 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,221. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Arizona research
ZIP 85021 is a Census / HUD profile for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 85021 — Phoenix, AZ HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Arizona ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Arizona research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 85021?
ZIP 85021 (Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA) has 40,026 residents, 16,971 households, a renter share of 61.7%, median household income of $58,481, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,221. Vacancy is 6.4%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 85021?
ACS counts 420 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,201 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,293 in 5–9, 2,466 in 10–19, and 1,527 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 6,907 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 85021?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,440. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 85021 — Phoenix, AZ HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Arizona ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 85021 is Census / HUD research for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Arizona property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.