Housing market/Arizona/ZIP 85202
ZIP 85202 Mesa, 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 85202 · AZ
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 85202 — Mesa, 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 85202
- 1-unit detached7,12739.5%
- 1-unit attached1,6189.0%
- 2–4 units1,84910.3%
- 5–49 units5,04628.0%
- 50+ units1,88110.4%
- Mobile5022.8%
2–4 unit share 10.2% · 5–49 unit share 27.9% · combined 2–49 38.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,431 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,284.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 54.1%; ≥50% 25.2%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,700 (1.188× ACS median gross rent).
Population
39,292 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +0.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 16 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 85202 49.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 7.8%; ACS median gross rent is $1,431; population increased +0.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,849 units in 2–4-unit structures and 5,046 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,700 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,431. 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 85202 is a Census / HUD profile for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 85202 — Mesa, 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 85202?
ZIP 85202 (Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ MSA) has 39,292 residents, 16,665 households, a renter share of 49.7%, median household income of $66,582, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,431. Vacancy is 7.8%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 85202?
ACS counts 111 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,738 in 3–4 unit buildings, 2,021 in 5–9, 1,867 in 10–19, and 1,158 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 6,895 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 85202?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,700. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 85202 — Mesa, AZ HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Arizona ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 85202 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.