Payson, AZ Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Payson home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

15,813
Population Estimate
$236,720
Median Home Value
95.1%
Employment Rate
25.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$308
Median Listing Price$544,725
Median Days on Market91
Active Listings296
New Listings42
Total Listings (Active + Pending)360
Avg Listing Price$768,780
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY11%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.62
Family Dual Income35.9
Median Household Income$51,280
Median Individual Income$26,207
Home Ownership78.8%
Home Value$236,720
Median Rent$966
Rent Burden26.3%
Poverty10.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.4%
  • Highschool Education24.7%
  • Some College42.3%
  • Bachelors Degree16.2%
  • Graduate Degree9.4%
  • Total College or Above25.6%
  • Stem Degree34.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.9%
  • Female53.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married59.9%
  • Divorced16.1%
  • Never Married15.8%
  • Widowed8.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityPayson
State IDAZ
Population15,813

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1814.3%
19–296.9%
30–397.8%
40–498.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.5%
60–6924.6%
70–7916.3%
80+9.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation44.5%
Unemployment Rate4.9%
Disabled22.0%

ETHNICITY

White89.7%
Black0.8%
Asian1.6%
Native American3.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.7%
Multiple1.6%

OTHER

Hispanic7.5%
Limited English1.6%
Health Uninsured11.3%
Veteran12.5%

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