Sun City West, AZ Housing Market & City Data

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25,544
Population Estimate
$221,558
Median Home Value
92.6%
Employment Rate
33.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$225
Median Listing Price$393,675
Median Days on Market51
Active Listings169
New Listings106
Total Listings (Active + Pending)249
Avg Listing Price$416,259
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-0%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.08
Family Dual Income7.6
Median Household Income$52,196
Median Individual Income$29,057
Home Ownership87.9%
Home Value$221,558
Median Rent$1,250
Rent Burden41.5%
Poverty7.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.7%
  • Highschool Education25.4%
  • Some College36.2%
  • Bachelors Degree19.6%
  • Graduate Degree14.1%
  • Total College or Above33.7%
  • Stem Degree37.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.2%
  • Female54.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married65.0%
  • Divorced11.8%
  • Never Married4.7%
  • Widowed18.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySun City West
State IDAZ
Population25,544

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 180.0%
19–290.6%
30–390.5%
40–491.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–595.4%
60–6922.3%
70–7936.2%
80+33.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation12.6%
Unemployment Rate7.4%
Disabled28.2%

ETHNICITY

White97.5%
Black0.9%
Asian0.6%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.2%
Multiple0.7%

OTHER

Hispanic1.2%
Limited English0.5%
Health Uninsured1.2%
Veteran23.6%

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Neighborhoods in Sun City West, AZ

Get to know neighborhoods in Sun City West, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Sun City West

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    Median asking price
    $315,000
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    797
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.3/10 · 6 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.