54 census tracts

Glendale.Arizona housing market

This Glendale housing market report covers about 95,600 homes across 54 census tracts. Picking the tract matters more in Glendale than in most markets: the middle half of its tracts spans 65 to 73 on the Location Score, wider than in 124 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks. For August 2026, the average listing price is $502,745 across 702 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).

A saguaro cactus overlooking Glendale, Arizona's lake neighborhoods with the Phoenix skyline in the distance
A saguaro overlooking the lake neighborhoods, with the Phoenix skyline in the distance. Adobe Stock
Average listing price
$502,745
702 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
Population growth
+0.9%
a year, 2020 to 2025 · Census population estimates
Approximate homes
95,600
across 54 assigned tracts
Vacant homes
5.4%
of all homes
Renter-occupied
42%
of occupied homes

Glendale housing market context

These are city-level figures. To see how one property measures up against your goal, run a specific address.

01.

Location score distribution

How location scores vary across 54 census tracts in Glendale.

median 69.7 61 81

Half of Glendale's tracts score between 65 and 73. The full range spans 61 to 81, with a median of 69.7.

Distribution of tract scores
Median (69.7)
Mean (69.2)

What the location score shows

PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.

The middle half of Glendale's tracts is 8.0 points wide on the score, wider than in 124 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.

To see the location score for your specific property, analyze a property

02.

Housing composition

Key housing statistics for approximately 95,600 homes in Glendale, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.

Tenure of occupied homes: owner 58%, renter 42%.
Tenure of occupied homes Owner 58% · Renter 42%
Housing occupancy: occupied 94.6%, vacant 5.4%.
Occupancy Occupied 94.6% · Vacant 5.4%

Of about 95,600 homes, 5.4% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 42% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.

By structure type, about 65% of Glendale’s housing units are in single-family structures, 5% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 24% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). About 5.4% of Glendale’s housing units are mobile homes. Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.

03.

How Glendale compares

Glendale's median is above the Arizona median on 6 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 3. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.

How Glendale compares with Arizona and United States medians
Metric Glendale lower · median · upper Glendale Arizona AZ United States US
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
$61,431 $81,452 $92,462 $76,248 $77,171
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
20% 35% 40% 40% 41%
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
31% 33% 36% 32% 32%
FHFA HPI · 2025
4.0% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 5.2%
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
2.2% 2.7% 3.0% 2.9% 3.8%
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
1.12% every tract 1.12% 1.65%
Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
0.29% 0.33% 0.36% 0.32% 0.56%
Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
32.4% 34.3% 37.0% 30.8% 30.8%
04.

About this data

PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.

Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.

The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.

These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.

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Nearby markets

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