The median home in Carefree, Arizona is valued at $1,270,904, up 2.2% year over year. Carefree is part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$1,270,904

+2.2%

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

Affordability

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$254,181 on $1,270,904

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Out of reach115.7% of income

Need $309,986/yr to afford.

PITI$7,233

P/I115.7%

Afford$307K

Gap-$963K

P&I $6,426Tax $657Ins $150

6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + AZ ins. 28% per HUD.

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Paradise Valley$3.38M Cave Creek$1.03M Fort McDowell$1.02M Sedona$889K Scottsdale$838K Rio Verde$833K New River$750K Fountain Hills$658K

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