Queen Creek, AZ Real Estate and General Information

About Queen Creek: It is important to know that the mailing address of Queen Creek is a large area that includes both Maricopa County and Pinal County, however the true Town of Queen Creek is only in Maricopa County. The Pinal County area only uses the name Queen Creek for mailing address purposes and is technically an unincorporated area of Pinal County at this time. What this means to home owners is that you do not have the same services in the Pinal County area as you do in the city limits of Maricopa Queen Creek. Such services as fire and emergency services, city water and sewer to name but a few are available through private companies. Rural Metro for Fire & Ambulance service would be billed separately to home owners in the Pinal County area if they so chose to subscribe and there are a variety of water different companies there depending on the sub division the home is located in. As such the prices are typically more expensive in the Maricopa Queen Creek area that that of homes in Pinal County Queen Creek which you will see in the market stats below which we have broken out the numbers and shown them by County.

 
Maricopa County Queen Creek Market Stats:  There were a total of 455 closed sales from April 1st to September 30th in 2009 compared to 435 in the same six months of 2008. The average selling price in Queen Creek, Maricopa County for that period in 2009 was $231,260 compared to an average selling price of $265,887 for 2008, a percentage drop of 13%. The average sales price per square foot was $84.58 compared to $98.65 for the same period in 2008. The average number of days a house was on the market was 82, compared to 88 days for the same period in 2008. Currently there is a 3.6 month supply of inventory with 274 houses on the market for sale as of 10/20/2009.  With prices down so low and interest rates very favorable it is a great time to buy if you know where to look.  As real estate experts in Queen Creek, we're here to help you find a great property at a great price, please contact us today for an up to date list of active homes for sale including bank owned foreclosures and short sale homes.

Pinal County Queen Creek Market Stats:  There were a total of 1592 closed sales from August 1st to January 31st in 2008/2009 compared to 683 in August 1st of 2007 to January 31st of 2008. The average selling price for that period was $129,528 compared to an average selling price of $192,601 for the same period in 2007, a percentage drop of 32.5%. The average sales price per square foot was $64.29 compared to $95.44 for the same period in 2007. The average number of days a house was on the market was 77, compared to 105 days for the same period in 2007. Currently there is a 4.8 month supply of inventory with 1265 houses on the market for sale as of 02/10/2009. With prices down so low it is a great time to buy!

Basic Queen Creek Information:

Founded:  1949                                                                 Distance to Major Cities:    Phoenix: 38 miles
Incorporated: 1989                                                                                                      Tucson:  75 miles
Elevation:  1403
Located in: Maricopa County
Nearby Highways:  I-10, US 60, Loop 202
2007 Population: 22,264
Planning Area:  26 square miles
Annual Average Rainfall:  9.68 inches
Average Temperature (High/Low)  January 64/39  April 84/51  July 104/76  October 86/57
Median Age:  30.9
Median Household Income:  $63,700
Average Household Size:  3.56
Queen Creek Zip Codes: 85242, 85240, 85243

Sources: Arizona Department of Economic Security and US Census Bureau.