Goodyear, AZ — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Maricopa County · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler · population 118,186

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Goodyear, AZ
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57
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Goodyear stands

Population growing 5.5% per year.

Median home $470,432
1-year -1.1%
5-yr CAGR +4.2%
vs 5-yr peak -10.8%
Population +5.5%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-07$470k$238k$342k$445k$549k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

🚶
Walkability
15/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
30/100
Minimal transit
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
90/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,792/mo$1,493$1,723$1,953202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent123113100120140202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 21.9
Lean rent

At a 21.9 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Goodyear. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
45 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
60 · w22%
Distance from peak
43 · w18%
Population growth
90 · w16%
Rent YoY
37 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
70 · w10%
Long thesis

Goodyear has held up across the cycle: home values at $470,432 with +4.2% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Goodyear's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Goodyear

Goodyear is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, with an estimated population of 118,186. It anchors the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area. The population has grown 5.5% per year on average between 2020 and 2024 — among the faster-growing communities in the state. The median home value in Goodyear is $470,432 as of 2026-04, down 1.1% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +4.2% annual growth, and the market currently sits about 11% below its 5-year peak. Rents in Goodyear average $1,792 per month, down 1.5% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 57 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

●People are voting with their feet: population growing 5.5% per year since 2020 — that’s faster than ~80% of US cities.
○The data is the data: Goodyear has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 2-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●11% off recent peak — buyers are getting through-the-cycle pricing, not the peak.
○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Goodyear (Wikipedia)

Goodyear is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The population was 95,294 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 118,186 in 2024.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

MayorJoe Pizzillo
Area191.334 sq mi
Elevation968 ft
Founded1917
Density617.71/sq mi

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Maricopa County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Maricopa County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

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Run the numbers for Goodyear

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
65° / 41°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
106° / 79°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
286
~78% of year
Annual precip
14″ rain
2″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
Very low
Wildfire
High
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Low

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Current weather

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Find rentals & listings

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
36%
Very dry climate
Median household income
$72,900
Arizona state median
Top industries (state-level)
HealthcareConstructionTech

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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