Which ZIP code in Maricopa County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

85266 (Scottsdale), at 97.6% (±1.3%), among 131 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Maricopa County, AZ

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Maricopa County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 131 with at least 1,000 residents. 85266 (Scottsdale, 97.6%), 85262 (Scottsdale, 96.9%) and 85087 (New River, 95.7%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Maricopa County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Maricopa County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	85266	Scottsdale	97.6% ±1.3%	12,516	5,546	6,443
2	85262	Scottsdale	96.9% ±2.4%	14,329	6,589	9,112
3	85087	New River	95.7% ±2.5%	10,157	3,743	4,349
4	85263	Rio Verde	95.3% ±4.2%	3,472	1,910	3,261
5	85387	Surprise	95.0% ±2.2%	22,442	9,120	18,000
6	85361	Wittmann	94.7% ±3.4%	7,991	2,895	4,141
7	85396	Buckeye	92.7% ±2.2%	42,181	14,507	19,166
8	85331	Cave Creek	92.6% ±1.6%	31,968	13,017	13,784
9	85355	Waddell	91.6% ±3.9%	14,460	4,745	6,707
10	85045	Phoenix	91.2% ±3.1%	7,600	2,960	3,001
11	85298	Gilbert	91.1% ±2.3%	44,114	14,391	15,573
12	85383	Peoria	90.7% ±1.4%	74,390	25,364	30,306
13	85377	Carefree	90.4% ±5.0%	3,437	1,714	—
14	85342	Morristown	90.3% ±8.1%	1,823	729	683
15	85083	Phoenix	89.5% ±3.9%	21,022	6,907	7,182
16	85264	Fort Mcdowell	88.9% ±5.5%	1,261	315	477
17	85249	Chandler	88.5% ±1.5%	48,746	17,057	18,374
18	85373	Sun City	88.4% ±2.2%	20,254	9,308	9,680
19	85142	Queen Creek	88.2% ±1.7%	93,700	28,504	27,047
20	85310	Glendale	88.2% ±2.9%	19,964	7,130	7,310
21	85375	Sun City West	88.1% ±2.1%	27,680	16,408	19,381
22	85351	Sun City	85.7% ±2.0%	27,592	17,227	20,605
23	85086	Phoenix	85.2% ±2.8%	43,270	15,882	16,500
24	85354	Tonopah	85.0% ±5.8%	8,531	3,015	3,407
25	85268	Fountain Hills	84.4% ±2.7%	23,849	11,073	14,012

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 131 of 139 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 26,908 households, on 58 carrier routes with 41,165 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Maricopa County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 85266 (Scottsdale), at 97.6% (±1.3%), among 131 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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