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Where people in Phoenix are looking to buy homes outside the city

When people in Phoenix are looking outside the city to buy a home, where are they searching? Here are the top 10 places.

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Home prices are largely starting to normalize across the country, but remain high even as more homes come to the market.Near record-high mortgage rates are keeping homes largely unaffordable for most buyers. Even a percentage point increase can increase a monthly mortgage payment by more than $100.

That’s causing potential homeowners to expand their searches outside costly urban cores, especially when they can work from home.

Stacker examined data from Realtor.com’s Cross-Market Demand Report to see where people in Phoenix are looking to buy homes. View share is based on page views of active listings during the third quarter of 2025 on Realtor.com. It does not include international viewers.

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#10. Payson, AZ

– View share: 1.7%
– Median listing price: $500,000
– Median listing price per square foot: $305

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#9. Salt Lake City, UT

– View share: 1.7%
– Median listing price: $586,500
– Median listing price per square foot: $260

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#8. Colorado Springs, CO

– View share: 2.0%
– Median listing price: $499,000
– Median listing price per square foot: $227

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#7. Flagstaff, AZ

– View share: 2.3%
– Median listing price: $709,950
– Median listing price per square foot: $398

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#6. Boise City, ID

– View share: 2.3%
– Median listing price: $599,000
– Median listing price per square foot: $294

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#5. Show Low, AZ

– View share: 2.4%
– Median listing price: $519,950
– Median listing price per square foot: $297

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#4. Albuquerque, NM

– View share: 2.6%
– Median listing price: $409,450
– Median listing price per square foot: $219

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#3. Tucson, AZ

– View share: 3.3%
– Median listing price: $385,000
– Median listing price per square foot: $226

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#2. Denver, CO

– View share: 4.5%
– Median listing price: $599,450
– Median listing price per square foot: $288

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#1. Prescott, AZ

– View share: 5.0%
– Median listing price: $650,000
– Median listing price per square foot: $322

 

MORE: Cities with the most expensive homes in the Phoenix metro area


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