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Home values, rents and more in Carefree, AZ

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$1,270,000
Metro: $441,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.5%
Metro: −1.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
3,683
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$147,165
Metro: $88,301 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Carefree, AZ, shaded by typical home valueCarefree85331
  • Under $1.1M
  • $1.1M–$1.2M
  • $1.2M–$1.3M
  • $1.3M–$1.4M
  • $1.4M+
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ZIP codes around Carefree, AZ, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Carefree is outlined.

How Carefree compares

The typical home in Carefree, AZ is worth about $1,270,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Carefree are 2.9 times the typical value in the Phoenix metro area ($441,000) and 3.5 times the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Carefree rose 2.5%, compared with −1.1% in the Phoenix metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $147,165, against $88,301 in the Phoenix metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 3,683 people live in Carefree (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Carefree has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 45 cities in the Phoenix metro area and the 2nd-highest of 144 in Arizona with Zillow figures.

Part of: Maricopa County, AZ · Phoenix metro area · Arizona

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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