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Vail, AZ Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Vail, AZ Housing Market Trends

With 13,604 people, 5,221 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $441,540, Vail real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Vail, accounting for 87.34% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Vail include mobile homes or trailers ( 10.99%), row houses and other attached homes ( 1.67%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Vail. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 91.09% of Vail's homes, and 81.91% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

Vail homes and real estate are some of the newest in America. 86.83% of Vail's housing was built since 2000, making the town have a very new look and feel. If you like the amenities of newer homes and subdivisions, then you will probably like what the Vail real estate market has to offer. Quite a bit of the housing here was also built between 1970-1999 ( 12.84%), and between 1940-1969 ( 0.33%).

Vail Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Vail have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 101.47%, which ranks in the top 30% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Vail house appreciation rate of 7.26%.

Over the last year, Vail appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Vail's appreciation rate has been 2.08%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Vail were at 0.89%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 3.59%.

Relative to Arizona, our data show that Vail's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in Arizona.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Vail differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Vail - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Vail real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$441,540

Vail, AZ Home Prices
> $1,322,000
$991,001 - $1,322,000
$660,001 - $991,000
$529,001 - $660,000
$396,001 - $529,000
$264,001 - $396,000
$132,001 - $264,000
$66,001 - $132,000
$0 - $66,000
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
7.4%
7.4%
21.7%
21.7%
29.0%
29.0%
23.3%
23.3%
11.1%
11.1%
2.6%
2.6%
1.9%
1.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Arizona

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,221

Vail Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,794 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
91.1%
91.1%
8.9%
8.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.2%
4.2%
95.8%
95.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
86.8%
86.8%
12.8%
12.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
87.3%
87.3%
1.7%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
11.0%
11.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
11.2%
11.2%
45.7%
45.7%
36.2%
36.2%
6.2%
6.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes