Housing in Alhambra at a glance
- Population
- about 147,762
- Housing units
- about 54,388
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $355,000Phoenix: $420,700 (-16%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,340 a monthPhoenix: $1,582 (-15%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 46.8%Phoenix: 57.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 72.9%
- Median year built
- 1969
Alhambra has the oldest housing in the Phoenix ranking: 72.9% of homes are from before 1980, and 1969 as the median build date. Rent and tenure sit at the bottom as well. Renters pay $1,340, the lowest figure and 15% beneath $1,582, and owners hold only 46.8% of households, short of the 57.3% in Phoenix, with 26,672 renting households and 23,445 owning. Values of $355,000 are 16% under Phoenix's $420,700 and far from Camelback East's $582,000, whereas North Mountain is valued at $374,000 and Maryvale lower, $299,000. The sector is near the population centre and counts 147,762 residents. Maryvale, a neighbour, has owners at 55.7%, and North Mountain 53.3%, both above Alhambra's rate, while rent in Maryvale reaches $1,540, well above Alhambra's. Renters in North Mountain, Camelback East and Maryvale pay $1,410, $1,560 and $1,540, all above Alhambra's $1,340, which makes the rent here the lowest around. The sector has 54,388 homes.
Questions about Alhambra
What is the median home value in Alhambra, Phoenix?
$355,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $420,700 for Phoenix as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Alhambra?
$1,340 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,582 in Phoenix (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Alhambra own or rent?
Most rent: 46.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 57.3% in Phoenix (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 35 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Alhambra is one of the 10 most populous of 15 urban villages of Phoenix: estimated population about 147,762 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Phoenix GIS, Villages, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Phoenix as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Alhambra
The closest sectors of Phoenix, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Alhambra. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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