Housing in Estrella at a glance
- Population
- about 110,904
- Housing units
- about 30,075
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $343,000Phoenix: $420,700 (-19%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,620 a monthPhoenix: $1,582 (+3%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 62.6%Phoenix: 57.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 27.9%
- Median year built
- 2002
Estrella ranks ninth for home value in Phoenix, at $343,000, 19% under Phoenix's $420,700, even though rent runs slightly above the $1,582 city level, at $1,620. Neighbours diverge widely: Maryvale is valued at $299,000, Alhambra $355,000, and Laveen $431,000. Owners hold 62.6% of households, sixth in the ranking, with 18,183 owning households and 10,877 renting. Maryvale's owners are only 55.7%, and Alhambra's 46.8%, both below Estrella's. Housing leans recent, 27.9% of homes pre-dating 1980 and 2002 at the midpoint, though Laveen's stock is newer still and Alhambra's far older. Estrella lies south-west of the population centre. Its rent is above Alhambra's $1,340 and Maryvale's $1,540, but below the $2,100 in Laveen. Laveen's owners reach 78.5%, far above Estrella's rate, and its homes are valued higher, $431,000. The sector is large, counting 110,904 residents, which makes its position near the bottom of the value ranking all the more notable.
Questions about Estrella
What is the median home value in Estrella, Phoenix?
$343,000 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 Estrella?
$1,620 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 Estrella own or rent?
Most own: 62.6% 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 23 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.
Estrella is one of the 10 most populous of 15 urban villages of Phoenix: estimated population about 110,904 (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 Estrella
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 Estrella. 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
Work in one of these trades in Estrella? Ask for your spot.