Rents are 19% below what Maricopa's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,773 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Maricopa usually run 1.2% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in July, about $32 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Maricopa is 0.4% below its high of $1,781 in August 2026, at $1,773 as of September 2026.
Rent in Maricopa changed +1.1% over the year to September 2026. Across the 45 Arizona cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.6%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Maricopa rose 52.2% while median household income rose 29.4% ($74,515 to $96,391). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Maricopa is 44.1% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($96,391) is $2,410 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,205); a 3-bedroom is $2,965.
Arizona City, 29 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,317/mo), about $5,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Maricopa. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Maricopa, AZ is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 23.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Maricopa, AZ has changed in 5 years
Rent in Maricopa, AZ has increased 23.3% since 2021, going from about $1,438 per month to roughly $1,773 today. Census figures show median household income at $96,391 today, compared with $82,388 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 6.3 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 57,075 to 67,163 between 2021 and 2024, a 17.7% change. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Maricopa rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Maricopa is $1,773/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,730/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,205/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,900/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,965/mo.
At 22% of local median household income ($96,391/yr), Maricopa ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.1% over the past year.
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