Kearny Arizona Real Estate Market Report — May 2026
The Kearny Arizona Real Estate market in May 2026 remains one of the most affordable in the state. The median list price sits at $177,000, down roughly 8% year-over-year, with homes selling at about $133 per square foot. Days on market run around 81 days, reflecting Kearny’s small buyer pool rather than weak demand. The big-picture story has not changed in decades… this is a copper-mining town built on a single industry, with stable population, low crime, and entry-level pricing that buyers cannot find anywhere in the Phoenix or Tucson metros. For buyers wanting a quiet small-town lifestyle within driving range of both major markets, Kearny earns serious consideration.
May 2026 Market Snapshot
Median Sale Price $177,000 ▲ -8% YoY |
Average Sale Price $185,000 ▲ -7% YoY |
Price / Sq Ft $133 ▲ -16% YoY |
Homes Sold (Mo) 32 to 36 ▲ vs. 32 last year |
Active Listings 9 to 15 ▲ Tight inventory |
Days on Market 81 days → Flat YoY |
Sale-to-List 95 to 98% → Stable |
Months of Supply 4 to 6 → Buyer’s Market |
Prices & Volume… May 2026
Single-family home prices in Kearny softened modestly through the first half of 2026, with the median list price slipping to $177,000 in May, down about 8% from May 2025. Price per square foot dropped harder, falling roughly 16% year-over-year to $133, signaling that smaller and older homes are absorbing most of the price compression. Closed-sale data from the past 12 months puts the median sold price closer to $175,000, suggesting list-to-sale discounts continue running in the 95 to 98% range typical for this market.
Volume remains thin. The town moved about 34 homes over the past year, roughly the same pace as 2024. With only 9 to 15 active listings on a typical month, even a single transaction shifts the published median significantly. Buyers should evaluate Kearny on long-run trends rather than monthly noise, and sellers should expect realistic timelines… well-prepared homes still close, but the buyer pool is small and patient.
By Zip Code
Kearny operates entirely within zip code 85137, which also covers nearby unincorporated communities like Kelvin and Riverside. For pricing and inventory purposes, the incorporated town accounts for most of the recorded activity in the zip.
- 85137 (Kearny): Median list price $177,000… down about 8% YoY. The zip covers the planned 1958 town site plus surrounding unincorporated parcels. Most active inventory consists of 3-bedroom, single-story homes between 1,200 and 1,700 square feet, built between 1958 and the late 1970s.
Kearny Neighborhoods & Subdivisions
Kearny does not have separately named subdivisions in the way that larger Arizona master plans do. The entire town was designed and built as a single planned community in 1958 by the Kennecott Copper Corporation, which gives Kearny its distinctive orderly street grid. Streets are organized into lettered sections, and homes were originally laid out by intended occupant role within the mining operation. What follows is a practical orientation for buyers approaching this market for the first time, rather than a list of master-planned subdivisions.
The town’s compact layout makes it easy to orient. The northern half of town along Alden Road, Tilbury Road, and Senator Chastain Drive holds the bulk of the residential housing, the schools, the post office, and the police department. This is where most of the available inventory comes to market. Streets follow a clean rectangular grid with mature street trees and consistent setbacks, all reflecting the 1958 master plan.
The uptown commercial corridor anchors the center of town and includes the General Kearny Inn, cafes, the grocery store, the drugstore, and the wide boulevard used for community festivals. Homes immediately east and west of uptown tend to be slightly larger and predate the planned-community construction. The southern end of town transitions toward Kearny Airport and the Copper Basin Railroad, with a smaller commercial footprint and a few light-industrial parcels.
Homes to consider in Kearny generally fall into three categories. The largest pool consists of the original 1958-1965 three-bedroom Kennecott-built homes, typically 1,200 to 1,500 square feet on quarter-acre lots. A smaller pool of 1970s additions sits along the perimeter streets with larger square footage and sometimes RV access. A handful of newer custom builds appear sporadically, usually owner-built and offered well above the town median.
Kearny’s Neighboring Cities & Surrounding Markets
Kearny sits within Pinal County… and sits within the Central Arizona region as it appears on the site menu. The neighbors below cover the immediate Copper Basin mining corridor plus several adjacent Pinal County and Gila County options for buyers comparing rural Arizona markets.
Explore All of Pinal County Real Estate
Pinal County is one of Arizona’s fastest-growing counties, anchored by Casa Grande and the Maricopa-Florence growth corridor on the west side and bordered by the Copper Basin on the east. For buyers who like Kearny but want to see all Pinal options… including new construction, age-restricted communities, and larger established towns… the county hub page is the place to start.
▶Pinal County Real Estate Guide◀Schools & School Districts
Per the Arizona Department of Education FY25 A-F Letter Grades (released April 15, 2026), Ray Unified District earned a B grade at the district level with 2 schools under its LEA umbrella. Ray Unified is a unified K-12 district covering both the elementary and secondary needs of Kearny, Hayden, and adjacent Copper Basin communities. Cobre Valley Institute of Technology operates a satellite career-and-technical campus inside Kearny but is a joint technical education district (JTED) and does not receive an LEA letter grade.
Ray Unified District… B-Rated District
Ray Elementary School posted a B letter grade in the FY25 ADE release with 70.86 total points earned out of 90 eligible points. The school sits at 651 Senator Chastain Drive in central Kearny and serves grades K-8. Class sizes are small by Arizona standards thanks to the modest enrollment, and the campus draws from the entire 85137 zip code.
Ray Unified District… B-Rated District
Ray Jr/Sr High School at 701 N. Highway 177 operates as a hybrid 7-12 campus and earned a C letter grade in the FY25 ADE release with 43.93 total points earned. The school serves the full secondary population for Kearny and adjacent Copper Basin towns. Families considering a secondary-school move should evaluate the hybrid model and small graduating-class profile against their student’s specific needs.
Ray Elementary School
Per ADE FY25 official data, Ray Elementary earned a B letter grade with 70.86 total points earned out of 90 eligible. The campus sits in central Kearny at 651 Senator Chastain Drive and is the only K-8 elementary in the Ray Unified District system.
ADE FY25: B 70.86 points K-8Ray Jr/Sr High School
Per ADE FY25 official data, Ray Jr/Sr High earned a C letter grade with 43.93 total points earned. The campus at 701 N. Highway 177 operates as a hybrid 7-12 model, serving both middle school and high school students under one roof. Cobre Valley Institute of Technology shares the campus for career and technical education programming.
ADE FY25: C 43.93 points Hybrid 7-12Always verify exact school assignment with Ray Unified District before purchasing, since attendance zones can shift based on enrollment and capacity. Kearny’s compact footprint means every address within town limits feeds the same two schools, but parcels in the surrounding 85137 zip outside town may have different transportation arrangements.
Source note: All letter grades on this page reflect the official Arizona Department of Education FY25 A-F release (April 15, 2026), the most current state-issued data available. Third-party aggregators (Niche, GreatSchools, SchoolGrade) are secondary references only and do not override official ADE grades.
Safety & Crime in Kearny
Kearny consistently ranks among the safer small towns in Arizona, with violent crime well below state and national averages. CrimeGrade rates the town an A-minus for violent crime, placing it in the 80th percentile nationally for that category, and AreaVibes data shows year-over-year crime is down approximately 18%. Property crime and drug-related incidents are the categories that move the overall grade, which is typical for mining and industrial communities.
Law Enforcement Jurisdiction in Kearny
Kearny is policed by the Town of Kearny Police Department, headquartered at 355 Alden Road, Kearny, AZ 85137. The department is Arizona POST certified and operates with 5 full-time officers plus reservists, providing 24-hour patrol coverage across the incorporated town limits. The Arizona Department of Public Safety provides highway patrol on US-60, State Route 177, and State Route 77 for traffic enforcement and major collision response. As an incorporated town, Kearny is a single-agency jurisdiction… the Pinal County Sheriff handles unincorporated areas of the county including Kelvin and the surrounding mining-corridor parcels, but does not patrol inside town limits as a primary responder.
Kearny Safety Snapshot
Kearny posts strong violent-crime safety numbers and a small-town profile that buyers consistently rate above-average for personal safety. Property and drug-related crime carry the bulk of total incidents and are concentrated near commercial corridors.
On a per-capita basis Kearny’s violent crime rate runs at 2.88 incidents per 1,000 residents, materially below the Arizona state average. Residents and CrimeGrade analysis both flag the eastern part of town as the safest pocket, with chances of being a violent-crime victim as low as 1 in 376 there. The southwest sections of town carry a higher property-crime profile than the rest, though absolute incident counts remain low because of the small population. Year-over-year, total crime has dropped roughly 18% per AreaVibes.
Major Employers & Commute
Kearny’s economy is anchored by copper mining and the supporting industrial infrastructure that surrounds it. ASARCO operates the Ray Mine, the Ray reduction plant, and the Hayden smelter complex within commuting distance of the town. Beyond mining, the largest employers are the Town of Kearny itself, the Ray Unified School District, and the Copper Basin Railroad. Buyers who can tolerate a 25 to 30 minute commute open up additional opportunities in Globe, Superior, and Miami.
Top employers within commuting distance
Mining employment in Kearny is cyclical and tied to global copper prices, which buyers should factor into long-term ownership plans. The current copper-pricing environment supports continued operations at Ray, but homeowners with single-industry exposure benefit from maintaining mobility on resale timing. State Routes 177 and 77 provide direct commute access to Hayden, Winkelman, and Globe-Miami, while US-60 west connects to Superior and the Phoenix metro for buyers willing to drive 90 minutes each way.
What Kearny Residents Say
Long-time residents and recent transplants describe Kearny in remarkably similar terms. The themes that come up consistently in public community reviews are affordability, quiet, the sense of personal safety walking around town, and the multi-generational character that comes from a town built by one company for one purpose. The following themes are paraphrased from published Niche resident reviews and town-government public feedback.
Kearny feels like a town where people still know each other. You walk into the grocery store and you know half the people. The kids play outside without supervision the way they did 40 years ago. You cannot get that in the Valley anymore at any price.
Why Kearny Arizona Real Estate Matters in 2026
Kearny Arizona Real Estate matters in 2026 because it is one of the last genuinely affordable owner-occupied markets in Arizona that is still within reasonable driving range of both Phoenix and Tucson. With a median price under $200,000, a stable employment base in copper mining and rail, low violent crime, and a fully incorporated town government providing dedicated services, Kearny offers a buyer profile that most Phoenix metro suburbs simply cannot replicate at any price.
Key drivers supporting Kearny Arizona Real Estate include:
- Affordability that no metro suburb matches… Median list under $200,000 puts Kearny entry-level housing inside reach of buyers locked out of Phoenix and Tucson by tripled-up prices.
The Kearny market will never have the velocity of Maricopa or Casa Grande… and that is the point. Buyers who choose Kearny do so because the small-town economics, the low crime, and the planned-community character matter more than appreciation curves. For those buyers, Kearny in 2026 looks roughly the same as Kearny in 2010, which is a meaningful proposition in an Arizona real estate landscape that has changed everywhere else.
May 2026… Buyer & Seller Takeaways
- Buyers: Median list price $177,000, days on market 81. Bring patience and a flexible inspection window… homes built in the late 1950s and 1960s typically need updated electrical, roofing, and HVAC. Pricing has compressed about 8% year-over-year, so well-prepared buyers have negotiation leverage.
- Sellers: Pricing realistically is the difference between a 60-day close and a 6-month listing. The buyer pool is small, and overpriced inventory sits. Updated roofing, modernized kitchens, and clean curb appeal still command full-list offers… unprepared homes do not.
- Investors: Cash-flow math works in Kearny when entry prices stay under $150,000. Three-bedroom rentals lease in the $750 to $1,100 range. Verify mining-employment outlook before committing… a single-industry town carries single-industry risk.
- Schools: Ray Unified District is B-rated by ADE FY25. Ray Elementary School earned a B with 70.86 points. Ray Jr/Sr High earned a C with 43.93 points. Confirm grade-level fit before relocating school-aged children.
- Commute reality: Phoenix is 90 miles northwest, Tucson is 80 miles south. Daily commuting to either metro is not realistic. Plan to work locally in mining, education, town government, or remotely if you want Kearny long-term.
- Resale outlook: Kearny historically tracks copper-price cycles more than Arizona statewide housing trends. Buyers should plan on slower appreciation than metro Phoenix and a longer marketing window when selling. Patience compounds in markets like this.
Frequently Asked Questions
The median list price in Kearny in May 2026 was about $177,000, down roughly 8% year-over-year. Median price per square foot was $133, with homes spending about 81 days on market. Recent closed sales over the past year had a median of approximately $175,000.
Kearny earns an A-minus grade for violent crime per CrimeGrade and ranks in the 80th percentile for violent-crime safety. AreaVibes reports a 1 in 509 violent-crime risk and a 1 in 95 total-crime risk, with crime down about 18% year-over-year. The Town of Kearny Police Department provides 24-hour patrol with 5 full-time officers plus reservists.
Kearny is served by Ray Unified District (a B-rated LEA per ADE FY25). Ray Elementary School earned a B letter grade with 70.86 points earned. Ray Jr/Sr High School operates as a hybrid 7-12 campus and earned a C letter grade with 43.93 total points earned per the same ADE release.
Kearny uses a single zip code: 85137. The same zip also covers nearby unincorporated communities including Kelvin and Riverside, but mailing addresses for the incorporated town itself all carry the 85137 designation.
No. Kearny has no active master-planned new-construction subdivisions or production builders in May 2026. The town was master-planned by Kennecott Copper in 1958 and most homes date to that original build-out. Buyers wanting new construction in Pinal County typically look at Maricopa, Florence, or Casa Grande.
The largest employer in or near Kearny is ASARCO at the Ray Mine and reduction plant, located about 8 miles north of town on Highway 177. Other significant employers include the Town of Kearny, Ray Unified School District, Copper Basin Railway, and the smelter complex at Hayden about 8 miles south. Commuting to Globe, Superior, or Miami opens additional employment in mining, retail, and healthcare.
Kearny has effectively no condo or townhome inventory. The town’s housing stock is almost entirely single-family detached homes built between the late 1950s and the 1970s. Buyers looking for condos in Pinal County typically search Maricopa, Casa Grande, or Apache Junction.
Homes in Kearny in May 2026 spent a median of 81 days on the market, essentially flat year-over-year. This is significantly longer than the Phoenix metro average and reflects the small buyer pool typical of rural Arizona. Well-priced and updated homes still move faster, but most listings should anticipate a multi-month timeline.
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Kearny Business & Commercial Real Estate
Kearny’s commercial real estate market is concentrated along Alden Road, Tilbury Road, and the historic uptown corridor anchored by the General Kearny Inn. Inventory turns slowly because of the small population, but ownership and lease opportunities exist for buyers focused on serving the mining workforce, the school district, and the small but stable retail base that anchors daily life in the Copper Basin.
For commercial transactions and business sales, you need specialists… not residential agents handling commercial deals on the side. Here’s what’s actually moving in this market right now:
Office Lease Rates $12 to $18 → Annual NNN range |
Retail Lease Rates $10 to $16 → Annual NNN range |
Industrial Lease $0.45 to $0.85 → Per SF / month |
Cap Rates Trading 8 to 10% → Recent sales |
Active Listings 3 to 6 ▲ Lease + sale |
Total Inventory 40k to 50k SF → Across types |
For Sale Range $150K to $750K → Mixed |
Anchor Asset Uptown corridor → Alden Rd commercial |
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Thinking about buying or selling a Kearny business… with or without the real estate? Small-business transactions in Kearny include the mix of restaurants, retail, automotive, and service businesses you would expect in a town built around a single industrial employer. Most listings come to market through owner relationships rather than public marketing, so direct broker engagement is the practical path for serious buyers and sellers. We have dedicated full-time business brokers who specialize in Arizona business transactions and know how to value, market, and close Kearny businesses at maximum value… with complete confidentiality from first conversation through closing day.
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Thinking about acquiring or selling a Kearny commercial building? Commercial buildings in Kearny tend to be older masonry construction along Alden Road or modular structures along the highway corridors. Properties with a stable tenant or owner-user fit can trade in the $150,000 to $750,000 range, with cap rates running 8 to 10% on net-leased assets… well above what comparable Phoenix metro deals price at. We have dedicated full-time commercial real estate agents who cover this entire submarket. Don’t trust commercial property to a residential agent who handles it occasionally.
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Coverage area: Kearny Arizona Real Estate across Kearny, AZ (zip 85137), located in Pinal County along the Gila River in the Copper Basin region between the Tortilla and Dripping Spring Mountains.
Data sources: Monthly closed-sale and active-listing data is compiled from local sales records and verified across multiple area data sources before publication. Public records, builder sales centers, and city planning documents are used for new construction figures and address verification. School ratings are drawn from Arizona Department of Education state report cards, Niche, GreatSchools, and SchoolGrade. Crime data comes from CrimeGrade, AreaVibes, and FBI Uniform Crime Reports.
Update cadence: This report is rebuilt the moment new market data is released each month, typically between the 7th and the 10th. Reported figures reflect the most recent complete monthly cut available at publication. Figures presented as ranges reflect normal mid-month variation across data sources, so you always see realistic numbers… not cherry-picked ones.
Author: Compiled by Arizona Homes and Condos Realty. We intentionally do not list properties on this site… Arizona’s market changes too fast for static listing pages to remain accurate.
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Last updated: May 12, 2026.