Prescott AZ market report
Prescott Arizona Real Estate Market Report: October 2026
Prescott Arizona real estate key facts
- The median sale price across all home types in Prescott is $589,950, 2.8% lower than $607,000 a year earlier.
- 128 homes (all types) sold in the latest month of closings, and they spent 51 days on market.
- Inventory equals 5.2 months of supply, which makes Prescott a balanced market.
- This Prescott AZ market report covers Prescott homes for sale, updated monthly.
Talk to a full-time agent in Prescott
Two quick steps. Prefer to read first? The full report is below, with another form at the end.
Prescott Arizona real estate snapshot: October 2026
This Prescott Arizona real estate report covers the numbers that move a price in Prescott: closings, new listings, inventory and time on market across all home types. Whether you are browsing Prescott homes for sale or getting ready to sell, start here.
| Latest month, all home types | Year earlier | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $607,000 | $589,950 | -2.8% |
| Closed sales | 175 | 128 | -26.9% |
| New listings | 174 | 166 | -4.6% |
| Days on market | 52 | 51 | -1.9% |
All home types: houses, condos, townhomes and manufactured homes together, so compare them only with other all-home-types figures. In the latest month 672 homes were for sale (5.2 months of supply); year-earlier figures for those two are not available, so they are shown for the latest month only.
The worry: Sellers often ask how much it costs to sell a house in Arizona, and the list price alone does not answer it. The fix: Your net depends on price, concessions and closing costs, so get a written price opinion and a net sheet from a full-time listing agent.
What it means for buyers
You have leverage, but it is real. Homes took 51 days to sell in the latest month, so build your offer from closed sales on your street, not from list prices. Your full-time Prescott buyer’s agent pulls those comps before every offer.
What it means for sellers
With 672 homes for sale and 5.2 months of supply, buyers compare every listing, and pricing on day one decides your net. Start with a real price opinion for your Prescott home, then compare plans from a full-time listing agent in your zip.
October 2026 Buyer & Seller Takeaways
- Buyers: Base every offer on recent closed comps rather than asking prices: homes took 51 days to sell in the latest month. Start with the homes that have been listed longest, and have a dedicated buyer’s agent check the comps before you offer.
- Sellers: Homes are taking 51 days to sell and 672 homes are for sale, so use this Prescott AZ market report to set your list price from closed sales, then interview a full-time Prescott listing agent.
- Out-of-state buyers: Get a dedicated agent touring Prescott homes for sale on video before you fly in. We walk the street, the HOA and the commute for you on a live call, so your trip is for the final two or three homes.
The worry: Buyers and sellers both search who pays closing costs in Arizona. The fix: The purchase contract decides it, and seller concessions can shift costs, so ask for an estimated settlement statement before you sign; a full-time listing agent or buyer’s agent negotiates those terms.
How to read this Prescott AZ market report
Months of supply is how long current listings would last at today’s sales pace; under 3 favors sellers, 3 to 6 is balanced. Days on market shows how fast homes are selling, and new listings show how much supply is coming in. Read the three together before you set a price or write an offer.
What else moved this month
Across Prescott Arizona real estate, closed sales fell 26.9% to 128 while new listings fell 4.6% to 166, and homes took 51 days to sell versus 52 a year earlier.
12-month Prescott Arizona real estate trend: history building
The 12-month trend chart for Prescott starts once our monthly history for this all-home-types series builds; until then this Prescott AZ market report shows the latest month against the same month a year earlier. The latest month closed at $589,950, 2.8% below $607,000 a year earlier, across all home types. Medians move with the mix of homes that close, so one month is not a trend.
What a pricing mistake costs in Prescott
Sellers who priced right closed in about 51 days; sellers who guessed are still sitting, cutting and handing leverage to the buyer. Buyers face the mirror image: overpay by 5% on a $589,950 home and you start $29,498 behind before your first payment. That is why we put a dedicated full-time local agent on every Prescott Arizona real estate move.
DON’T make a $100,000 mistake and hire a part-time or out-of-area agent.
Here is how that mistake happens with Prescott Arizona real estate:
- Pricing against the wrong comps. A blended-ZIP median or a different subdivision is not your home’s market. Prescott sellers closed at a $589,950 median in the latest month; misread the comps by 5% on a $589,950 home and that is $29,498.
- Missing an HOA, floodplain or airport issue. HOA rules, a mapped floodplain or an airport noise or flight-path area can change a home’s value. Check any address on the Yavapai County Flood Control District floodplain page before you are under contract, and have your agent pull the official airport disclosure maps.
- Losing negotiation leverage. Seller concessions are negotiated, and a weak first offer or counter can leave thousands on the table.
Work with a dedicated full-time local agent: a full-time buyer’s agent if you are buying, or a full-time seller’s agent if you are selling.
Prescott homes for sale by zip code
Prescott Arizona real estate covers about 49.2 square miles of Yavapai County around the historic courthouse plaza, with the Prescott National Forest on three sides.
Prescott homes for sale: what each part of the city offers
Downtown and historic districts
Older homes near the courthouse plaza and Gurley Street, many in mapped historic districts with design rules.
North Prescott
Newer subdivisions along Willow Creek Road and State Route 89, many with HOA rules and fees.
Forest edge
Homes toward the Prescott National Forest, where wildfire risk and road access matter.
Ask us for comps of the same home type on your exact street before you write an offer on Prescott homes for sale or set a list price.
Prescott Arizona real estate neighborhoods to know
Zip codes tell you price. Neighborhoods tell you how it feels to live there. These are the Prescott Arizona real estate names our agents hear most from buyers.
- Downtown historic districts. Older homes near the plaza, some inside mapped historic districts; check local design rules.
- Willow Creek corridor. Newer homes and subdivisions north of downtown, many with HOA rules.
- Forest edge. Homes near the Prescott National Forest; check wildfire risk, insurance and road access for the exact address.
- Golf course communities. Homes on or near golf courses, with their own association rules and fees.
- Manufactured homes. Manufactured homes are part of the all-home-types figures above; ask us which parks and lots are for sale now.
Every Prescott Arizona real estate neighborhood above behaves differently when prices soften. Ask us how the last three months of sales played out in the exact community you are considering.
Which cities near Prescott should buyers compare against?
Prescott sits in Yavapai County; compare Prescott Arizona real estate with every city in our Yavapai County guide. Times are approx. drive time from Prescott City Hall (Montezuma Street), no traffic, by our routing to each city’s mapped center.
How Prescott compares with its neighbors
Many Prescott buyers also tour Prescott Valley, Chino Valley and Dewey-Humboldt before they decide, so we watch those markets alongside Prescott Arizona real estate.
Selling in one city and buying in another? Timing both sides is where movers lose money. One full-time agent can line up your sale and purchase so you are not carrying two mortgages or rushing into the wrong home.
Buying Prescott Arizona real estate this fall: a 5-step plan
- Set your number from closed sales, not list prices. Prescott homes closed at a $589,950 median in the latest month, so build your offer around recent closings on your street.
- Pick the zip before the house. Prescott Arizona real estate prices vary from historic homes downtown to newer subdivisions and homes at the forest edge. Narrow your search to the part of town that fits your plans and budget.
- Target homes that have sat. With 51 days on market and 5.2 months of supply, Prescott homes for sale that have sat for several weeks are where sellers listen. Our team flags those listings the day they cross that line.
- Check city limits, HOA rules and school boundaries. Some homes with a Prescott mailing address sit outside city limits in unincorporated Yavapai County, and homes near the forest carry wildfire and insurance questions. Check city limits, HOA rules and flood maps before you write an offer.
- Put a full-time agent on your side. Tell us your goal in 60 seconds with the form below, and a dedicated full-time Prescott buyer’s agent who works your part of the city gets back to you.
Selling Prescott Arizona real estate this fall: 4 pricing moves that work
- Price for today, not last spring. The Prescott Arizona real estate median across all home types was $589,950 in the latest month, versus $607,000 a year earlier. Pricing above what recent closings support invites price cuts. We price from recent closings near you, not from online estimates.
- Win the first two weeks. With 672 Prescott homes for sale, buyers compare everything. Photos, repairs and price need to be right on day one.
- Know your real competition. Homes in Prescott compete with each other on location, lot, condition and home type, so price Prescott Arizona real estate against recent sales of similar homes first.
- Negotiate the net, not the price. Concessions can matter as much as the sale price, and a full-time Prescott listing agent protects the number you actually walk away with.
Prescott Arizona real estate: seasonal ownership and 55+ communities
Seasonal ownership and 55+ communities
Prescott has no citywide age rules, and seasonal ownership is common. If a community has age rules, read them along with any HOA rules on seasonal use and rentals before you buy. If you’re relocating, see our Arizona relocation guide.
Buying to rent or hold
Prescott Arizona real estate has rental demand, but HOA rental rules and City of Prescott short-term rental rules apply, so check them before you buy a rental. Before you buy a rental, confirm the HOA rental rules and city licensing for the exact address. Already own one? We offer $99-a-month flat-fee property management, and we help investors plan an Arizona 1031 exchange inside the 45-day and 180-day windows.
Why Prescott movers choose our team
- 99 city reports, 15 county guides. Beyond this Prescott AZ market report, we publish market reports for 99 Arizona cities and communities and all 15 Arizona counties, so your agent sees how Prescott Arizona real estate compares with every nearby market.
- Full-time agents only. Never a part-timer, never a call center. Here is why full-time matters.
- Real numbers, not robot estimates. Pricing in this Prescott AZ market report comes from actual Prescott closings, not an automated value. See why online estimates get Arizona homes wrong.
- Local knowledge. Which streets sit inside city limits, which lots back to the forest, and which subdivisions have HOA rules: our agents know Prescott street by street, and price Prescott Arizona real estate from that detail.
Living in Prescott: schools, city services and jobs
Prescott is home to 48,420 residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimate (linked in Prescott market drivers).
Nearby schools
Source: Arizona State Board of Education FY2025 A-F letter grades, Arizona Department of Education final FY2025 file; school detail on Arizona School Report Cards. Grades served and school ZIPs from the National Center for Education Statistics school search. Verify attendance boundaries with the district.
The worry: Buyers search Arizona school grades, then learn that the closest school is not always the one assigned to an address. The fix: Use the FY2025 grades below as a starting point and confirm the attendance boundary with the district; your buyer’s agent checks it for the exact address.
| District serving Prescott addresses | FY2025 district grade | Schools graded | Where it serves Prescott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott Unified District | B | 8 | 7 graded schools with a Prescott address (86301, 86303, 86305) |
Top elementary schools. Among district schools with Prescott addresses, the highest FY2025 K-8 scores belong to Taylor Hicks School (Prescott Unified, A, 87.38), Lincoln Elementary School (Prescott Unified, A, 76.38), Granite Mountain Middle School (Prescott Unified, B, 76.07).
Top high schools. District high schools with Prescott addresses are led by Prescott High School (Prescott Unified, A, 84.34).
Prescott High School
84.34 total points and a graduation-rate score of 10.00 of 10. School address in 86301.
ADE A84.34 pointsGrad-rate score 10.00Taylor Hicks School
87.38 total points. School address in 86301.
ADE A87.38 pointsLincoln Elementary School
76.38 total points. School address in 86303.
ADE A76.38 pointsGranite Mountain Middle School
76.07 total points. School address in 86305.
ADE B76.07 pointsTri-City College Prep
88.23 hybrid total points and a graduation-rate score of 10.00 of 10. School address in 86301. Charter schools are open enrollment, with no attendance zone.
ADE A88.23 pointsGrad-rate score 10.00Open enrollmentSkyview School
83.75 total points. School address in 86303. Charter schools are open enrollment, with no attendance zone.
ADE A83.75 pointsOpen enrollmentNotable charters with Prescott campuses. Tri-City College Prep (Mary Ellen Halvorson Educational Foundation. dba: Tri-City Prep High School, A, 88.23), Skyview School (Skyview School, Inc., A, 83.75), La Tierra Community School (La Tierra Community School, Inc, A, 78.09), BASIS Prescott (BASIS Charter Schools, Inc., A, 76.34).
Grades are neutral public information and one of many factors a household may weigh. We do not recommend or discourage any area based on school data.
Prescott crime data and police coverage: October 2026
The worry: A common search is which Arizona city has the lowest crime rate, but city rankings mix different sources and methods. The fix: Read the sourced figures below side by side and look up the exact address; a local buyer’s agent can tour the street with you at different hours.
2 public sources cover crime in Prescott, each with its own method: AreaVibes and FBI Crime Data Explorer. The FBI Crime Data Explorer counts offenses the Prescott Police Department reported; AreaVibes grades the city in its own way. A grade or a rate is not a promise about any street.
Prescott crime by source, side by side
Each source measures crime differently, so read each column on its own terms rather than against the others.
| Source | AreaVibes | FBI Crime Data Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| What it measures | Crime grade and reported crimes per 100,000 residents, from FBI data | Offenses reported by the Prescott Police Department |
| Prescott figure | Grade C+. 702 total crimes, 1,452 per 100,000 (Arizona 2,214; US 2,119); violent crime 335 per 100,000 | 2025: 208 violent (426.4 per 100,000) and 597 property (1,223.9 per 100,000). 2024: 162 violent and 542 property |
| Period | 2024 data | Calendar years 2025 and 2024 |
| Checked | October 12, 2026 | October 12, 2026 |
Crime data is one data point; tour the area at different times of day. Your buyer’s agent can walk the street with you at night and on a weekend before you write an offer.
Crime figures checked October 12, 2026. Per-resident rates read higher around retail and commercial blocks, where few people live. Look up any specific address yourself before you decide.
Law enforcement jurisdiction in Prescott
Incorporated Prescott is policed by the Prescott Police Department. Prescott sits in Yavapai County, and unincorporated county land nearby is served by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.
The Arizona DPS Highway Patrol patrols the state freeways through Prescott: State Routes 69 and 89. Fire and emergency medical service inside city limits comes from the Prescott Fire Department; the city covers about 49.2 square miles of land, per the Census Bureau gazetteer. Ask your agent whether an address is inside city limits, because it changes police, fire and tax bills.
Major employers and commute times
Prescott’s larger employers include Yavapai County government, Yavapai Regional Medical Center, the Bob Stump VA Medical Center and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Times below are approx. drive time, no traffic, from Prescott City Hall (Montezuma Street), computed with the public OSRM road router to each employer’s main site in the area. Your rush-hour drive will be longer.
- Yavapai Regional Medical Center 4 min, approx. drive time, no traffic
- Yavapai County government 4 min, approx. drive time, no traffic
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott 15 min, approx. drive time, no traffic
Before you write an offer on Prescott Arizona real estate, your agent pulls the tax history and checks the commute at the hours you actually drive.
Buying Prescott Arizona real estate from out of state
Many buyers of Prescott Arizona real estate are relocating from colder or pricier states. The biggest mistake we see is buying from a photo without knowing the street, the HOA or the commute. Relocating to Prescott? A local buyer’s agent can tour homes for you on live video and tell you what the listing photos leave out, before you fly in.
Start with the part of Prescott that fits your plans: downtown, the Willow Creek corridor or the forest edge. Then compare Prescott Arizona real estate listings against real closings, not list prices. Read our moving to Arizona guide for climate, costs and timing.
More Prescott Arizona real estate help from our team
Not every Prescott Arizona real estate move is a simple house purchase, and each request below gets a dedicated full-time specialist. If you are selling, you get real comps from a full-time agent, not an automated online estimate. Seasonal buyers can compare Prescott homes of every type, together with HOA rules and rental limits here and in nearby Prescott Valley and Chino Valley.
Buying or selling a Prescott business, with or without the real estate? We work with full-time business brokers who value, market and close with complete confidentiality. Retail, office, industrial, flex and multifamily belong with a full-time commercial agent, not a residential agent who handles one occasionally. For land and acreage, we check zoning, water, utilities and access before you commit, so a great price doesn’t become an unbuildable parcel.
Prescott and Valley events: October 2026 to spring 2027
Touring Prescott Arizona real estate listings from out of town? Plan a trip around one of these. Prescott events are highlighted in green.
| When | Event | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2026 | Phoenix Suns home opener The Suns’ downtown Phoenix arena, vs. Warriors. Home games run through April 9, 2027. | Official site |
| Oct 25 to Jan 3 | Arizona Cardinals home games The Cardinals’ stadium in Glendale: Oct 25, Nov 15, Nov 29, Dec 6, Dec 20 and Jan 3. Week 18 home game vs. 49ers: the weekend of Jan 9 to 10, 2027, with the exact day set by the league after Week 17. | Official site |
| Fri Apr 2, 2027 | Arizona Diamondbacks Home opener Friday, April 2, 2027 vs. the Marlins, at the Diamondbacks’ downtown Phoenix ballpark. | Official site |
Dates checked October 11, 2026 on each event’s or team’s official site. Every date above is the one published on that official site.
Why Prescott Arizona real estate matters in 2026
Prescott market drivers
- Local employers. County government, two medical centers and a university sit in Prescott (see major employers for approx. drive times by our routing).
- City services. The Prescott Police Department and Prescott Fire Department serve addresses inside city limits; see police coverage.
- National forest. The Prescott National Forest surrounds much of the city, which limits building on its edges and raises wildfire and insurance questions.
- Highways. State Routes 69 and 89 link Prescott to Prescott Valley, Chino Valley and Interstate 17.
- All home types. Our Prescott figures combine houses, condos, townhomes and manufactured homes, so compare them only with other all-home-types figures.
- Population. Prescott had 48,420 residents in the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimate.
Moving to Prescott from California, Washington or Texas?
The Census Bureau’s latest State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024, Table 1 (American Community Survey 1-year estimates) counts 52,383 people (±6,890) living in Arizona who lived in California a year earlier, the most from any state, followed by Washington (17,601, ±3,256) and Texas (10,306, ±2,404). These are survey estimates for 2024 with margins of error.
Prescott versus California. In this Prescott AZ market report, the median sale price across all home types is $589,950. For California, the Census Bureau’s QuickFacts lists a median value of owner-occupied housing units of $734,700 (2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimate); that is an owner-reported value, a different measure from a sale price. Prescott had 48,420 residents in the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimate; California has 39,355,309 in the Census Vintage 2025 estimates.
Retirement income. Arizona does not tax Social Security retirement benefits; the Arizona Department of Revenue lists them among income Arizona law does not tax.
Buying from out of state. A dedicated full-time Prescott buyer’s agent tours Prescott Arizona real estate listings for you on live video and checks what listing photos leave out: whether a street sits in an airport noise or flight-path area, whether a lot backs onto a wash or sits in a mapped floodplain (look up any address on the Yavapai County Flood Control District floodplain page), what the HOA rules allow, and which school district serves the address, since district lines and city lines differ in Prescott.
The worry: One of the most searched questions about Prescott is whether it is a good place to live, and no ranking answers that for one property. The fix: Weigh the price, school, crime and drive-time data on this page, then read our moving to Arizona guide.
Census, Department of Revenue and Flood Control District pages checked October 2026.
How we build this Prescott Arizona real estate report
Every citywide number in this Prescott Arizona real estate report is our market data for Prescott, reported for all home types together (houses, condos, townhomes and manufactured homes). Zip-level figures return once the current month’s zip data is complete; we do not show older zip numbers next to newer citywide data. We never publish a number we cannot verify; when a figure is not available, such as a monthly new construction series or price per square foot, we leave it out instead of guessing. Builder prices come from each builder’s own site and change often, and event dates were checked on official sites. We refresh this report every month.
For this market, figures for homes under contract, the average price, the share of the asking price received and a 12-month history are not published yet, so they are left out; the trend chart starts once our monthly history builds.
Prescott Arizona real estate FAQ
What is the median home price in Prescott, AZ right now?
The median sale price across all home types in Prescott was $589,950 in the latest month of closings, 2.8% lower than $607,000 a year earlier, on 128 sales.
Is Prescott a buyer’s or seller’s market in October 2026?
Prescott is balanced. Inventory equals 5.2 months of supply across all home types, and homes took 51 days to sell.
How long does it take to sell a house in Prescott?
Homes that closed in the latest month spent 51 days on market, 1 day faster than a year earlier. Pricing right on day one is the biggest factor you control.
How many homes are for sale in Prescott?
In the latest month, 672 homes (all types) were for sale in Prescott, with 166 new listings added during the month.
What zip codes are in Prescott, AZ?
Prescott addresses use ZIP codes 86301, 86303 and 86305, which also cover unincorporated land outside city limits, so check where any address sits.
Which school districts serve Prescott addresses?
The districts with the most graded schools at Prescott addresses are Prescott Unified District (B) in the FY2025 Arizona A-F letter grades. Always confirm the district for the exact address before you write an offer.
How many people live in Prescott?
Prescott had 48,420 residents in the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimate.
Is Prescott, AZ a good place to live?
That depends on what you need from a property and a budget, not on a ranking. This page gives the facts to weigh: a $589,950 all-home-types median, 5.2 months of supply, FY2025 school grades, sourced crime data and drive times to major employers.
Who pays closing costs in Arizona?
The purchase contract sets which closing costs the buyer pays and which the seller pays, and seller concessions can shift buyer costs to the seller. Ask for an estimated settlement statement before you sign.
How much does it cost to sell a house in Arizona?
It depends on the sale price, the commission you negotiate, any concessions, and your share of closing costs and loan payoffs. Ask a full-time listing agent for a written net sheet built on recent Prescott closings.
Your next Prescott move starts with one message
Read this Prescott Arizona real estate report, then tell us where you are headed. We’ll do the local legwork and protect your money like it is ours. Buying, selling, a condo or a new build, one message puts a full-time agent from our Prescott team to work for you.
Get started with a dedicated full-time agent
Two quick steps. A full-time local agent who works your part of Prescott replies personally.
Do you know anyone looking to buy or sell real estate in Arizona? Share our website with them so they are fully informed.
Call Arizona Homes and Condos Realty at (480) 490-4865 or visit ArizonaHomesandCondos.com.
Buying a commercial building or business in Prescott, or need business funding?
Our preferred commercial/business partner, 75BizLoans.com, arranges business and commercial financing nationwide, up to $100 Million. That includes help with your personal credit score, business credit cards with a 0% introductory rate up to $150,000 that report to your business credit profile, not your personal score, unsecured term loans up to $500,000, and many more options for commercial real estate, investment property and business purchases.
Business and commercial financing only; no primary-residence home loans.