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Need an appraisal in Avondale (85323 or 85392)? Tyler Kane, a certified residential appraiser in north Phoenix (ZIP 85029), does purchase, refinance, FHA, PMI removal, divorce, estate and pre listing reports; enter the address above for a quote.
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Below the county, and under the FHA limit. Redfin put Avondale's July 2026 median sale price at $420,784, up 1.4 percent in a year, against $473,406 for Maricopa County in August 2026 (Redfin).
The 2026 FHA one unit limit, $557,750 (homebuyer.com), sits well above that median. Water splits values more than price does: Garden Lakes allows boats on its lakes, Crystal Gardens bans them on its wetland, and one is a poor comp for the other.
Every name below sits inside Avondale city limits on the Maricopa County Assessor's parcel map; build years and lot sizes come from the same records.
West of 107th Avenue between Thomas and Indian School, Garden Lakes has two lakes totaling 37 acres and about 3.5 miles of shoreline, with pontoon and electric boats allowed. Most homes went up from 1987 to 1993. Lakefront, lake view and interior lots each get their own comps.
Just south, between McDowell and Thomas, Crystal Gardens wraps a 72 acre wetland split into 21 cells, and boats are banned. Assessor build years reach 2001 in the first parcels and 2014 in Phase 2. A wetland lot is compared with other Crystal Gardens frontage before anything at Garden Lakes.
Between El Mirage and Dysart roads, McDowell to Thomas, Rancho Santa Fe is really several plats: Casitas, Tierra, Vistas and Alta Mira, plus a condominium plat. Newest build years run 1997 to 2001. Alta Mira parcels average about 16,000 square feet and Casitas about 6,500, so the plat name matters.
Coldwater was the town's first name, and Coldwater Springs carries it across more than a dozen numbered parcels between Avondale Boulevard and El Mirage, north of Buckeye Road. Homes went up through about 2008. Each numbered parcel is its own recorded plat, so the search starts with the same parcel and lot size.
The Old Town area along Western Avenue keeps the historic business district. Around it, the original Avondale plat, Highway Sub and Combs Tract mix houses from 1950 with infill finished as late as 2026. On these streets age and condition get matched before square footage does.
Five Glenarm Farms units sit just north of Thomas Road, east of 107th Avenue. Parcels average roughly 27,000 to 35,000 square feet, and the earliest recorded homes date to 1970. Few Avondale sales carry that much land, so acreage comps come first, even from outside the city.
The south end's biggest new build sits near Broadway Road west of Avondale Boulevard. Assessor records show homes in Phases 2, 4 and 5 finished in 2025 and 2026, plus a school built in 2023. Resales are scarce, so a builder's recorded price is checked for incentives against nearby resales.
The Agua Fria River splits the school districts: Littleton Elementary and Tolleson Union High east of it, Avondale Elementary and Agua Fria Union High west (Wikipedia). Tyler confirms the district by parcel, checks FEMA flood maps near the Agua Fria and Gila, and compares lots backing Interstate 10 with other freeway lots.
Tyler's 2025 reports averaged 5.9 days, and 100 percent arrived on or before the promised date.
There's no posted fee. Send the address and report type, and Tyler replies with a quote and the next inspection date, usually within one business day.
Yes. Value can be set as of the filing, the separation or the date of death, and the report is documented to USPAP.
Yes, when Avondale sales of the same age and lot type run short. The report says why each outside sale was picked.
HUD's minimum property standards: safe access, working utilities, roof life and peeling paint in homes built before 1978. Required repairs are listed plainly.
Send the address and the reason for the appraisal. Tyler usually replies within one business day with a fee quote and the next inspection date.