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63 tracts·230K people·$790K median·1,248/mi²
White 77 · Hispanic 11 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 4 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Living alone 35 · Other 20
Professional 39 · Health 23 · Leisure 14 · Retail 13 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 60 · Sales · office 23 · Service 10 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 61 · Work from home 32 · Carpool 8 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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The median home value in Scottsdale is $789,800 (Census ACS) — 1.7× the US median of $458,812.
Scottsdale has 243,821 residents across 57 census tracts and 45 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 49.0; the population is 77.1% White, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Asian, 4.0% Multiracial, 2.1% Black and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 61.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.3% (Census ACS).
BASIS Scottsdale Primary - East Campus (83%), BASIS Scottsdale Primary - West Campus (82%) and Sonoran Sky Elementary School (81%) lead the elementary schools; Cocopah Middle School (72%), Desert Canyon Middle School (62%) and Mountainside Middle School (60%) lead the middle schools; Desert Mountain High School (72%), Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep (70%) and Chaparral High School (66%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,013/month, 28% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Scottsdale is $110,886 a year, 29% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Scottsdale, median rent is $2,013/month and the median home value is $789,800 (Census ACS).
Scottsdale reported 1.7 violent crimes and 22.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 104°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 8 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Scottsdale are heat wave (97), wildfire (76) and drought (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Scottsdale scores 11.8 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).