Phoenix's land market has moved the opposite direction of most Arizona cities we track: prices have been climbing, not falling, for two years straight. The typical parcel that sells here is small, right around one acre, which fits most of what's actually on the ground inside city limits: leftover lots, remnant pieces between built homes, and small parcels that never got developed. If you own something closer to that size, you're sitting on exactly what buyers here want.
A vacant lot in the middle of a built-up city draws attention nobody wants. The city sends weed abatement notices, people dump trash or old furniture on land they don't own, and an empty parcel can attract trespassers or a homeless camp faster than a house would. You still pay property tax every year regardless. None of that goes away just because prices in Phoenix have been rising. Rising prices don't clean up a lot or answer a code violation notice for you.
A lot of the small parcels we buy in Phoenix come from someone who inherited a lot from a relative, moved out of state years ago, or bought a piece of land decades back and forgot about it until the tax bill showed up again. Listing still means an agent, showings and weeks of negotiation, even with prices moving up. We price against what's actually closing nearby right now, make a cash offer in 24 hours, and close on whatever schedule works for you.
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269 land sales closed in and around Phoenix over the last 24 months. Here is the middle half of what they went for — the range most parcels landed in, not an average.
| Parcel size | Typical price per acre | Sales | Time to sell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 10 acres | $99,200 – $441,000 | 56 | — |
| Under 2 acres small in-town lots | $194,000 – $833,000 | 203 | — |
Our own recorded sales for Phoenix and the surrounding area, most recent 2026-08-28. Price per acre falls as parcels get bigger, so the sizes are kept separate — a blended number would be misleading. Blank means we do not have enough sales to say honestly.
Land moves in Phoenix. Our records show 269 parcels sold in and around Phoenix, in Maricopa County, over the last two years, the most recent on 2026-08-28. A typical sale was 1.1 acres at about $389,000.
The mix matters as much as the price. Large acreage is rare here β only 1% of sales were 40 acres or more, and 3% fell between 10 and 40 acres. If your parcel is bigger than what usually trades here, expect a thinner buyer pool and a longer wait on the open market.
Price per acre falls as parcels get bigger, so there is no single Phoenix number. In our records, parcels between 2 and 10 acres sold for $99,200 to $441,000 an acre across 56 sales. That is the middle half of sales in each size β a quarter went for less, a quarter for more, depending on access, terrain and whether the parcel has power nearby.
Prices have risen. The median went from $312,000 an acre in 2025 to $445,000 in 2026, a 42% up move. We price off today's sales, not last year's.
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