Arcadia · Zip 85018 · ARMLS
Arcadia Home Values by Plat
One Arcadia median is close to useless. The plats here run from $512,500 to $4.3M, and the estate plats are named nothing like Arcadia. This is 1,565 detached single-family closed sales, January 2023 to August 2026, reported the way the market actually trades.
The Rebuild Question
Is it worth more as a lot?
Homes built 2015 or later sold at a $2.1M median against $1.04M for homes built 1970 or earlier. That is 2.02 times the price, which is the number everyone quotes.
Per square foot the gap is only 1.21 times, $619 against $512, while the houses themselves are 1.62 times larger. A rebuild earns its return by putting far more house on the lot, not because new finishes command a dramatically higher rate. That distinction decides whether a scrape pencils on your particular lot.
The Table
58 Arcadia plats, by median sale.
Detached single-family closed sales only, January 2023 to August 2026. Plats with fewer than 8 sales are omitted rather than reported on a sample too thin to mean anything.
| Plat | Sales | Median | $/sq ft | $/lot sq ft | Days | % of list | Median built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | 14 | $4.3M | $857 | $253 | 80 | 94.8% | 2018 |
| Lafayette Villa | 17 | $3.7M | $880 | $154 | 54 | 96.1% | 2000 |
| Highlands | 8 | $3.61M | $788 | $86 | 33 | 96.7% | 1990 |
| Del Ray Estates | 46 | $3.47M | $834 | $121 | 84 | 93.5% | 1969 |
| Casa Linda | 9 | $3.17M | $770 | $160 | 36 | 96.1% | 1967 |
| Camelback Sierra | 9 | $3M | $730 | $102 | 38 | 96.5% | 1968 |
| Camelback Villa | 20 | $2.75M | $717 | $157 | 23 | 98.7% | 1957 |
| Highlandview | 8 | $2.48M | $749 | $196 | 30 | 97.1% | 1988 |
| Heritage Hills | 16 | $2.22M | $764 | $134 | 60 | 95.9% | 1974 |
| Lincoln Hills | 10 | $2.21M | $576 | $112 | 47 | 96.1% | 1972 |
| Fairlane | 12 | $2.14M | $783 | $195 | 22 | 97.9% | 1957 |
| Park Paradise | 8 | $1.91M | $536 | $103 | 28 | 97.8% | 1965 |
| Rancho Del Monte | 39 | $1.9M | $581 | $178 | 59 | 98% | 2013 |
| Echo Canyon | 21 | $1.9M | $632 | $235 | 82 | 92.2% | 1980 |
| Marion Estates | 44 | $1.89M | $689 | $123 | 58 | 95.9% | 1962 |
| Villas at Baker Park | 20 | $1.87M | $525 | $258 | 54 | 97.6% | 2019 |
| Ingleside Club | 19 | $1.7M | $514 | $121 | 101 | 92.3% | 1962 |
| Hacienda Granada | 34 | $1.69M | $665 | $178 | 36 | 96% | 1958 |
| El Coronado Estates | 12 | $1.66M | $551 | $158 | 31 | 99% | 1960 |
| Hidden Village | 53 | $1.63M | $599 | $155 | 60 | 97.1% | 1957 |
| Middleton Homes | 8 | $1.48M | $558 | $139 | 100 | 98% | 1983 |
| Hacienda Del Campo | 11 | $1.45M | $600 | $77 | 41 | 95.8% | 1963 |
| Kachina Estates | 18 | $1.44M | $525 | $145 | 34 | 97.5% | 1956 |
| Kachina Gardens | 11 | $1.43M | $604 | $157 | 32 | 98% | 1955 |
| Camelback Way | 12 | $1.41M | $537 | $174 | 52 | 98.1% | 2017 |
| Jeffery Leigh | 16 | $1.37M | $552 | $203 | 35 | 96.9% | 2015 |
| Regents Park | 11 | $1.35M | $656 | $148 | 63 | 95.1% | 1958 |
| Paramount Vista | 20 | $1.32M | $499 | $173 | 68 | 96.5% | 2016 |
| Andorra | 10 | $1.31M | $450 | $218 | 33 | 97.2% | 2002 |
| Manor | 12 | $1.21M | $450 | $165 | 31 | 95.3% | 2017 |
| Camelback Del Este | 24 | $1.18M | $507 | $112 | 31 | 97.6% | 1958 |
| Orange Dell | 8 | $1.18M | $509 | $155 | 71 | 96.3% | 2016 |
| Biltmore Heights | 22 | $1.18M | $529 | $126 | 63 | 98% | 1956 |
| Leroy Vista | 16 | $1.17M | $477 | $130 | 60 | 97.6% | 1952 |
| Wilshire Terrace | 10 | $1.15M | $447 | $128 | 28 | 97.7% | 1958 |
| Orange Valley Estates | 8 | $1.15M | $496 | $113 | 2 | 99.3% | 1956 |
| Indian Villa | 25 | $1.13M | $556 | $175 | 53 | 95.8% | 1956 |
| Pomelo Park Annex | 12 | $1.11M | $464 | $85 | 50 | 98.3% | 1996 |
| Cavalier Palms 1-41 | 8 | $1.11M | $457 | $180 | 127 | 96.3% | 1988 |
| Rancho Ventura | 49 | $1M | $481 | $103 | 61 | 97.5% | 1954 |
| Dateland | 10 | $1M | $559 | $121 | 77 | 96.4% | 1956 |
| Sherwood Towne | 41 | $990,000 | $471 | $98 | 39 | 96.9% | 1955 |
| Chestley Manor | 9 | $974,900 | $512 | $108 | 74 | 97% | 1958 |
| Sherwood Glen | 11 | $965,000 | $519 | $104 | 26 | 98.5% | 1961 |
| Dateland Homes | 34 | $912,500 | $565 | $140 | 40 | 97% | 1954 |
| Pomelo Park | 15 | $900,000 | $431 | $51 | 22 | 100% | 1950 |
| Eastwood | 11 | $875,000 | $476 | $109 | 31 | 96.8% | 1956 |
| Suncrest Estates | 37 | $857,000 | $443 | $98 | 51 | 97% | 1953 |
| Cavalier Campus | 14 | $844,500 | $511 | $128 | 50 | 98.3% | 1958 |
| Long Manor | 8 | $804,850 | $470 | $98 | 48 | 95.6% | 1954 |
| Orange Grove Heights | 15 | $798,000 | $548 | $115 | 48 | 97.9% | 1955 |
| Cavalier Palms 42-202 | 27 | $779,000 | $530 | $120 | 44 | 96.3% | 1954 |
| Palms Parkway | 30 | $765,000 | $493 | $108 | 62 | 98.1% | 1953 |
| Suncrest Manor | 10 | $756,875 | $441 | $87 | 38 | 99.1% | 1954 |
| Dennis Manor | 17 | $735,000 | $449 | $103 | 69 | 96.9% | 1954 |
| Artisan Commons | 8 | $713,500 | $295 | $206 | 40 | 97.9% | 2003 |
| Marshall Parkway | 23 | $700,000 | $416 | $96 | 70 | 96.6% | 1950 |
| Park Vista | 8 | $512,500 | $371 | $75 | 98 | 98.5% | 1950 |
Source: ARMLS closed sales, all brokerages. Zip 85018 (Arcadia), detached single-family only. January 2023 to August 2026. Attached product (townhouse, apartment, patio home) excluded: it serves a different buyer and distorts plat medians. A starting point for pricing, not a valuation of a specific property.
The Trend
Where Arcadia has moved.
The busiest plats are Hidden Village (53), Rancho Ventura (49), Del Ray Estates (46). Volume and value are different questions, and the plats that trade most often are rarely the ones that trade highest.
Common Questions
Arcadia value questions.
What is the median home price in Arcadia?
Across 1,565 detached single-family closed sales in zip 85018 from January 2023 to August 2026, the median moved from $1.39M in 2023 to $1.7M so far in 2026, with median price per square foot rising from $517 to $594 (ARMLS). A single Arcadia median is a weak guide on its own, because the plats range from $512,500 to $4.3M. Price against your plat, not the zip.
Is my Arcadia house worth more as a teardown?
The data says the premium is mostly square footage rather than land. Homes built 2015 or later sold at a $2.1M median against $1.04M for homes built 1970 or earlier, which is 2.02 times the price. But per square foot the gap is only 1.21 times ($619 against $512), while the homes themselves are 1.62 times larger (3,542 against 2,186 square feet). In other words a rebuild earns its return by putting a much bigger house on the lot, not by the finished product commanding a dramatically higher rate. Whether that maths works on your specific lot depends on its size, its plat and what it will support.
What is land worth per square foot in Arcadia?
Measured as sale price divided by lot size, the median across plats runs from about $51 to $258 per lot square foot. Homes built 1970 or earlier traded at a median of $105 per lot square foot and homes built 2015 or later at $206, roughly 1.96 times. That spread is the clearest single measure of where rebuild activity is concentrated.
Which Arcadia neighborhood is the most expensive?
By median closed sale over January 2023 to August 2026, Arcadia leads at $4.3M across 14 sales, followed by Lafayette Villa at $3.7M and Highlands at $3.61M. Most Arcadia buyers and sellers have never heard these names, because the estate plats are not called Arcadia. That is precisely why zip-level pricing misleads.
Why do Arcadia estimates online vary so much?
Because they average a zip code that contains genuinely different markets. 85018 holds condominium and townhouse product alongside Camelback corridor estates, and automated valuations blend them. This page excludes attached product entirely and reports by plat, which is the level a buyer actually shops and an appraiser actually works.
Who tracks Arcadia at the plat level?
Anne Sostman of The Brokery publishes this data rather than quoting it privately, and updates it from the Arizona Regional MLS. She holds a marketing degree and spent two decades in marketing and business development before real estate, which is what shapes how an Arcadia home is positioned rather than merely listed. Figures here are a starting point for a pricing conversation, not a valuation of a specific home.