Hold Period — Cities of Arizona

Cities of Arizona ranked by average flip hold-period.

Public Record

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National avg hold

0.98 yr

Fastest-flip state

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Longest-hold state

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Flip pairs analyzed

22,042

Fastest-flip states (shortest avg hold)

Longest-hold states

City ranking — Arizona (avg hold period)

Cities in Arizona (sample ≥ 20 flips)

Sorted shortest to longest

#	City	Avg hold (yrs)	Avg hold (mo)	Avg gain %	Sample
1	Youngtown	0.66	8.0	+58.6%	55
2	Bellemont	0.71	8.6	+55.5%	39
3	Apache Junction	0.74	9.0	+107.1%	210
4	Sun Lakes	0.76	9.3	+46.8%	122
5	San Luis	0.77	9.4	+177.7%	29
6	El Mirage	0.78	9.5	+73.1%	77
7	Sun City	0.79	9.7	+50.6%	374
8	Snowflake	0.80	9.7	+164.2%	51
9	Tempe	0.82	10.0	+50.0%	272
10	Glendale	0.82	10.0	+58.3%	447
11	Arizona City	0.85	10.3	+450.5%	434
12	Mesa	0.86	10.5	+66.3%	1,117
13	Avondale	0.87	10.6	+86.4%	157
14	Chandler	0.87	10.6	+56.1%	327
15	Phoenix	0.87	10.6	+69.2%	2,963
16	Sun City West	0.88	10.7	+48.7%	183
17	Black Canyon City	0.88	10.7	+114.2%	32
18	Winslow	0.88	10.7	+167.4%	23
19	Eloy	0.88	10.7	+212.1%	130
20	Tucson	0.89	10.8	+86.7%	2,241
21	Globe	0.89	10.8	+108.8%	28
22	Huachuca City	0.90	11.0	+90.7%	52
23	Fort Mohave	0.91	11.1	+196.1%	134
24	Paulden	0.91	11.0	+240.5%	35
25	Hereford	0.92	11.2	+146.1%	61
26	Laveen	0.93	11.3	+71.6%	68
27	Show Low	0.94	11.4	+129.6%	240
28	Casa Grande	0.94	11.5	+110.6%	315
29	Tonopah	0.94	11.5	+224.6%	114
30	Morristown	0.95	11.6	+129.4%	46
31	Dolan Springs	0.96	11.7	+92.2%	46
32	Golden Valley	0.96	11.7	+141.0%	146
33	Kingman	0.96	11.7	+208.3%	376
34	Benson	0.97	11.8	+129.2%	83
35	Topock	0.98	11.9	+162.6%	21
36	Mayer	0.98	12.0	+137.3%	113
37	Oracle	0.98	11.9	+60.7%	21
38	Wittmann	0.99	12.1	+199.1%	101
39	Scottsdale	1.00	12.2	+65.7%	1,306
40	Chino Valley	1.01	12.3	+226.2%	134
41	New River	1.01	12.3	+226.9%	28
42	Thatcher	1.02	12.4	+255.7%	39
43	Pinetop	1.02	12.4	+134.8%	81
44	Surprise	1.03	12.6	+74.4%	336
45	Wellton	1.03	12.6	+294.3%	103
46	Eagar	1.03	12.6	+222.4%	20
47	Yuma	1.03	12.5	+95.6%	415
48	Prescott Valley	1.03	12.5	+153.0%	233
49	Safford	1.04	12.6	+185.1%	67
50	Rio Rico	1.04	12.7	+203.7%	62

What hold period tells investors

Liquidity signal

Short average holds (under 2 years) indicate a liquid market — properties trade often, exit timing is flexible, and capital recycles quickly. Long holds (5+ years) suggest fewer buyers, slower exits, and higher carry-cost risk.

Flipper vs. landlord markets

Markets where typical investors hold 3–9 months are dominated by fix-and-flip operators. Markets averaging 5–10 years are dominated by buy-and-hold landlords. Choose the strategy that matches the market — don't fight it.

Caveats

This metric reflects only properties that resold. True buy-and-hold landlords who never sold during the data window are invisible here. Treat the numbers as a relative ranking across states, not an absolute hold-period truth. Source: public record.