Town guide

Avondale, Arizona

Avondale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, home to about 92,477 people across 47 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 85323, 85329 and 85392, and parts of 85340 and 85353 are in Avondale too.

Homes sold for a median of $219 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population92,4771,956 per sq mi
Median home value$394,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$219Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking19%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Avondale

5 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Avondale

Distances

Nearest major airportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Glendale, AZ10 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ16 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Avondale; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Avondale

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Avondale had 89,334 residents in the 2020 census, up 149% since 2000.

It’s the 15th largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.

Maricopa County grew from 20,457 residents in 1900 to 4,420,568 in 2020.

Avondale population by census2000: 35,883, 2010: 76,238, 2020: 89,33435,883200076,238201089,3342020

Maricopa County, 1900–2020

Maricopa County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,457, 1910: 34,488, 1920: 89,576, 1930: 150,970, 1940: 186,193, 1950: 331,770, 1960: 663,510, 1970: 967,522, 1980: 1,509,052, 1990: 2,122,101, 2000: 3,072,149, 2010: 3,817,117, 2020: 4,420,56820K’00’1090K’20’30186K’40’50664K’60’701.5M’80’903.1M’00’104.4M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 107°F in summer, and winter lows average 42°F. About 8.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near AvondaleJan: high 66°F, low 43°F, 1 in; Feb: high 70°F, low 46°F, 1.2 in; Mar: high 78°F, low 51°F, 1 in; Apr: high 86°F, low 57°F, 0.3 in; May: high 94°F, low 65°F, 0.1 in; Jun: high 104°F, low 74°F, 0 in; Jul: high 107°F, low 81°F, 0.8 in; Aug: high 105°F, low 81°F, 1.1 in; Sep: high 99°F, low 74°F, 0.8 in; Oct: high 88°F, low 61°F, 0.6 in; Nov: high 75°F, low 49°F, 0.6 in; Dec: high 65°F, low 42°F, 0.9 in66°43°Jan1.070°46°Feb1.278°51°Mar1.086°57°Apr0.394°65°May0.1104°74°Jun0.0107°81°Jul0.8105°81°Aug1.199°74°Sep0.888°61°Oct0.675°49°Nov0.665°42°Dec0.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Litchfield Park, AZ weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Maricopa County

2,016,986 jobs at 109,863 businesses in Maricopa County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Maricopa CountyHealth care and social assistance: 296,225 jobs; Retail trade: 236,674 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 229,927 jobs; Construction: 155,355 jobs; Finance and insurance: 149,405 jobs; Professional services: 144,846 jobs; Administrative and support: 137,274 jobs; Manufacturing: 128,220 jobsHealth care and social assistance 15% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Construction 8% Finance and insurance 7% Professional services 7% Administrative and support 7% Manufacturing 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

582 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Avondale’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Abrazo West CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Goodyear1.9 miles
  • City of Hope Cancer Center PhoenixGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Goodyear3.4 miles
  • Banner Estrella Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Phoenix5.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors43
Specialist doctors51
Dentists60
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants135
Mental health providers155
Physical and occupational therapists105
Optometrists16
Chiropractors17
Pharmacies15

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Avondale

Parks (61 nearby)

  • Friendship Park · 71 acres0.8 mi
  • Goodyear Recreation Campus · 49 acres4.1 mi
  • Festival Fields Park · 46 acres2.6 mi
  • Alamar Park · 40 acres2.9 mi
  • Goodyear Community Park · 33 acres3.0 mi
  • Bullard Wash Linear Park · 29 acres3.8 mi

Grocery stores (20 nearby)

  • Food City1.0 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.0 mi
  • Lams Market #31.0 mi
  • Fry's Food and Drug1.2 mi

Pharmacies (32 nearby)

  • Valleywise Community Health Center - Avondale0.7 mi
  • Sams Pharmacy0.8 mi
  • Walgreens0.8 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy1.0 mi

Libraries (4 nearby)

  • Civic Center Library1.4 mi
  • Sam Garcia Library1.5 mi
  • Georgia T. Lord Libary3.6 mi
  • Tolleson Public Library4.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Performing Arts Center2.6 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Colleges and universities

  • Estrella Mountain Community College

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Avondale

Public schools here are run by Pendergast Elementary District (4283), Littleton Elementary District (4278), Litchfield Elementary District (4281) and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (32)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Canyon Breeze ElementaryAvondalePre-K–8640Public1.6 mi
Collier Elementary SchoolAvondalePre-K–8773Public0.9 mi
Corte Sierra Elementary SchoolAvondalePre-K–6564Public2.7 mi
Garden Lakes Elementary SchoolAvondalePre-K–8941Public3.2 mi
Lattie CoorAvondalePre-K–2305Public1.6 mi
Littleton Elementary SchoolAvondalePre-K–8802Public1.5 mi
Michael AndersonAvondalePre-K–8834Public1.8 mi
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary SchoolAvondalePre-K–6482Public1.6 mi
Rancho Santa Fe PreschoolAvondalePre-K—Public1.6 mi
Rio Vista ElementaryAvondalePre-K–8662Public3.0 mi
Underdown Learning CenterAvondalePre-K–8—Public2.4 mi
Estrella Vista Elementary SchoolAvondaleK–8893Public1.4 mi
Imagine Avondale ElementaryAvondaleK–5343Charter0.9 mi
Legacy Traditional School - AvondaleAvondaleK–81,346Charter0.1 mi
LESD Online AcademyAvondaleK–834Public2.3 mi
Quentin Elementary SchoolAvondaleK–8914Public2.3 mi
Sun Valley Academy-AvondaleAvondaleK–8479Charter1.2 mi
Avondale Middle SchoolAvondale5–8351Public1.4 mi
Imagine Avondale MiddleAvondale6–8164Charter0.9 mi
Agua Fria High SchoolAvondale9–121,535Public1.2 mi
Coldwater AcademyAvondale9–12—Public1.1 mi
Estrella High SchoolAvondale9–12138Charter, Alternative Education1.5 mi
Highland Prep WestAvondale9–11423Charter0.2 mi
La Joya Community High SchoolAvondale9–122,306Public1.9 mi
ThrivePoint High School at AvondaleAvondale9–12134Charter, Alternative Education0.6 mi
West Point High SchoolAvondale9–122,782Public1.8 mi
West-MEC - Agua Fria High SchoolAvondale9–121Career and Technical1.2 mi
West-MEC - La Joya High SchoolAvondale9–12—Career and Technical1.9 mi
West-MEC - West View High SchoolAvondale9–12—Career and Technical3.4 mi
West-MEC Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale9–121Career and Technical2.4 mi

And 2 more.

Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Thomas AquinasAvondalePre-K–8458Roman Catholic2.7 mi
John Paul II Catholic High SchoolAvondale9–12370Roman Catholic2.8 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Phoenix, Tolleson, Litchfield Park, Glendale, Buckeye, Citrus Park and Goodyear.

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