Rio Verde is a community in Maricopa County, Arizona, home to about 2,261 people across 4.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 85263.
Homes sold for a median of $357 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rio Verde. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)27 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Mesa, AZ22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ26 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rio Verde; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Rio Verde had 2,210 residents in the 2020 census, up 56% since 2000.
It’s the 143rd largest of 441 towns in Arizona by population.
Maricopa County grew from 20,457 residents in 1900 to 4,420,568 in 2020.
Maricopa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 103°F in summer, and winter lows average 44°F. About 10 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fountain Hills, AZ weather station (9 miles away).
2,016,986 jobs at 109,863 businesses in Maricopa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rio Verde.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
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| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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.
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