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Glendale Housing Market 2026: Prices and ZIP-Code Context
Glendale's 2026 market reads as roughly flat to slightly down by most citywide measures, with real variation underneath. This guide compiles the current dated figures, citywide and ZIP by ZIP, with the source, reporting period, and metric definition attached to every number.
By Andrew Texidor Realtor · Founder, Clearly Sold Updated October 7, 2026 
The direct answer
By the most current dated sources, Glendale's citywide median sale price is in the mid-$400,000s: about $435,000 in Redfin's three months ending June 2026, about $425,000 in an MLS-based brokerage report for May 2026, and about $405,000 in another July 2026 report, with estimated home values from Zillow at roughly $401,811 as of August 2026. ZIP-level data splits the city far wider, from the low-$300,000s in parts of central Glendale to the mid-$500,000s and higher in the north. Every figure here carries its source and period, because in Glendale, methodology and geography decide the number.
Key takeaways
- Glendale's 2026 median sale price sits in the mid-$400,000s by most current sources, with citywide figures ranging from about $405,000 to $435,000 depending on the source's period and metric. Year-over-year movement is roughly flat to slightly down, not a crash and not a boom.
- Glendale's ZIP codes are not one market. The same reporting period shows far higher medians in north Glendale's 85308 and 85310 than in central and west ZIPs like 85301, 85302, and 85303, so a citywide average does not describe any specific area.
- Median sale price, asking (list) price, and price per square foot are three different metrics with different sources, and 2026 data shows they do not move together. Do not substitute one for the other in a comparison.
- Methodology explains much of the spread between sources: closed-sale medians differ from estimated home values, and reporting periods and geographies differ. Cite the source, the period, and the metric, or the number is just a rumor with a comma.
- A ZIP-level figure is context for that ZIP, not a citywide trend, an appraisal, or a forecast. Pricing a specific home still starts with recent sales of genuinely comparable properties.
What is the citywide picture, and who reports what?
Redfin's Glendale page reports a median sale price of about $435,000 for the three months ending June 2026, down about 1.1% year over year, with roughly 57 days on market and 675 sales in the period. Zillow, which publishes an estimated typical home value rather than a sale median, put it near $401,811 as of late August 2026, down about 1.4% year over year. An MLS-based report from a local brokerage team covering all Glendale ZIPs put the citywide median sale at about $425,000 for May 2026, roughly flat year over year, with an average sale price near $462,300 and about $248 per square foot.
Note the pattern: three credible sources, three close-but-different numbers, because the periods and metrics differ. That is not a contradiction to resolve, it is the correct reading of a market. The takeaway is a citywide median in the mid-$400,000s, flat to slightly down, which is a very different story from Glendale's boom years and from the crash years, and it is a snapshot, not a trend line.
How do Glendale's ZIP codes actually differ?
Glendale is not one market, and the ZIP-level data makes that obvious. The figures below combine the most current 2026 reports, and no single source publishes every metric for every ZIP, so each row names the source and the metric it reports. Treat each number as area context dated to its source, never as a citywide claim and never as an appraisal.
| ZIP | Area | What current 2026 sources show |
|---|---|---|
| 85301 | Heart of Glendale (south-central) | The area's lower-price submarket. RealtyTrac's 2026 median estimated value is about $335,000 with roughly $278 per square foot; sales-side estimates from agent reports run near $315,000. Redfin's sample is small and volatile month to month, so read it with care. Source: RealtyTrac / agent reports, 2026 |
| 85302 | Central Glendale | Zillow's average home value is about $378,935, down 2.0% year over year; RealtyTrac shows a median sales price near $380,909 with a median listing near $400,000. Source: Zillow / RealtyTrac, 2026 |
| 85303 | Central-west Glendale | Zillow's average home value is about $379,275, down 0.8% year over year, and RealtyTrac's median sales price runs near $384,878. Source: Zillow / RealtyTrac, 2026 |
| 85304 | Central-north Glendale | A brokerage report using MLS data shows a median sale price near $398,000, up about 0.6% year over year, with RealtyTrac's median near $404,677. Source: Arizona Homes and Condos / RealtyTrac, 2026 |
| 85305 | Westgate and the entertainment district | The Westgate-adjacent ZIP shows higher values: Zillow's average home value is about $461,555, while RealtyTrac's median sales price runs near $503,499 with a median estimated value near $417,748. Source: Zillow / RealtyTrac, 2026 |
| 85308 | North Glendale, the Arrowhead area | Usually the highest-priced ZIP. An MLS-based brokerage report puts the median sale price near $582,000, up about 2.1% year over year; Redfin lists a median near $495,000 with about $260 per square foot in a recent month. Source: Arizona Homes and Condos / Redfin, 2026 |
| 85310 | North Glendale, Hillcrest and the north rim | Another higher-priced ZIP. The same brokerage report shows a median sale near $565,000, up about 1.4% year over year, while a listing-side source shows a median list price of about $675,000 and roughly $296 per square foot. Source: Arizona Homes and Condos / Movoto, 2026 |
The pattern is consistent across sources: the north-side ZIPs of 85308 and 85310 carry the highest medians, the Westgate-adjacent 85305 sits in between with its own character, and the central and west ZIPs 85301 through 85303 price lower. What no ZIP figure tells you is where within that ZIP a specific home falls, which is why address-level data, not ZIP context, is what prices a house.
Median sale price versus list price versus price per square foot
Three metrics sound similar and answer different questions. A median sale price is the middle of closed sales in a period and geography, and it is the closest thing to what buyers actually paid. A list (asking) price is what sellers hoped to get, the number on the sign, and it can run above or below sales depending on market mood. Price per square foot divides a price by the home's size, and it is a normalization tool that only means something when the homes compared are genuinely alike in age, condition, and lot.
In the 2026 Glendale data these metrics visibly diverge: the north-side listing medians reported by Movoto run well above the sale medians in the same ZIPs, which is normal in a cooling-ish market where list prices carry sellers' hopes and sale prices carry the contracts. When you read a market figure, the discipline is the same as the one in this table: name the metric, the source, and the period, or the number is meaningless.
What these numbers do not tell you
A ZIP median is not a forecast, an appraisal, or a citywide verdict. Extrapolating one ZIP's movement to all of Glendale is exactly the mistake this guide is built to avoid, because the same month can show the north side up and the central city down. And no market summary appraises your home: comparable sales of similar properties near yours, adjusted for condition, features, and lot, are what a pricing conversation actually uses, which is why a free market analysis on your address beats any headline.
This guide also makes no predictions. Interest rates, employment, and seasonal rhythms will move the market after this update, and nobody reading a median can honestly tell you which direction the next quarter takes. What the dated data offers is a realistic starting point for buyers weighing areas and sellers pricing realistically, and that is enough.
How to use this update on a specific address
Locate the ZIP, then the area
Use the ZIP as a starting layer, then narrow to the subdivision, street, and school context, because ZIPs contain wide variation.
Compare like for like
Match a candidate home against recent sales of similar homes in the same area, with consistent definitions of size, age, and condition.
Ask for the current numbers
Market updates date fast. A free market analysis pulls the current comparables for your address, with the reasoning shown.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median home price in Glendale right now?
The current sources cluster in the mid-$400,000s for the city, with medians from about $405,000 to $435,000 depending on the source and period, and a few listing-side estimates a bit higher. The honest answer is the one with a source and a date attached, and the even more honest answer is the ZIP-level figure for the specific area you care about, because Glendale's submarkets differ by a wide margin.
Why do different sources report different Glendale prices?
They measure different things over different periods. Redfin reports closed-sale medians over roughly three months; Zillow's 'typical home value' is a model estimate, not a sale; brokerage reports using MLS data cover whatever ZIPs and period the report specifies; and list-price sources report asking prices, which are not sale prices. Each number is legitimate, and each means what its own definition says.
Is Glendale's market going up or down in 2026?
The current dated data reads as roughly flat to slightly down year over year by most citywide measures, with submarkets moving differently: parts of north Glendale show modest gains while several central and west ZIPs show small declines. Direction is not prediction. No source in this guide forecasts prices, and no honest one should, because markets are not forecastable from a median.
How should I use ZIP-level market data?
As context for a specific area, and never as an appraisal or a prediction for a specific home. ZIP medians hide huge variation within a ZIP, and a home's value still comes from recent sales of comparable properties: same area, similar size, condition, and features. Use market updates to understand the environment, then price with comparables.
Where is Glendale's most expensive housing?
The current ZIP-level data points to the north: 85308 (the Arrowhead area) and 85310 consistently show the highest medians, while 85301 and the central-west ZIPs show the lowest. Even within those ZIPs, individual neighborhoods and communities vary, so treat the ZIP as a starting clue, not a verdict.
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Educational note: this market update is a dated, sourced snapshot, not a forecast, an appraisal, or a guarantee of any outcome. Figures come from the named public sources and their stated reporting periods; sources, definitions, and markets change. Always verify current numbers for your specific geography, and use comparable sales for pricing decisions. A market analysis is not an appraisal.
Next step
Turn Glendale context into your numbers
A market update tells you the environment; comparables tell you the price. For your specific address or wish list, a free market analysis and a strategy call turn this context into a plan.
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