Surprise Arizona Real Estate
Surprise, Arizona, is located in Maricopa County, 8 miles W of Peoria, Arizona and 20 miles NW of Phoenix, Arizona. Surprise has a population of 30,848.
Surprise Homes
Surprise properties pool is 12,502 residential properties including Surprise new homes. Median age of real estate in Surprise is 1997. Average Household size is 2.75 people. 9% are one bedroom homes, 43% are 2 bedroom homes, 36% are 3 bedroom homes, 10% are 4 bedroom homes, and 1% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Surprise Mortgage Statistics
Surprise mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Surprise |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
29% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
71% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
61% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
10% |
16% |
Surprise Area Real Estate Tax
Surprise Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $777 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 47,899. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Surprise School District: Children make up 19.9% of Surprise population. Surprise has 6,135 under 18 years old residents, or 0.58 kids per one worker, or 0.49 kids per one household.
Surprise Real Estate & Surprise Homeownership
There are 2125.34 or 17% one person households, 6751.08 or 54% two person households, and 1375.22 or 11% three person households in Surprise, Arizona. Median residents age is 46.1, Senior citizens (65+) make up 7,843 or 25.4%% of Surprise population.
There are 10,644 workers (over 16 years of age) in Surprise. Of these, 92.71% drive to work. Approximately 0.6% of workers in Surprise take public transportation. An estimated 1.63% walk to work.
Median Surprise homeowner's housing expences are 18.9%
Crime in Surprise (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Surprise |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
NaN |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
NaN |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
NaN |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
NaN |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
NaN |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
NaN |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
NaN |
43.3 |
Invest in Surprise Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Surprise Arizona area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Surprise |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Peoria, Arizona |
- |
| Near Large City |
Phoenix, Arizona |
- |
| Surprise Zip Codes |
85374, 85379, 85387 |
- |
| Surprise Area Codes |
623 |
- |
| White population |
85.97% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
2.61% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
1.07% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.43% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
23.29% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 47,899% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
8.72% |
12.4% |
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