If population and housing growth are indicator of livability, then Maricopa is scoring off the charts! In just over twenty years, Maricopa’s population has gone from 1,200 to more than 75,161 residents. This growth has occurred in the context of a stable and prudent fiscal environment while outstanding public services have expanded with no impact on the local tax environment.

(Source: Elliott D. Pollack & Co. – September 2021, and Lightcast – November 2022)

There are over 65,000 housing sites planned and platted in Maricopa, with approximately 24,000 homes already built. About 1,500 new homes are built per year to meet the growing demand for single family housing in Maricopa. According to the U.S. Census, the average number of persons per household in Maricopa is 3.24 and it is anticipated that the new homes will have similar household sizes.

Life in Maricopa is safe, neighborly, participatory and family-oriented. Two of Arizona’s major hospital/health care companies have a substantial presence in the city. Maricopa’s K-12 schools are new, thriving and highly rated. Increasingly, more high-quality job opportunities are emerging for Maricopa’s highly educated residents.

Shopping, dining and entertainment offerings are expanding as well. Visit our amenities section below to learn more about the full range of amenities available in Maricopa to meet all lifestyles and pastime tastes.

(Source: City of Maricopa, September 2021)

• More house for your money
• Small town ambience while close to the big city
• Safe community
• Young, growing and vibrant
• Highly diverse and well-educated population
• Great schools with school choice for parents
• Plentiful and expanding shopping, dining, entertainment and recreational offerings
• Night sky

Maricopa’s major construction boom of the mid 2000s resulted in a community where the majority of all homes built are single-family detached units. In recent years, as the City’s population has grown, so has the range of housing choices, including multi-family residences, and more of these projects have been planned and constructed.

Home prices in Maricopa are 15% less than comparable homes in the Phoenix Metro, and these homes are larger, newer and in safe neighborhoods.

(Source: Zillow, December 2024)

Because it is a new city, almost all housing in Maricopa has been built in well-planned subdivisions.

Neighborhoods are pedestrian and bike friendly, and feature parks, recreational areas, proximate schools and other amenities, including places of worship and convenient shopping.

New apartment complexes have been built in several areas of the city. These new developments have introduced multifamily living in the City of Maricopa, creating more housing options.

Sustainability

Global Water Resources

Global Water Resources – Maricopa’s water supplier – has planned meticulously to ensure that Maricopa will have water today and 100 years from today. Global Water Resources has beneficially reused over 9.5 billion gallons of water through the implantation of its recycled water infrastructure. In Maricopa, up to 97% of all wastewater is recycled annually and beneficially reused.

Global Water Resources has also invested in advanced technologies to allow customers to be active participants in water conservation, such as the ability to review hourly water consumption, receive high consumption and leak alerts and also receive tips on how to reduce water consumption. These tools help make Maricopa a sustainable community.

(Source: Global Water Resources, 2021)

Public Safety

Led by Police Chief Mark Goodman, the Maricopa Police Department works closely with businesses and citizens, and like the rest of City Government, is an innovator in its sphere of responsibility. In addition to its many assets and advantages, Maricopa is a very safe city. In fact, Maricopa is one of Arizona’s safest cities, as evidenced by its 2024 ranking as the 4th Safest City in Arizona by usabynumbers.com.

As the Maricopa Police Department continues to advance the public safety of Arizona’s 4th safest city, data-driven Community Policing, which emphasizes innovative problem-solving, internal and external accountability, de-centralization of decision-making, and organizational flexibility has been implemented. Through integrated efforts, the Maricopa Police Department is committed to solving community problems, reducing crime, protecting life and property, and upholding the laws, ordinances, and constitutional rights of all persons without prejudice, with the highest integrity, and with the support of the citizens we serve.