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How much house can I afford in Arizona? →The Arizona Department of Housing's statewide down payment and closing cost assistance program, administered through the Arizona Industrial Development Authority (AZIDA) and participating lenders. Provides up to 4% of the loan amount as a forgivable second mortgage (no monthly payment, forgiven after a set period) usable toward down payment, closing costs, or both, paired with a 30-year fixed-rate first mortgage (FHA, VA, USDA, or conventional). Available statewide in every county, city, and zip code, with no first-time-buyer requirement.
A down payment and closing cost assistance program for homes purchased in Maricopa County (including Phoenix), sponsored jointly by the Phoenix Industrial Development Authority and the Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (public agencies, not a lender). Offers up to 5% assistance toward down payment/closing costs as a forgivable second loan paired with a 30-year fixed first mortgage; no first-time-buyer requirement.
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Arizona's constitution bans real estate transfer taxes, so that line reads $0 — but closing on the $448,407 median home still runs $8,968 to $22,420.
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Arizona guide
In most states, the single largest government charge at closing is the transfer tax — a percentage of the sale price collected for the privilege of moving the deed. In Arizona, that line is $0.
Not "low." Not "waived for first-time buyers." Zero, at every level of government, and not by accident. Arizona voters approved Proposition 100 in 2008, amending the state constitution to bar Arizona and all of its political subdivisions from imposing a real estate transfer tax. A future legislature can't quietly add one.
So Arizona closings are cheap, right?
Here's what catches buyers off guard. Arizona's statewide median sale price is $448,407. Put 20% down and you're writing a check for $89,681 before a single fee is added, financing $358,726. Add the midpoint of a normal Arizona closing-cost range, about $15,694, and you need roughly $105,375 in cash to reach the table. Zero transfer tax saves you a real line item. It does not save you from a six-figure closing. For how each of those fees works, our line-by-line breakdown of closing costs walks the whole list.
A note before you start: this is general education, not financial, legal, or tax advice. Every figure below is a statewide number from CalculatorByState's sourced dataset, and your own county, lender, escrow company, and contract will all move the total — Arizona's median price alone varies enormously between Maricopa County and a rural corner of the state. Your Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure are authoritative. Use this to sanity-check them, not to replace them.
Arizona buyer closing costs commonly land in the 2% to 5% range of the purchase price, and the state generally ranks among the lower-cost places in the country to close. Against the $448,407 median, that range is:
Read the full Arizona guide →9 min read · Updated 2026-08-24