Chandler 85224Available now$2,450per month85224, 85225, 85226 · peak month June
Chandler rental market
A steady employment-driven market with the best school boundaries we work in and tenancies that run two years or more.
Chandler, 85224Chandler on the numbers
Sample figures drawn from the Keyfinder managed portfolio over the rolling twelve months to August 2026.
Compare all six submarkets- $2,010Median asking rent, 2 bed
- $1.62Rent per square foot
- 19 daysAverage days on market
- 5.8%Vacancy rate
- 38%Renter households
- 24 monthsAverage tenancy
- +3.1%Rent, year on year
- JunePeak listing month
Reading this submarket
Chandler rents to people who work in the Price Road corridor, and the commute is the product. An eleven minute drive versus a twenty two minute drive is worth more to a Chandler applicant than an extra bedroom, which is not true anywhere else on this list.
The school district is the second force. Chandler Unified boundaries produce measurable rent differences between houses three streets apart, and families will renew for years rather than risk a school change mid-year. That is where the 24 month average tenancy comes from.
Rent per square foot is the lowest on the list at $1.62, because the stock is large suburban houses. Do not read that as a weak market: the monthly rent is healthy and the vacancy risk is low. It simply means square footage is cheap here and location is not.
If you own here
Your applicant pool is employed in the Price Road corridor. State the commute time in the listing, because that is the number they are actually shopping on.
Owner servicesIf you are renting here
Deposit relief is easier to negotiate here than free rent. Ask for a reduced deposit against a stronger application rather than asking for a lower rent.
Tenant hubTiming
Peak month is June and the softest is December. Concessions: occasional. roughly 1 in 6 listings offers a reduced deposit rather than free rent.
The Phoenix rent cycleSchool, transit and amenity context
The things applicants actually shop on, beyond the rent figure.
Housing stock
1990s and 2000s subdivision houses, 2015 onward garden apartments along the 101 and Ray Road
Schools
Chandler Unified, consistently among the strongest districts in the state. School boundaries move rent here in a way they do not downtown.
Transit and getting around
Car-first with good arterial grid. Valley Metro bus on Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard. No light rail.
Amenities nearby
Chandler Fashion Center, the Price Road employment corridor, downtown Chandler's restaurant core, Veterans Oasis Park and Tumbleweed Park.
What we manage in Chandler
Current and recent listings from our own managed portfolio in this submarket.
Search everythingChandler 85224Available now$2,450per month
Chandler 85225Available now$1,245per month860 W Ray Rd #118
Studio1 bath465 sq ftApartmentView this rentalThe other five submarkets
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