Housing market/Arizona/ZIP 86504
ZIP 86504 Fort Defiance, McKinley County, Arizona
McKinley County, NM · Arizona. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 86504 · AZ
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 86504 — Fort Defiance, AZ HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 86504
- 1-unit detached1,57074.7%
- 2–4 units884.2%
- 5–49 units361.7%
- Mobile40719.4%
2–4 unit share 4.2% · 5–49 unit share 1.7% · combined 2–49 5.9%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $725 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $448.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 13.7%; ≥50% 6.4%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,130 (1.559× ACS median gross rent).
Population
5,905 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -15.7%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 86504 33.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 22.6%; ACS median gross rent is $725; population changed -15.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 88 units in 2–4-unit structures and 36 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,130 versus ACS median gross rent of $725. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Arizona research
ZIP 86504 is a Census / HUD profile for McKinley County, AZ. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 86504 — Fort Defiance, AZ HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Arizona ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Arizona research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 86504?
ZIP 86504 (McKinley County, NM) has 5,905 residents, 1,628 households, a renter share of 33.7%, median household income of $47,227, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $725. Vacancy is 22.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 86504?
ACS counts 48 units in 2-unit buildings, 40 in 3–4 unit buildings, 19 in 5–9, 17 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 124 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 86504?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,130. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 86504 — Fort Defiance, AZ HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Arizona ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 86504 is Census / HUD research for McKinley County, NM. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Arizona property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.