Surprise vs Peoria
Surprise and Peoria are northwest valley neighbors along the Loop 303 and Bell Road. The two are about 17 minutes apart by car (9 road miles, no traffic; OpenStreetMap road routing).
How do Surprise and Peoria compare?
| Surprise | Peoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Surprise is the northwest valley city along Grand Avenue (US-60) and Bell Road, west of the Sun City communities. | Peoria is the long, narrow West Valley city that runs from Olive Avenue near Glendale all the way north to Lake Pleasant. |
| Housing types | Surprise has single-family subdivisions from the 2000s onward, golf-course neighborhoods, and newer master-planned neighborhoods north and west of the Loop 303. | Peoria has 1970s–1990s subdivisions in the south, lake and golf communities in the middle, and newer and custom homes in the north near Lake Pleasant. |
| Place character | Surprise Stadium hosts spring training, and the city's Original Town Site keeps the community's older street grid near Grand Avenue. | The P83 entertainment district and Peoria Sports Complex sit along Loop 101, and Lake Pleasant Regional Park borders the far north end of the city. |
| Nearest job center | Westgate (Glendale), ~21 min drive (12 road mi, no traffic) | Westgate (Glendale), ~10 min drive (6 road mi, no traffic) |
| Median sold price | $435,000 (May 2026) | $524,600 (May 2026) |
| Median days on market | 78 days | 59 days |
| Median sold price per sq ft | $221 | $258 |
| Typical rent (ZORI) | $1,947/mo (August 2026) | $1,870/mo (August 2026) |
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| Ivy Realty agents on the map | 1 agent | 2 agents |
Place facts only. Which one fits depends on what you are looking for; the local agent can pull recent sales for both. Sold data: Redfin Data Center — housing market tracker, all residential sales, data published June 2, 2026 (cities one month, neighborhoods 3-month rolling). Rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI).
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