Valley landlords initiated nearly 85,000 eviction proceedings through the Maricopa County Justice Courts in 2025, marking the second-highest number of eviction filings in a single year in county history.
Maricopa County averaged more than 7,000 eviction filings per month in 2025, with January, August and October seeing the highest number of filings, according to Justice Court data. ZIP codes in Maryvale, Glendale and east central Phoenix also saw the highest rate of eviction filings.
The county saw its highest number of eviction filings in 2024, when Valley landlords filed 87,197 evictions. That figure broke a nearly 20-year-old record from 2005, when 84,000 evictions were filed. Last year topped that 2005 figure again with 84,833 filings. There were also 83,172 eviction filings in 2023, meaning the Valley has topped 80,000 eviction filings in three straight years…