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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in San Carlos, AZ

5 county programs and 10 statewide.

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What’s local to San Carlos

No program run for San Carlos alone is listed. A home in San Carlos can use Maricopa County’s programs below, plus the Arizona statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is Chandler, about 3 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Maricopa

5 county programs

7 more programs are for homes in Avondale, Mesa, Chandler, Phoenix and Tempe. See them
  • Avondale — Avondale First-Time Homebuyer Program
  • Mesa — City of Mesa Homeownership Assistance Program (HOA)
  • Chandler — Chandler First-Time Homebuyers Program (Community Land Trust)
  • Phoenix — City of Phoenix Section 32 Public Housing Homeownership Program
  • Tempe — City of Tempe Community Assisted Mortgage Program (CAMP)
  • Phoenix — CPLC Open Doors Down Payment Assistance Program
  • Phoenix — Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona Homeownership Program

Income limits in Maricopa County

How programs here set their income limits

$112,400
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)

See the published limits for Maricopa County

Free help nearby

9 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

5 programs here ask for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across Arizona and nationwide

72 statewide & federal programs

San Carlos questions

Does San Carlos have its own down payment program?

No program run for San Carlos alone is listed. A home in San Carlos can use the 5 programs that cover Maricopa County and the 10 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in San Carlos?

3 of San Carlos’s 5 local and county programs accept condos. SRFSI IDA Matched Savings Homeownership Program lists single family. Newtown Community Land Trust (CLT) Program lists single family. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Maricopa County?

Each program sets its own. 16 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Maricopa County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near San Carlos?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 9 agencies are within 15 miles of San Carlos. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

85550

Sources: agency sites (June–August 2026), HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.