Sunnyside

Sunnyside was first platted in 1925 by Alf Dickinson and Son on a 160-acre former ranch along the National Old Trails highway, later Route 66, then about a mile and a quarter east of the city limits. It grew largely outside city zoning until the City annexed it in 1959, according to a local brokerage, which is part of why its homes and land uses vary from block to block. Main streets include Fourth Street, Main Street, West Street, and East Street.

Sunnyside rewards buyers who look closely. The homes and lots vary a lot from street to street, so we walk the block, look at the drainage, and look at what has been updated before we talk price.

Over the last twelve months the MLS shows 11 closings, all single-family, between $294,500 and $530,000, with a median of $390,000 and the middle half between about $339,000 and $433,000. The typical home was about 1,120 square feet, built around 1956, on about 6,250 square feet. Median days on market was 59, and none of the sales listed an HOA fee.

After the 2019 Museum Fire damaged the Spruce Wash watershed above town, 2021 monsoon storms caused substantial flooding in Sunnyside along the wash. The City built nine Spruce Wash flood mitigation projects, including detention basins, channel work, and culverts, and reported them complete in summer 2026. Ponderosa Park on First Street has pickleball, tennis, volleyball, and basketball courts, and the Flagstaff Aquaplex is on Fourth Street.