Wellton AZ Homes for Sale

What is it like to live in Wellton, AZ?

Wellton is a quiet desert town about 30 miles east of Yuma in ZIP 85356, with a median price near $324,900, the Coyote Wash golf course, and room for RVs and acreage. It suits buyers who want space, stars, and a slower pace.

Wellton is a small incorporated town in ZIP code 85356, in the Wellton-Mohawk Valley about 30 miles east of Yuma on Interstate 8. Fewer than 3,000 people live in town year round, and the town serves as the hub for more than 5,000 people across the surrounding farm valley. Farming built Wellton and still surrounds it, but from roughly October through April the population swells with winter visitors who come for the quiet, the mountain views, and the 18 hole Links at Coyote Wash golf course on the south side of town. Tacna is about 10 minutes east and Dateland, famous for its date shakes, about 25 minutes east, and both are part of daily Wellton life. This is the slowest paced housing market in Yuma County, and for the people who buy here, that is exactly the point.

What homes cost in Wellton right now

As of September 2026, Realtor.com reported a median listing price of $324,900 in 85356. Read that number carefully: Wellton is a tiny market, with roughly a hundred listings in the whole area and far fewer sales, so medians swing hard from month to month. Market trend trackers have put the median sold price between about $260,000 and $287,000, with homes commonly taking three to four months to sell. The Links at Coyote Wash tells the real story of this market in miniature. Its one active listing in a recent count carried a $329,000 median all by itself, while homes around it range from small golf course casitas under $150,000 to full size homes on the fairways above $400,000. In town and out on the valley roads, buyers will find modest older homes in the $150,000s and $200,000s and acreage properties with shops priced well above the median.

Who buys in Wellton, and why

Winter visitors are the engine here. Snowbirds buy park style homes and casitas around Coyote Wash, golf through the winter, and either lock up for summer or settle in for good. Retirees who find Yuma too busy choose Wellton for the quiet and the lower day to day pace. Acreage buyers come for room: space for an RV, a shop, toys, and animals, with the Muggins and Gila mountains as the backdrop and no close neighbors. Farm families and irrigation district workers buy in town and along the valley roads, and a steady trickle of I-8 commuters decide that a half hour of empty interstate beats living in the city. Wellton also draws buyers who simply want their dollar to go further on land. The seasonal parks and RV resorts around the interstate exits fill up the same way the golf course does each fall, and a good share of those winter residents end up buying a permanent place after a season or two of renting a spot.

The housing stock

Wellton's stock is the most varied in the county for its size. Around Coyote Wash you will find small golf villas and casitas, some only a few hundred square feet, sitting a street away from 1,300 to 2,200 square foot homes built for full time living, most of them on lots around 7,500 square feet. In town, the homes are mostly modest single story houses from the middle of the last century forward, on quiet grid streets near the schools and the post office. Outside town, the valley opens up: manufactured homes and custom builds on one acre and larger parcels, many with wells or irrigation district water, septic systems, big metal shops, and RV hookups already in place. Because so much of Wellton was built for seasonal use, buyers should look closely at how a home handles being closed up in summer heat: shade, roof condition, and who watches the place matter here. The ZIP code as a whole, town plus the surrounding valley, counts about 5,100 residents in roughly 2,000 households, which is why one new listing can be the talk of the coffee shop for a week.

Schools in Wellton

Wellton keeps its schools close. Wellton Elementary School serves preschool through eighth grade in town, and high school students attend Antelope Union High School, home of the Rams, on the east side of the valley. It is a small school by city standards, which means students are known by name and most activities are open to anyone who wants to join. Families here accept the tradeoff knowingly: small town schools and a short bus ride in exchange for the valley lifestyle, with Yuma's Arizona Western College about 35 minutes away for dual enrollment and after graduation.

Commute times

Interstate 8 is Wellton's main street to everywhere. Typical drive times:

• Downtown Yuma: about 35 minutes, roughly 31 to 33 miles west on I-8.
• MCAS Yuma: about 30 to 35 minutes; the station is on the east side of Yuma, so it is the first part of the city you reach.
• Yuma Regional Medical Center: about 35 to 40 minutes.
• Tacna: about 10 minutes east. Dateland: about 25 minutes east.

Neighborhood guides

Johanna's full guide to Wellton's golf community:

• Coyote Wash

Talk it over with Johanna

Wellton is a small market where every listing has a story: how it handles summer closure, what the water situation is, and whether the price matches a very thin set of comparable sales. Book a free consultation with Johanna Suggs of eXp Realty and the Rise Up Team, or call or text (928) 503-9444. Consultations are available in English and Spanish, and Johanna makes the drive out to Wellton, Tacna, and Dateland regularly. Si prefieres hablar en español, con gusto te atendemos en español.