HOMELESSNESS

Homelessness on the rise in Scottsdale

The Maricopa Association of Government’s Point- in-Time count of people sleeping on the streets in Scottsdale rose for the third time in as many years with 105 people counted on Jan. 27.

(Courtesy Metro Creative Connection)

Scottsdale’s unsheltered population rose in 2025 for the third year in a row, according to the Point-in-Time count recently released by the Maricopa Association of Governments.

This year’s count was 105 people living on the street in Scottsdale on the night of Jan. 27.

That compares to 64 in 2023 and 89 in 2024.

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