HousingPermits

Metro area in Arizona

Flagstaff, AZ

The Flagstaff metro area authorized 634 new housing units in 2025. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 46% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the highest share among the 7 metro areas based in Arizona. Recent building has not returned to boom levels: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 17% below the 2004–2006 average, the largest recovery by this measure among the 7 metro areas based in Arizona.

03006009001,2002004: 910 units (893 single-family, 17 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,080 units (800 single-family, 13 in 2–4 unit, 267 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,080 units (820 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 256 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 477 units (471 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 283 units (277 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 482 units (128 single-family, 32 in 2–4 unit, 322 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 315 units (186 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 129 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 100 units (98 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 818 units (206 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 604 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 359 units (294 single-family, 11 in 2–4 unit, 54 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 560 units (290 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 264 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 566 units (333 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 229 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 647 units (401 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 240 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 697 units (434 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 260 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 665 units (657 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 728 units (535 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 183 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 941 units (633 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 302 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,051 units (596 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 437 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 738 units (407 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 327 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,123 units (314 single-family, 137 in 2–4 unit, 672 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 703 units (331 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 354 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 634 units (421 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 183 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252023 high · 1,1232011 low · 10004008001,2002004: 910 units (893 single-family, 17 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,080 units (800 single-family, 13 in 2–4 unit, 267 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,080 units (820 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 256 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 477 units (471 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 283 units (277 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 482 units (128 single-family, 32 in 2–4 unit, 322 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 315 units (186 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 129 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 100 units (98 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 818 units (206 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 604 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 359 units (294 single-family, 11 in 2–4 unit, 54 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 560 units (290 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 264 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 566 units (333 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 229 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 647 units (401 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 240 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 697 units (434 single-family, 3 in 2–4 unit, 260 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 665 units (657 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 728 units (535 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 183 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 941 units (633 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 302 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,051 units (596 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 437 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 738 units (407 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 327 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,123 units (314 single-family, 137 in 2–4 unit, 672 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 703 units (331 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 354 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 634 units (421 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 183 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252023 high · 1,123

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 5 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Flagstaff, with 3,038 units or 72% of the total, followed by Coconino County (unincorporated) with 818. Among the three largest, Flagstaff put 63% of its units in five-plus buildings, Coconino County (unincorporated) 0%.

  • Flagstaff72% (3,038 units)
  • Coconino County (unincorporated)19% (818 units)
  • Williams5.8% (246 units)
  • Page3% (128 units)
  • Fredonia town0.4% (19 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Boom, bust and since

Flagstaff authorized the most units in 2023 (1,123); 2025 reached 56% of that. Its peak year is shared by 8 other metro areas, among them Sherman, Santa Fe, Elizabethtown. Annual permits fell from 1,080 during the mid-2000s boom to 100 in 2011, a drop of 91%. The nearest bust profile in the Mountain states was Pueblo's (91%). From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 9.8%.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Corvallis (47% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 17%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2023 (672), single-family houses in 2004 (893).

2021–202548.7%49%4.9%46.4%46%2004–200681.9%82%1.1%17.0%17%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202548.7%49%4.9%46.4%46%2004–200681.9%82%1.1%17.0%17%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Relative to population

With 144,368 residents in July 2025, Flagstaff authorized 5.9 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, 1.3 times the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Hagerstown (5.9) and Odessa (5.9).

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Lebanon, PA5422.831%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD5592.935%
Albany, GA1921.514%
Flagstaff, AZ6345.946%
Morgantown, WV300.10%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Flagstaff beside Albany, GA

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Arizona. Counting rules.