HousingPermits

Metro area in Arizona · part of the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ combined area

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area authorized 39,699 new housing units in 2025, the fourth-largest total of the 387 US metro areas. Its 2025 total reached 61% of the 2004 high, the closest to a series peak among the 7 metro areas based in Arizona. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 9.0 units a year in 2021–2025, 1.9 times the national rate of 4.7.

020k40k60k80k2004: 65,259 units (57,360 single-family, 1,606 in 2–4 unit, 6,293 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 62,617 units (54,313 single-family, 828 in 2–4 unit, 7,476 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 44,280 units (36,282 single-family, 1,496 in 2–4 unit, 6,502 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 37,272 units (26,404 single-family, 1,112 in 2–4 unit, 9,756 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 18,533 units (12,657 single-family, 463 in 2–4 unit, 5,413 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 9,272 units (8,598 single-family, 60 in 2–4 unit, 614 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 8,300 units (7,212 single-family, 84 in 2–4 unit, 1,004 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 9,081 units (7,297 single-family, 98 in 2–4 unit, 1,686 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 15,967 units (11,931 single-family, 337 in 2–4 unit, 3,699 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 18,737 units (12,959 single-family, 329 in 2–4 unit, 5,449 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 20,341 units (11,557 single-family, 281 in 2–4 unit, 8,503 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 22,402 units (16,621 single-family, 354 in 2–4 unit, 5,427 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 28,583 units (18,433 single-family, 571 in 2–4 unit, 9,579 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 29,312 units (20,471 single-family, 514 in 2–4 unit, 8,327 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 31,343 units (23,526 single-family, 669 in 2–4 unit, 7,148 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 35,873 units (25,026 single-family, 838 in 2–4 unit, 10,009 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 48,219 units (31,658 single-family, 888 in 2–4 unit, 15,673 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 50,581 units (34,347 single-family, 1,350 in 2–4 unit, 14,884 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 47,804 units (26,797 single-family, 1,765 in 2–4 unit, 19,242 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 45,616 units (24,708 single-family, 1,872 in 2–4 unit, 19,036 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 45,884 units (30,277 single-family, 1,772 in 2–4 unit, 13,835 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 39,699 units (23,755 single-family, 1,144 in 2–4 unit, 14,800 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252004 high · 65,2592010 low · 8,300025k50k75k2004: 65,259 units (57,360 single-family, 1,606 in 2–4 unit, 6,293 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 62,617 units (54,313 single-family, 828 in 2–4 unit, 7,476 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 44,280 units (36,282 single-family, 1,496 in 2–4 unit, 6,502 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 37,272 units (26,404 single-family, 1,112 in 2–4 unit, 9,756 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 18,533 units (12,657 single-family, 463 in 2–4 unit, 5,413 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 9,272 units (8,598 single-family, 60 in 2–4 unit, 614 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 8,300 units (7,212 single-family, 84 in 2–4 unit, 1,004 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 9,081 units (7,297 single-family, 98 in 2–4 unit, 1,686 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 15,967 units (11,931 single-family, 337 in 2–4 unit, 3,699 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 18,737 units (12,959 single-family, 329 in 2–4 unit, 5,449 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 20,341 units (11,557 single-family, 281 in 2–4 unit, 8,503 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 22,402 units (16,621 single-family, 354 in 2–4 unit, 5,427 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 28,583 units (18,433 single-family, 571 in 2–4 unit, 9,579 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 29,312 units (20,471 single-family, 514 in 2–4 unit, 8,327 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 31,343 units (23,526 single-family, 669 in 2–4 unit, 7,148 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 35,873 units (25,026 single-family, 838 in 2–4 unit, 10,009 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 48,219 units (31,658 single-family, 888 in 2–4 unit, 15,673 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 50,581 units (34,347 single-family, 1,350 in 2–4 unit, 14,884 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 47,804 units (26,797 single-family, 1,765 in 2–4 unit, 19,242 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 45,616 units (24,708 single-family, 1,872 in 2–4 unit, 19,036 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 45,884 units (30,277 single-family, 1,772 in 2–4 unit, 13,835 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 39,699 units (23,755 single-family, 1,144 in 2–4 unit, 14,800 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252004 high · 65,259

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 98 other metro areas, among them Riverside, Detroit, Miami. Annual permits fell from 65,259 during the mid-2000s boom to 8,300 in 2010, a drop of 87%. The nearest bust profile in the Mountain states was Las Vegas's (87%). The 2021–2025 pace of 45,917 units a year is 20% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 11 years in a row up to 2021. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 14%.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 33 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Phoenix, with 59,950 units or 26% of the total, followed by Pinal County (unincorporated) with 18,776. Among the three largest, Phoenix put 59% of its units in five-plus buildings, Pinal County (unincorporated) 5.6%.

  • Phoenix26% (59,950 units)
  • Pinal County (unincorporated)8.2% (18,776 units)
  • Surprise6.7% (15,342 units)
  • Mesa6.6% (15,215 units)
  • Goodyear5.5% (12,651 units)
  • Buckeye5.4% (12,469 units)
  • Maricopa County (unincorporated)5.2% (12,022 units)
  • Queen Creek town4.4% (10,202 units)

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

Where in the metro

Maricopa County accounted for 82% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Pinal County for 18%.

  • Maricopa County82% (31,651 in 2025)
  • Pinal County18% (8,048 in 2025)

Houses or apartments

In Phoenix, 61% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 36% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Akron (36% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 12%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2022 (19,242), single-family houses in 2004 (57,360).

2021–202560.9%61%3.4%35.6%36%2004–200685.9%86%2.3%11.8%12%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202560.9%61%3.4%35.6%36%2004–200685.9%86%2.3%11.8%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ39,6999.036%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,0722.562%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA15,9373.628%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA7,7502.062%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI8,8051.832%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Phoenix beside Boston

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