HousingPermits

Metro area in Arizona

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ

The Prescott Valley-Prescott metro area authorized 1,718 new housing units in 2025. Duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes supplied 5.1% of its units in 2021–2025, the highest share among the 7 metro areas based in Arizona. The housing bust cut annual permits by 93%, from 4,439 at the 2004–2006 high to 302 in 2011, the third-deepest drop among the 39 metro areas based in the Mountain states.

01,5003,0004,5006,0002004: 4,003 units (3,666 single-family, 131 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 4,439 units (4,329 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 19 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,987 units (2,869 single-family, 54 in 2–4 unit, 64 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,461 units (1,416 single-family, 45 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 787 units (604 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 176 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 488 units (348 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 140 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 339 units (237 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 302 units (290 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 452 units (444 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 861 units (841 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 968 units (948 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,377 units (1,120 single-family, 29 in 2–4 unit, 228 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,602 units (1,366 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 214 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,976 units (1,493 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 417 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,079 units (1,696 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 309 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 2,180 units (1,588 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 516 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,891 units (1,729 single-family, 140 in 2–4 unit, 22 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 2,481 units (1,905 single-family, 110 in 2–4 unit, 466 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,366 units (1,745 single-family, 140 in 2–4 unit, 481 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,567 units (1,218 single-family, 72 in 2–4 unit, 277 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,068 units (1,836 single-family, 134 in 2–4 unit, 98 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,718 units (1,347 single-family, 67 in 2–4 unit, 304 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 4,4392011 low · 30202,0004,0006,0002004: 4,003 units (3,666 single-family, 131 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 4,439 units (4,329 single-family, 91 in 2–4 unit, 19 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,987 units (2,869 single-family, 54 in 2–4 unit, 64 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 1,461 units (1,416 single-family, 45 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 787 units (604 single-family, 7 in 2–4 unit, 176 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 488 units (348 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 140 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 339 units (237 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 302 units (290 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 452 units (444 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 861 units (841 single-family, 20 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 968 units (948 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,377 units (1,120 single-family, 29 in 2–4 unit, 228 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,602 units (1,366 single-family, 22 in 2–4 unit, 214 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,976 units (1,493 single-family, 66 in 2–4 unit, 417 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 2,079 units (1,696 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 309 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 2,180 units (1,588 single-family, 76 in 2–4 unit, 516 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,891 units (1,729 single-family, 140 in 2–4 unit, 22 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 2,481 units (1,905 single-family, 110 in 2–4 unit, 466 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 2,366 units (1,745 single-family, 140 in 2–4 unit, 481 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 1,567 units (1,218 single-family, 72 in 2–4 unit, 277 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 2,068 units (1,836 single-family, 134 in 2–4 unit, 98 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,718 units (1,347 single-family, 67 in 2–4 unit, 304 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 4,439

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Relative to population

With 252,552 residents in July 2025, Prescott Valley authorized 8.2 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, 1.8 times the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Reno (8.5) and Missoula (8.2).

Boom, bust and since

Prescott Valley authorized the most units in 2005 (4,439); 2025 reached 39% of that. Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Santa Cruz, Hilton Head Island, Champaign. The 2021–2025 pace of 2,040 units a year is 46% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 8 years in a row up to 2019. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 17%.

Houses or apartments

In Prescott Valley, 79% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 16% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is St. George (16% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 2.5%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2019 (516), single-family houses in 2005 (4,329).

2021–202578.9%79%5.1%15.9%16%2004–200695.1%95%2.4%2.5%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202578.9%79%5.1%15.9%16%2004–200695.1%95%2.4%2.5%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 9 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Prescott Valley town, with 3,164 units or 31% of the total, followed by Yavapai County (unincorporated) with 2,665. Among the three largest, Prescott put 25% of its units in five-plus buildings, Yavapai County (unincorporated) 0%.

  • Prescott Valley town31% (3,164 units)
  • Yavapai County (unincorporated)26% (2,665 units)
  • Prescott22% (2,192 units)
  • Cottonwood6.2% (628 units)
  • Camp Verde town4.6% (474 units)
  • Chino Valley town4.3% (437 units)
  • Sedona2.3% (235 units)
  • Dewey-Humboldt town2.2% (224 units)

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

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Yakima, WA7132.918%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA4701.946%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ1,7188.216%
Tyler, TX5433.03.9%
Appleton, WI1,2644.036%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Prescott Valley beside Tyler

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