HousingPermits

Metro area in Arizona

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ

The Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area authorized 463 new housing units in 2025. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 1.2% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the second-lowest share among the 39 metro areas based in the Mountain states. Permits rose 5% between 2024 and 2025, the largest increase among the 7 metro areas based in Arizona.

04008001,2001,6002004: 956 units (931 single-family, 25 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,381 units (1,265 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 116 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,101 units (1,032 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 69 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 488 units (483 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 472 units (417 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 55 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 468 units (372 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 347 units (347 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 319 units (319 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 366 units (278 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 88 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 200 units (172 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 28 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 261 units (179 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 82 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 215 units (139 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 76 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 149 units (149 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 202 units (192 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 227 units (212 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 15 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 254 units (249 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 337 units (333 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 434 units (422 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 529 units (508 single-family, 13 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 486 units (486 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 441 units (435 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 463 units (433 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 14 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 1,3812016 low · 14905001,0001,5002004: 956 units (931 single-family, 25 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 1,381 units (1,265 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 116 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 1,101 units (1,032 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 69 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 488 units (483 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 472 units (417 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 55 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 468 units (372 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 96 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 347 units (347 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 319 units (319 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 366 units (278 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 88 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 200 units (172 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 28 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 261 units (179 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 82 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 215 units (139 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 76 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 149 units (149 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 202 units (192 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 227 units (212 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 15 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 254 units (249 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 5 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 337 units (333 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 434 units (422 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 529 units (508 single-family, 13 in 2–4 unit, 8 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 486 units (486 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 441 units (435 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 6 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 463 units (433 single-family, 16 in 2–4 unit, 14 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 1,381

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Recent building has not returned to boom levels: the 2021–2025 yearly average was 59% below the 2004–2006 average, the weakest recovery by this measure among the 7 metro areas based in Arizona.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Myrtle Beach (1.3% in five-plus buildings).

2021–202597.1%97%1.7%1.2%2004–200693.9%94%0.7%5.4%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202597.1%97%1.7%1.2%2004–200693.9%94%0.7%5.4%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 8 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Cochise County (unincorporated), with 1,605 units or 68% of the total, followed by Benson with 392.

  • Cochise County (unincorporated)68% (1,605 units)
  • Benson17% (392 units)
  • Sierra Vista8.2% (193 units)
  • Douglas3.2% (75 units)
  • Tombstone2.4% (57 units)
  • Willcox0.9% (22 units)
  • Bisbee0.3% (6 units)
  • Huachuca City town0.1% (3 units)

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

Boom, bust and since

Sierra Vista authorized the most units in 2005 (1,381); 2025 reached 34% of that. Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Ames, Pittsfield, Glens Falls. Annual permits fell from 1,381 during the mid-2000s boom to 319 in 2011, a drop of 77%. The nearest bust profile in the Mountain states was Cheyenne's (77%). Its quietest year came later, in 2016 (149 units). Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2022.

Relative to population

With 126,332 residents in July 2025, Sierra Vista authorized 3.8 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, under the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Rocky Mount (3.8) and Oshkosh (3.7).

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Pittsfield, MA1491.120%
Ames, IA3922.622%
Lawton, OK2011.16.7%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ4633.81.2%
Mansfield, OH1141.28.4%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Sierra Vista beside Lawton

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