HousingPermits

Metro area in Arizona · part of the Tucson-Nogales, AZ combined area

Tucson, AZ

The Tucson metro area authorized 4,658 new housing units in 2025. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2005, with 11,644 units; 2025 came to 40% of that. Buildings of five or more units took 24% of its 2021–2025 units, less than the national 34%.

04,0008,00012k16k2004: 10,521 units (9,604 single-family, 197 in 2–4 unit, 720 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 11,644 units (11,166 single-family, 321 in 2–4 unit, 157 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 8,522 units (8,132 single-family, 212 in 2–4 unit, 178 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 5,237 units (4,698 single-family, 142 in 2–4 unit, 397 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 3,221 units (2,743 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 423 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 2,129 units (1,934 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 167 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,938 units (1,726 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 2,242 units (1,388 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 828 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 2,841 units (2,175 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 628 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 3,491 units (2,623 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 830 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 3,250 units (2,296 single-family, 32 in 2–4 unit, 922 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,428 units (2,226 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 184 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,466 units (2,420 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 40 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 4,495 units (2,888 single-family, 46 in 2–4 unit, 1,561 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 4,404 units (3,240 single-family, 42 in 2–4 unit, 1,122 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 4,313 units (3,490 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 771 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 4,958 units (4,242 single-family, 46 in 2–4 unit, 670 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 6,284 units (5,116 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 1,118 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 5,714 units (3,735 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 1,905 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 5,255 units (3,688 single-family, 148 in 2–4 unit, 1,419 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 5,250 units (4,150 single-family, 104 in 2–4 unit, 996 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 4,658 units (3,592 single-family, 48 in 2–4 unit, 1,018 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252005 high · 11,6442010 low · 1,93805,00010k15k2004: 10,521 units (9,604 single-family, 197 in 2–4 unit, 720 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 11,644 units (11,166 single-family, 321 in 2–4 unit, 157 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 8,522 units (8,132 single-family, 212 in 2–4 unit, 178 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 5,237 units (4,698 single-family, 142 in 2–4 unit, 397 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 3,221 units (2,743 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 423 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 2,129 units (1,934 single-family, 28 in 2–4 unit, 167 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 1,938 units (1,726 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 206 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 2,242 units (1,388 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 828 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 2,841 units (2,175 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 628 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 3,491 units (2,623 single-family, 38 in 2–4 unit, 830 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 3,250 units (2,296 single-family, 32 in 2–4 unit, 922 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,428 units (2,226 single-family, 18 in 2–4 unit, 184 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,466 units (2,420 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 40 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 4,495 units (2,888 single-family, 46 in 2–4 unit, 1,561 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 4,404 units (3,240 single-family, 42 in 2–4 unit, 1,122 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 4,313 units (3,490 single-family, 52 in 2–4 unit, 771 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 4,958 units (4,242 single-family, 46 in 2–4 unit, 670 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 6,284 units (5,116 single-family, 50 in 2–4 unit, 1,118 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 5,714 units (3,735 single-family, 74 in 2–4 unit, 1,905 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 5,255 units (3,688 single-family, 148 in 2–4 unit, 1,419 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 5,250 units (4,150 single-family, 104 in 2–4 unit, 996 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 4,658 units (3,592 single-family, 48 in 2–4 unit, 1,018 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252005 high · 11,644

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 105 other metro areas, among them Tulsa, Hartford, Fresno. Annual permits fell from 11,644 during the mid-2000s boom to 1,938 in 2010, a drop of 83%. The nearest bust profile in the Mountain states was Santa Fe's (84%). The 2021–2025 pace of 5,432 units a year is 47% below the 2004–2006 pace. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 11%.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 6 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Tucson, with 8,651 units or 32% of the total, followed by Pima County (unincorporated) with 8,142. Among the three largest, Tucson put 44% of its units in five-plus buildings, Pima County (unincorporated) 5.8%.

  • Tucson32% (8,651 units)
  • Pima County (unincorporated)30% (8,142 units)
  • Marana town26% (7,056 units)
  • Sahuarita town7.5% (2,036 units)
  • Oro Valley town4.6% (1,248 units)
  • South Tucson0.1% (28 units)

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

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Tuscaloosa (24% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 3.4%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2022 (1,905), single-family houses in 2005 (11,166).

2021–202574.7%75%1.6%23.8%24%2004–200694.2%94%2.4%3.4%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202574.7%75%1.6%23.8%24%2004–200694.2%94%2.4%3.4%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Relative to population

With 1,074,685 residents in July 2025, Tucson authorized 5.1 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, close to the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Staunton (5.1) and Corpus Christi (5.1).

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Tucson, AZ4,6585.124%
Tulsa, OK5,1544.720%
Rochester, NY1,7501.837%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC8,2558.911%
Omaha, NE-IA6,3776.245%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Tucson beside Tulsa

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