Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Pima County index 1975–2025
Pima County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Pima County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Oro Valley town, Arizona (Pima County), authorised 578 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, +450.5% on the previous 12 months.
103 of those units were single-family houses (18%), 18 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 457 in buildings of five or more units. That is 12.0 units per 1,000 residents, well above the county's 4.5 and well above the state's 6.2.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 12,607 units, with the busiest year 1999 (1,113 units). Pima County's FHFA house price index rose +111.3% over the ten years to 2025.
578units permitted, 12 months to August 2026+450.5% on the previous 12 months
103single-family units18% of the total
457units in 5+ unit buildings79% of the total
12.0units per 1,000 residentsPima County 4.5 · Arizona 6.2
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Oro Valley town by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Oro Valley town
Pima County
Arizona
United States
All housing units
578
4,828
47,257
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
103 (18%)
3,636 (75%)
31,087 (66%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
6
64
1,182
34,814
3–4 units
12
12
190
17,298
5 or more units
457 (79%)
1,116 (23%)
14,798 (31%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
12.0
4.5
6.2
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
+450.5%
+11.4%
−7.4%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Oro Valley town by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
12,607 units since 1995; the busiest year was 1999. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Pima County
FHFA's index for Pima County rose +111.3% over the ten years to 2025 (+7.8% a year) and +1.1% in the latest year, against +118.7% and +0.9% for Arizona. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Oro Valley town, AZ?
578 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 105 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Oro Valley town?
103 single-family units, 6 in two-unit buildings, 12 in three- and four-unit buildings and 457 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Oro Valley town compare with its county and state?
12.0 units per 1,000 residents in Oro Valley town, 4.5 in Pima County and 6.2 in Arizona.
How have home prices moved in Pima County?
FHFA's index for Pima County rose +111.3% over the ten years to 2025 and +1.1% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 229000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.