States › Arizona › 2020
In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Arizona changed +6.6%, against +3.0% for the United States and +6.8% in 2019.
60,342 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (42,277 single-family), +29.5% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+6.6% Arizona index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
60,342 housing units permitted in 2020 42,277 single-family
14 of 14 counties with a rising index median county +5.9%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Navajo County +7.5% 577 523 5.2 Maricopa County +7.2% 41,895 25,526 8.9 Mohave County +7.0% 1,403 1,288 6.2 La Paz County +6.6% 31 25 1.9 Gila County +6.4% 203 187 3.8 Pinal County +6.3% 6,324 6,132 11.7 Yuma County +6.2% 1,290 1,181 5.7 Graham County +5.9% 187 177 4.7 Cochise County +5.5% 337 333 2.7 Pima County +5.5% 4,958 4,242 4.6 Yavapai County +5.1% 1,891 1,729 7.5 Santa Cruz County +5.0% 212 210 4.2 Coconino County +4.8% 941 633 6.5 Apache County +3.8% 82 80 1.3
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Arizona by year 0 50,000 100,000 1995: 52,714 units (39,879 single-family, 12,835 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 53,715 units (41,311 single-family, 12,404 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 57,762 units (44,373 single-family, 13,389 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 63,930 units (50,540 single-family, 13,390 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 65,109 units (53,240 single-family, 11,869 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 61,485 units (48,844 single-family, 12,641 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 62,496 units (51,839 single-family, 10,657 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 66,031 units (55,798 single-family, 10,233 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 74,996 units (65,845 single-family, 9,151 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 90,644 units (80,778 single-family, 9,866 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 90,851 units (80,804 single-family, 10,047 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 65,363 units (55,633 single-family, 9,730 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 49,642 units (37,666 single-family, 11,976 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 26,082 units (19,153 single-family, 6,929 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 14,474 units (12,826 single-family, 1,648 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 12,370 units (10,755 single-family, 1,615 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 13,007 units (10,306 single-family, 2,701 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 21,726 units (16,189 single-family, 5,537 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 25,209 units (18,386 single-family, 6,823 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 26,997 units (16,841 single-family, 10,156 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 28,910 units (22,311 single-family, 6,599 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 35,578 units (24,853 single-family, 10,725 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 39,472 units (28,072 single-family, 11,400 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 41,664 units (32,127 single-family, 9,537 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 46,580 units (33,981 single-family, 12,599 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 60,342 units (42,277 single-family, 18,065 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 65,334 units (46,561 single-family, 18,773 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 61,531 units (37,288 single-family, 24,243 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 58,433 units (34,429 single-family, 24,004 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 59,616 units (41,944 single-family, 17,672 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 51,532 units (33,371 single-family, 18,161 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Arizona by year
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology .