Arizona’s housing market has shifted dramatically over the past decade. Once known for affordability and plentiful land, the state now faces record-high home prices and rents that have outpaced wage growth. These pressures are felt across both urban and rural regions, affecting renters, homeowners, and prospective buyers alike.
Arizona’s Housing Landscape
Overview of Arizona’s housing landscape, including contextual factors, shared public priorities, and data that show where the state stands today.
Each topic page offers an overview of an issue Arizonans identify as a statewide priority, drawing on both public opinion and outcome data from sources such as the Gallup Arizona Survey, the Arizona Voters’ Agenda, and the Arizona Progress Meters. Additional data and trend details are available in the Searchable Data Library for deeper exploration.
Arizona’s Housing Landscape
84% of Arizonans say rental prices are too high.
80% say home prices are too high.
71% consider homelessness a crisis or serious issue.
Factors Unique to Arizona
Arizona’s housing market is shaped by a combination of geographic, economic, and policy factors, including rapid growth, land use patterns, and environmental realities. These dynamics interact in ways that have reshaped housing affordability and availability across the state in recent years.
Shifting Affordability Patterns
Until recent years, Arizona’s housing had been broadly affordable, with roughly two in three homes accessible to a median-wage household for less than 30% of their income. Like much of the nation since 2021, home and rent prices have increased faster than wages, reshaping affordability across income levels and regions.
Shifting Affordability Patterns
Until recent years, Arizona’s housing had been broadly affordable, with roughly two in three homes accessible to a median-wage household for less than 30% of their income. Like much of the nation since 2021, home and rent prices have increased faster than wages, reshaping affordability across income levels and regions.
What Arizonans Prioritize
Arizona voters recognize that water is an essential resource for living in the desert and that securing long-term water supplies should be a priority for state leaders. Across political parties and demographics, Arizonans want to protect water sources and preserve the environment.
Housing Costs and Stability
Voters across the state express strong concern about housing affordability and its impact on quality of life.
- 84% say rental prices are too high.
- 80% say home prices are too high.
- 71% say homelessness is a crisis or serious issue.
Housing Costs and Stability
Voters across the state express strong concern about housing affordability and its impact on quality of life.
- 84% say rental prices are too high.
- 80% say home prices are too high.
- 71% say homelessness is a crisis or serious issue.
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Indicators to Drive Action
Measuring housing outcomes over time helps reveal how costs, supply, and household needs evolve across Arizona and provides valuable insight to guide decisions that shape the state’s future. These indicators represent ways to describe and track housing conditions in relation to the shared priorities Arizonans have identified.
When measured consistently, these data can help communities, policymakers, and stakeholders understand emerging trends, identify areas where investment may be needed, and monitor progress toward shared priorities.
Unhoused Population
Estimates the number of people experiencing homelessness statewide.
- Why it matters: Reducing homelessness aligns with Arizonans’ shared priority for safe, stable communities and opportunities for all residents to thrive.
Unhoused Population
Estimates the number of people experiencing homelessness statewide.
- Why it matters: Reducing homelessness aligns with Arizonans’ shared priority for safe, stable communities and opportunities for all residents to thrive.
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