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Cities in Arizona by housing units, 2024

Phoenix, AZ had the highest housing units of 44 cities in 2024, at 653,065. Safford, AZ had the lowest, at 4,185. The median was 23,333 and the figure for Arizona was 3.19 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest653,065Phoenix, AZ
Lowest4,185Safford, AZ
Median23,33344 cities
Arizona3,192,839History

All cities, 2024

Phoenix, AZ: 653,065 countPhoenix, AZ653,065Tucson, AZ: 247,823 countTucson, AZ247,823Mesa, AZ: 222,992 countMesa, AZ222,992Scottsdale, AZ: 139,168 countScottsdale, AZ139,168Chandler, AZ: 112,800 countChandler, AZ112,800Gilbert, AZ: 100,336 countGilbert, AZ100,336Glendale, AZ: 93,736 countGlendale, AZ93,736Tempe, AZ: 86,182 countTempe, AZ86,182Peoria, AZ: 79,085 countPeoria, AZ79,085Surprise, AZ: 62,098 countSurprise, AZ62,098Yuma, AZ: 44,663 countYuma, AZ44,663Goodyear, AZ: 42,159 countGoodyear, AZ42,159Lake Havasu City, AZ: 35,394 countLake Havasu City, AZ35,394Buckeye, AZ: 35,276 countBuckeye, AZ35,276Flagstaff, AZ: 31,994 countFlagstaff, AZ31,994Avondale, AZ: 31,547 countAvondale, AZ31,547Prescott, AZ: 25,683 countPrescott, AZ25,683Bullhead City, AZ: 25,220 countBullhead City, AZ25,220Casa Grande, AZ: 25,137 countCasa Grande, AZ25,137Oro Valley, AZ: 24,112 countOro Valley, AZ24,112Queen Creek, AZ: 23,569 countQueen Creek, AZ23,569Marana, AZ: 23,432 countMarana, AZ23,432Maricopa, AZ: 23,233 countMaricopa, AZ23,233Prescott Valley, AZ: 22,301 countPrescott Valley, AZ22,301Apache Junction, AZ: 21,961 countApache Junction, AZ21,961Sierra Vista, AZ: 20,662 countSierra Vista, AZ20,662Kingman, AZ: 15,812 countKingman, AZ15,812Sahuarita, AZ: 13,682 countSahuarita, AZ13,682Fountain Hills, AZ: 13,177 countFountain Hills, AZ13,177El Mirage, AZ: 11,900 countEl Mirage, AZ11,900Payson, AZ: 10,249 countPayson, AZ10,249San Luis, AZ: 9,826 countSan Luis, AZ9,826Florence, AZ: 8,067 countFlorence, AZ8,067Show Low, AZ: 7,766 countShow Low, AZ7,766Nogales, AZ: 7,414 countNogales, AZ7,414Cottonwood, AZ: 7,237 countCottonwood, AZ7,237Paradise Valley, AZ: 5,985 countParadise Valley, AZ5,985Chino Valley, AZ: 5,967 countChino Valley, AZ5,967Coolidge, AZ: 5,876 countCoolidge, AZ5,876Douglas, AZ: 5,468 countDouglas, AZ5,468Somerton, AZ: 5,168 countSomerton, AZ5,168Eloy, AZ: 5,146 countEloy, AZ5,146Camp Verde, AZ: 5,090 countCamp Verde, AZ5,090Safford, AZ: 4,185 countSafford, AZ4,185Phoenix, AZ: 653,065 countPhoenix, AZ653,065Tucson, AZ: 247,823 countTucson, AZ247,823Mesa, AZ: 222,992 countMesa, AZ222,992Scottsdale, AZ: 139,168 countScottsdale, AZ139,168Chandler, AZ: 112,800 countChandler, AZ112,800Gilbert, AZ: 100,336 countGilbert, AZ100,336Glendale, AZ: 93,736 countGlendale, AZ93,736Tempe, AZ: 86,182 countTempe, AZ86,182Peoria, AZ: 79,085 countPeoria, AZ79,085Surprise, AZ: 62,098 countSurprise, AZ62,098Yuma, AZ: 44,663 countYuma, AZ44,663Goodyear, AZ: 42,159 countGoodyear, AZ42,159Lake Havasu City, AZ: 35,394 countLake Havasu City, AZ35,394Buckeye, AZ: 35,276 countBuckeye, AZ35,276Flagstaff, AZ: 31,994 countFlagstaff, AZ31,994Avondale, AZ: 31,547 countAvondale, AZ31,547Prescott, AZ: 25,683 countPrescott, AZ25,683Bullhead City, AZ: 25,220 countBullhead City, AZ25,220Casa Grande, AZ: 25,137 countCasa Grande, AZ25,137Oro Valley, AZ: 24,112 countOro Valley, AZ24,112Queen Creek, AZ: 23,569 countQueen Creek, AZ23,569Marana, AZ: 23,432 countMarana, AZ23,432Maricopa, AZ: 23,233 countMaricopa, AZ23,233Prescott Valley, AZ: 22,301 countPrescott Valley, AZ22,301Apache Junction, AZ: 21,961 countApache Junction, AZ21,961Sierra Vista, AZ: 20,662 countSierra Vista, AZ20,662Kingman, AZ: 15,812 countKingman, AZ15,812Sahuarita, AZ: 13,682 countSahuarita, AZ13,682Fountain Hills, AZ: 13,177 countFountain Hills, AZ13,177El Mirage, AZ: 11,900 countEl Mirage, AZ11,900Payson, AZ: 10,249 countPayson, AZ10,249San Luis, AZ: 9,826 countSan Luis, AZ9,826Florence, AZ: 8,067 countFlorence, AZ8,067Show Low, AZ: 7,766 countShow Low, AZ7,766Nogales, AZ: 7,414 countNogales, AZ7,414Cottonwood, AZ: 7,237 countCottonwood, AZ7,237Paradise Valley, AZ: 5,985 countParadise Valley, AZ5,985Chino Valley, AZ: 5,967 countChino Valley, AZ5,967Coolidge, AZ: 5,876 countCoolidge, AZ5,876Douglas, AZ: 5,468 countDouglas, AZ5,468Somerton, AZ: 5,168 countSomerton, AZ5,168Eloy, AZ: 5,146 countEloy, AZ5,146Camp Verde, AZ: 5,090 countCamp Verde, AZ5,090Safford, AZ: 4,185 countSafford, AZ4,185
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Phoenix, AZ653,065+1.6%
2Tucson, AZ247,823+0.8%
3Mesa, AZ222,992+0.8%
4Scottsdale, AZ139,168+0.5%
5Chandler, AZ112,800+1.2%
6Gilbert, AZ100,336+5.6%
7Glendale, AZ93,736+2.1%
8Tempe, AZ86,182+1.8%
9Peoria, AZ79,085+0.6%
10Surprise, AZ62,098+2.9%
11Yuma, AZ44,663+2.2%
12Goodyear, AZ42,159+6.9%
13Lake Havasu City, AZ35,394+0.3%
14Buckeye, AZ35,276+7.6%
15Flagstaff, AZ31,994+1.7%
16Avondale, AZ31,547+2.3%
17Prescott, AZ25,683-0.5%
18Bullhead City, AZ25,220+2.9%
19Casa Grande, AZ25,137+3.5%
20Oro Valley, AZ24,112+0.5%
21Queen Creek, AZ23,569+8.5%
22Marana, AZ23,432+4.8%
23Maricopa, AZ23,233+5.7%
24Prescott Valley, AZ22,301+3.4%
25Apache Junction, AZ21,961-0.1%
26Sierra Vista, AZ20,662+1.5%
27Kingman, AZ15,812+1%
28Sahuarita, AZ13,682+1.8%
29Fountain Hills, AZ13,177-1%
30El Mirage, AZ11,9000%
31Payson, AZ10,249+4.3%
32San Luis, AZ9,826+6.2%
33Florence, AZ8,067+6.8%
34Show Low, AZ7,766-2.8%
35Nogales, AZ7,414-0%
36Cottonwood, AZ7,237+3.9%
37Paradise Valley, AZ5,985+4.1%
38Chino Valley, AZ5,967+1.4%
39Coolidge, AZ5,876+7.7%
40Douglas, AZ5,468-1.8%
41Somerton, AZ5,168+5.2%
42Eloy, AZ5,146+5.1%
43Camp Verde, AZ5,090+1.4%
44Safford, AZ4,185+1.3%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Phoenix, AZ, with 653,065 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Safford, AZ, with 4,185 in 2024.

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