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Cities in Arizona by housing units

Phoenix, AZ had the highest housing units of 44 cities in 2021, at 624,409. Eloy, AZ had the lowest, at 3,457. The median was 20,781 and the figure for Arizona was 3.06 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest624,409Phoenix, AZ
Lowest3,457Eloy, AZ
Median20,78144 cities
Arizona3,056,890History

All cities, 2021

Phoenix, AZ: 624,409 countPhoenix, AZ624,409Tucson, AZ: 242,525 countTucson, AZ242,525Mesa, AZ: 217,404 countMesa, AZ217,404Scottsdale, AZ: 134,918 countScottsdale, AZ134,918Chandler, AZ: 108,077 countChandler, AZ108,077Gilbert, AZ: 92,375 countGilbert, AZ92,375Glendale, AZ: 89,455 countGlendale, AZ89,455Tempe, AZ: 80,663 countTempe, AZ80,663Peoria, AZ: 75,909 countPeoria, AZ75,909Surprise, AZ: 58,483 countSurprise, AZ58,483Yuma, AZ: 41,626 countYuma, AZ41,626Goodyear, AZ: 34,841 countGoodyear, AZ34,841Lake Havasu City, AZ: 33,869 countLake Havasu City, AZ33,869Flagstaff, AZ: 30,405 countFlagstaff, AZ30,405Avondale, AZ: 29,405 countAvondale, AZ29,405Buckeye, AZ: 28,691 countBuckeye, AZ28,691Prescott, AZ: 24,220 countPrescott, AZ24,220Bullhead City, AZ: 24,155 countBullhead City, AZ24,155Oro Valley, AZ: 23,458 countOro Valley, AZ23,458Casa Grande, AZ: 22,544 countCasa Grande, AZ22,544Apache Junction, AZ: 21,794 countApache Junction, AZ21,794Maricopa, AZ: 20,789 countMaricopa, AZ20,789Prescott Valley, AZ: 20,772 countPrescott Valley, AZ20,772Marana, AZ: 20,678 countMarana, AZ20,678Sierra Vista, AZ: 20,155 countSierra Vista, AZ20,155Queen Creek, AZ: 19,274 countQueen Creek, AZ19,274Kingman, AZ: 14,609 countKingman, AZ14,609Fountain Hills, AZ: 13,431 countFountain Hills, AZ13,431Sahuarita, AZ: 12,704 countSahuarita, AZ12,704El Mirage, AZ: 12,012 countEl Mirage, AZ12,012Payson, AZ: 9,758 countPayson, AZ9,758San Luis, AZ: 9,135 countSan Luis, AZ9,135Nogales, AZ: 7,657 countNogales, AZ7,657Show Low, AZ: 7,468 countShow Low, AZ7,468Cottonwood, AZ: 6,778 countCottonwood, AZ6,778Florence, AZ: 6,568 countFlorence, AZ6,568Chino Valley, AZ: 6,297 countChino Valley, AZ6,297Paradise Valley, AZ: 5,816 countParadise Valley, AZ5,816Douglas, AZ: 5,405 countDouglas, AZ5,405Coolidge, AZ: 4,582 countCoolidge, AZ4,582Somerton, AZ: 4,491 countSomerton, AZ4,491Camp Verde, AZ: 4,421 countCamp Verde, AZ4,421Safford, AZ: 4,035 countSafford, AZ4,035Eloy, AZ: 3,457 countEloy, AZ3,457Phoenix, AZ: 624,409 countPhoenix, AZ624,409Tucson, AZ: 242,525 countTucson, AZ242,525Mesa, AZ: 217,404 countMesa, AZ217,404Scottsdale, AZ: 134,918 countScottsdale, AZ134,918Chandler, AZ: 108,077 countChandler, AZ108,077Gilbert, AZ: 92,375 countGilbert, AZ92,375Glendale, AZ: 89,455 countGlendale, AZ89,455Tempe, AZ: 80,663 countTempe, AZ80,663Peoria, AZ: 75,909 countPeoria, AZ75,909Surprise, AZ: 58,483 countSurprise, AZ58,483Yuma, AZ: 41,626 countYuma, AZ41,626Goodyear, AZ: 34,841 countGoodyear, AZ34,841Lake Havasu City, AZ: 33,869 countLake Havasu City, AZ33,869Flagstaff, AZ: 30,405 countFlagstaff, AZ30,405Avondale, AZ: 29,405 countAvondale, AZ29,405Buckeye, AZ: 28,691 countBuckeye, AZ28,691Prescott, AZ: 24,220 countPrescott, AZ24,220Bullhead City, AZ: 24,155 countBullhead City, AZ24,155Oro Valley, AZ: 23,458 countOro Valley, AZ23,458Casa Grande, AZ: 22,544 countCasa Grande, AZ22,544Apache Junction, AZ: 21,794 countApache Junction, AZ21,794Maricopa, AZ: 20,789 countMaricopa, AZ20,789Prescott Valley, AZ: 20,772 countPrescott Valley, AZ20,772Marana, AZ: 20,678 countMarana, AZ20,678Sierra Vista, AZ: 20,155 countSierra Vista, AZ20,155Queen Creek, AZ: 19,274 countQueen Creek, AZ19,274Kingman, AZ: 14,609 countKingman, AZ14,609Fountain Hills, AZ: 13,431 countFountain Hills, AZ13,431Sahuarita, AZ: 12,704 countSahuarita, AZ12,704El Mirage, AZ: 12,012 countEl Mirage, AZ12,012Payson, AZ: 9,758 countPayson, AZ9,758San Luis, AZ: 9,135 countSan Luis, AZ9,135Nogales, AZ: 7,657 countNogales, AZ7,657Show Low, AZ: 7,468 countShow Low, AZ7,468Cottonwood, AZ: 6,778 countCottonwood, AZ6,778Florence, AZ: 6,568 countFlorence, AZ6,568Chino Valley, AZ: 6,297 countChino Valley, AZ6,297Paradise Valley, AZ: 5,816 countParadise Valley, AZ5,816Douglas, AZ: 5,405 countDouglas, AZ5,405Coolidge, AZ: 4,582 countCoolidge, AZ4,582Somerton, AZ: 4,491 countSomerton, AZ4,491Camp Verde, AZ: 4,421 countCamp Verde, AZ4,421Safford, AZ: 4,035 countSafford, AZ4,035Eloy, AZ: 3,457 countEloy, AZ3,457
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

RankCities2021
count
1Phoenix, AZ624,409
2Tucson, AZ242,525
3Mesa, AZ217,404
4Scottsdale, AZ134,918
5Chandler, AZ108,077
6Gilbert, AZ92,375
7Glendale, AZ89,455
8Tempe, AZ80,663
9Peoria, AZ75,909
10Surprise, AZ58,483
11Yuma, AZ41,626
12Goodyear, AZ34,841
13Lake Havasu City, AZ33,869
14Flagstaff, AZ30,405
15Avondale, AZ29,405
16Buckeye, AZ28,691
17Prescott, AZ24,220
18Bullhead City, AZ24,155
19Oro Valley, AZ23,458
20Casa Grande, AZ22,544
21Apache Junction, AZ21,794
22Maricopa, AZ20,789
23Prescott Valley, AZ20,772
24Marana, AZ20,678
25Sierra Vista, AZ20,155
26Queen Creek, AZ19,274
27Kingman, AZ14,609
28Fountain Hills, AZ13,431
29Sahuarita, AZ12,704
30El Mirage, AZ12,012
31Payson, AZ9,758
32San Luis, AZ9,135
33Nogales, AZ7,657
34Show Low, AZ7,468
35Cottonwood, AZ6,778
36Florence, AZ6,568
37Chino Valley, AZ6,297
38Paradise Valley, AZ5,816
39Douglas, AZ5,405
40Coolidge, AZ4,582
41Somerton, AZ4,491
42Camp Verde, AZ4,421
43Safford, AZ4,035
44Eloy, AZ3,457

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by housing units, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/arizona-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by housing units, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/arizona-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by housing units, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/arizona-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Phoenix, AZ, with 624,409 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Eloy, AZ, with 3,457 in 2021.

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