Phoenix, AZ
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| | Overall Rankings | |
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 3rd | |
| | Prior Rank: 11th | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 3rd | |
| | Prior Rank: 14th | |
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| | Click here for comparison to prior report. | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Phoenix area had fewer homes with open cracks or holes in the walls, broken plaster and peeling paint, signs of rats and mice, water leaks from the outside, incomplete plumbing, heating equipment breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, and siding problems. Within the Phoenix central city, homes were less likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls, broken plaster and peeling paint, signs of rats and mice, water leaks from the inside and outside, incomplete plumbing and inadequate kitchen facilities, heating equipment breakdowns, room heaters without a flue, and siding and foundation problems. Areas outside the central city were less likely to have broken plaster and peeling paint, signs of rats and mice, water leaks from the outside, incomplete plumbing and inadequate kitchen facilities, heating equipment breakdowns, and room heaters without a flue. Rental units were less likely to have open cracks or holes in walls, signs of mice, water leaks from the outside, incomplete plumbing and inadequate kitchen facilities, heating equipment breakdowns, and room heaters without a flue. Owner-occupied dwellings were less likely than the national average to have broken plaster and peeling paint, signs of mice and rats, water leaks from the outside, water supply stoppages, incomplete plumbing, heating equipment breakdowns, and siding problems.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Phoenix-area homes had a higher incidence of exposed wiring and roofing and window problems. Exposed wiring was the only problem statistically more prevalent than the national average in central city and rental units, while dwellings outside the central city also had a more problems with roofing and windows, as well as rooms without working electrical outlets. Owner-occupied homes had a higher incidence of holes in floors, exposed wiring, roofing and window problems, and were more likely to lack kitchen facilities.
Community Information: The Phoenix MSA includes Maricopa County, Arizona. In 2011, the MSA included 1,524,070 occupied dwelling units, 60.6% of which were located in the central city of Phoenix. The housing stock of the MSA ranked among the youngest and least heavily rental of the cities surveyed. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked the youngest for both the MSA (0.9%) and the central city (1.2%). The median house age in the Phoenix MSA was 1987. The percentage of rental units ranked 23rd-least heavily rental (36.3%) for the MSA and 5th-least heavily rental (41.7%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Phoenix had a higher poverty rate. Its poverty rate ranked 37th (16.3%) for the entire MSA and 20th (18.8%) for homes in the central city.