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Home inspectors in Arizona

Markets across Arizona ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
147
5 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
192
+1.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.6B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
0.5
17% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
134
34% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#7 of 50
Market score 66 · Upper middle

A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in Arizona by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 147 home inspectors in Arizona. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Arizona comes to about $51.6B a year: $18,061 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 34% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Arizona was 192 in 2023, up 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 14,875 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Arizona.

Among 50 states, Arizona ranks #7 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area scores highest (67). Among 2 scored counties, Pima County scores highest (67).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arizona, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Arizona, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ671100.6123+7.3%#37 of 243
2Tucson, AZ66180.4159+2.8%#39 of 243
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZNot scored40.4180+6.5%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZNot scored30.3205+6.5%
Yuma, AZNot scored30.4161+9.2%
Flagstaff, AZNot scored20.4184−0.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZNot scored30.6103+0.6%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Arizona, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Show Low, AZNot scored20.5116+3.0%
Payson, AZNot scored10.4145+0.9%
Nogales, AZNot scored10.699+4.8%
Safford, AZNot scored00.0n/a+4.0%

Counties

Counties in Arizona, ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Pima County, AZ67180.4159+2.8%#74 of 415
2Maricopa County, AZ671080.6115+5.5%#76 of 415
Pinal County, AZNot scored20.1545+25.4%
Yavapai County, AZNot scored40.4180+6.5%
Mohave County, AZNot scored30.3205+6.5%
Yuma County, AZNot scored30.4161+9.2%
Coconino County, AZNot scored20.4184−0.6%
Cochise County, AZNot scored30.6103+0.6%
Navajo County, AZNot scored20.5116+3.0%
Apache County, AZNot scored00.0n/a−2.2%
Gila County, AZNot scored10.4145+0.9%
Santa Cruz County, AZNot scored10.699+4.8%
Graham County, AZNot scored00.0n/a+4.0%
La Paz County, AZNot scored00.0n/a+0.9%
Greenlee County, AZNot scored00.0n/a−2.3%

Markets with fewer than 5 home inspectors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Arizona?

Arizona has 147 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 192 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, up 1.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Arizona spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $51.6B a year, or $18,061 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 147 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 34% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,856,081 households in Arizona and national spending patterns by income.

How does Arizona compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Arizona has 0.5 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 134, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Arizona would have about 197, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,875 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

Which market in Arizona has the highest market score for home inspectors?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 2 scored counties in Arizona, Pima County scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Arizona scores 66 for home inspectors (upper middle), #7 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Arizona. It maps the home inspectors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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