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Home inspectors in Maricopa County, AZ

How Maricopa County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #76 of 415 scored counties
#2 of 2 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
108
4 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
127
−0.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$32.7B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,887 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
115
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,689,558
+5.5% since 2020

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 108 home inspectors in Maricopa County. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.

Households in Maricopa County spend about $32.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,887 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 15% 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.

Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Maricopa County in 2023, down 0.8% from 2019. That is one for every 13,628 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as building inspection services in Maricopa County.

Population estimates put the population change in Maricopa County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Maricopa County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #76 of 415 scored counties and #2 of 2 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Maricopa County compares

The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Home inspectors in Maricopa County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureMaricopa CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)115134100
Households per official establishment13,62814,87517,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.8%+1.1%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,887$18,061$16,661
Median household income$89,300$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score6766

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
128 → 127−0.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
302
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1084 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$3.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Maricopa County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Maricopa County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
Households
1,730,696
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
496
Median household income
$89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,023
Median home value
$452,800
Jobs located here
2,317,205
Daytime population
4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

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

Other business types in Maricopa County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Maricopa County, AZ?

There are 108 home inspectors on map listings in Maricopa County as of September 2026. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 0.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $32.7B a year, or $18,887 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 108 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 15% 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 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Maricopa County has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 115, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 125, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,628 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, before inflation.

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. Maricopa County scores 67 for home inspectors (upper middle), #76 of 415 scored counties.

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