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Real estate agents and brokers in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area
The real estate agents and brokers in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #377 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona
- Listings
- 201
- 9 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 129
- +25.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $965.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,525 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 88
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.5
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 144,368
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Flagstaff metro area scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #377 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $17,525 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in the Flagstaff metro area spend about $965.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 12% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
There are 201 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Flagstaff metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.5, 19% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 129 businesses with payroll in the Flagstaff metro area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 25.2% from 2019. That is one for every 427 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $277K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Flagstaff metro area. Population estimates show the Flagstaff metro area declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Flagstaff metro area 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.
| Measure | Flagstaff metro area | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.5 | 36.3 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 88 | 91 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 427 | 456 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.2% | +23.0% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,525 | $18,061 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $72,966 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 129+25.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 201
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2019 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 177The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $277K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Flagstaff metro area, 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 the Flagstaff metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 144,368−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 55,118
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 18,616 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $72,966+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,878
- Median home value
- $448,000
- Jobs located here
- 59,472
- Daytime population
- 148,186Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Arizona for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Flagstaff metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuma, AZ | 59 | 204 | 25.7 | 114 | +9.2% | #97 of 387 |
| 2Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 56 | 109 | 21.4 | 136 | +0.6% | #122 of 387 |
| 3Tucson, AZ | 48 | 1,242 | 28.4 | 111 | +2.8% | #199 of 387 |
| 4Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 43 | 7,547 | 39.9 | 86 | +7.3% | #256 of 387 |
| 5Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 41 | 352 | 34.5 | 84 | +6.5% | #276 of 387 |
| 6Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 36 | 450 | 40.5 | 77 | +6.5% | #327 of 387 |
| 7Flagstaff, AZ | 28 | 201 | 36.5 | 88 | −0.6% | #377 of 387 |
Other business types in the Flagstaff metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate31
- Real estate agents and brokers28
- Property management54
- Mortgage brokers and lenders39
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 201 real estate agents and brokers in the Flagstaff metro area. 9 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 25.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $965.9M a year, or $17,525 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 201 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 12% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,118 households in the Flagstaff metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Flagstaff, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Flagstaff metro area has 36.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 88, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Flagstaff metro area would have about 177, against 201 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 427 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Flagstaff, AZ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Flagstaff metro area at 144,368 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,118 households. Median household income in the Flagstaff metro area is $72,966, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. The Flagstaff metro area scores 28 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #377 of 387 scored metro areas.
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