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Real estate businesses in Navajo County, AZ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Navajo County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,227 of 2,229 scored counties
#7 of 14 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
101
9 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
84
+42.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$608.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,186 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
139
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.2
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,946
+3.0% 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

At $15,186 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Navajo County spend about $608.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 39% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

There are 101 real estate businesses on map listings in Navajo County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 25.2 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Navajo County in 2023, up 42.4% from 2019. That is one for every 477 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 403 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $405K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Navajo County.

Population estimates show Navajo County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Navajo County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,227 of 2,229 scored counties and #7 of 14 scored counties in Arizona.

How Navajo 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.

Real estate in Navajo County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureNavajo CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.247.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)13989100
Households per official establishment477290414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+42.4%+19.1%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,186$18,061$16,661
Median household income$54,606$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score4738

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 84+42.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
134
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
403Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1019 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$405K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Navajo 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 Navajo County

Population, 2025 estimate
109,946+3.0% since 2020
Households
40,063
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,950 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$54,606+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,874
Median home value
$201,500
Jobs located here
26,234
Daytime population
104,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Navajo County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ7825715.9257+25.4%#58 of 2,229
2Apache County, AZ71199.0365−2.2%#175 of 2,229
3Graham County, AZ672721.2178+4.0%#313 of 2,229
4La Paz County, AZ561820.1173+0.9%#772 of 2,229
5Santa Cruz County, AZ554325.3140+4.8%#836 of 2,229
6Yuma County, AZ5325532.1115+9.2%#945 of 2,229
7Navajo County, AZ4710125.2139+3.0%#1,227 of 2,229
8Cochise County, AZ4613726.9136+0.6%#1,284 of 2,229
9Mohave County, AZ4242441.688+6.5%#1,540 of 2,229
10Pima County, AZ411,66638.1104+2.8%#1,574 of 2,229

Other business types in Navajo County

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Navajo County, AZ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 101 real estate businesses in Navajo County. 9 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 42.4% from 2019. Another 403 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $608.4M a year, or $15,186 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 101 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 39% above 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,063 households in Navajo County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Navajo County, AZ compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Navajo County has 25.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 139, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Navajo County would have about 141, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 477 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Navajo County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Navajo County at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. Median household income in Navajo County is $54,606, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Navajo County scores 47 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,227 of 2,229 scored counties.

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