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Rankings/Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ

NeutralTier 1CBSA 29420Compare
Risk Rank: #120 of 287Month: 2025-12Score change (12m): -8
52score
Composite risk percentile vs 287 metros (higher = higher risk)

Cycle Phase

Lake Havasu City experienced a market correction from mid-2025 through mid-2025. The market is currently recovering.

Recovery
Expansion
Hypersupply
Recession
In Recovery for 2 months·Previously: Recovery

Market conditions are rebuilding after a correction period

ExpHypExpRecExpExpRecHypHypExpHypRecHyp2019202020212022202320242025
Recovery
Expansion
Hypersupply
Recession

Lake Havasu City's housing market shows average risk, ranking 120th of 287 metros. The market recently entered Recovery. Inventory is growing moderately (+14% YoY) with stable liquidity.

Executive Summary

Risk is Neutral, driven primarily by affordability and permits per capita. The market is in Recovery phase. Liquidity is stable and valuation is balanced.

Top Risk Drivers (This Month)

Affordability
p99 (highest risk decile)
Mortgage payment / income
Permits per Capita
p87 (elevated risk)
Permits per 1,000 residents
Employment
p86 (elevated risk)
12-month employment change (risk inverted)

Market Signals

Inventory is growing at a moderate +14% pace with homes taking +1% longer to sell — within normal ranges.

Liquidity

Stable
Active Listings YoY
+14.4%p64
Days on Market YoY
+1.3%p50
Months in status1
Data through Dec 2025

Valuation

Balanced
Rent vs. Price Growth
+1.7%p85
Months in status37
Data through Dec 2025Rent growth vs price growth (rent support). Note: Affordability and Valuation measure different structural dimensions and can diverge.
Factor Details

Factor Breakdown

Price Momentum17

12-month HPI change — higher = overheating

Permit Growth12

YoY permit change — higher = supply pressure

Permits per Capita87

Permits per 1,000 residents — higher = overbuilding risk

Affordability99

Mortgage payment / income — higher = more burdened

Employment86

12-month employment change (risk inverted)

Migration14

Net AGI migration (risk inverted)

Underlying Values

MetricValuePctile
Price Momentum+0.3%p17
Permit Growth-25.7%p12
Permits/1K Pop8.60p87
Affordability0.40p99
Employment-0.5%p86
Net AGI Migration+$269Kp14
National ContextDoes not affect score

Credit Conditions

Credit Regime

Stable

Healthy recovery. Credit is flowing normally and transactions are steady — conditions favor continued rebuilding.

Bank Lending Standards
-5.7Normal
Rate Change (YoY)
-74 bpsNormal
Mortgage Risk Premium
+189 bpsElevated
Stable for 8 quartersData through 2026-Q1

Supply Pipeline

Supply Regime

Accumulating

Supply pipeline is building up while credit remains available. New units are accumulating in the system — watch for delivery pressure in coming quarters.

Pipeline Ratio
0.91High
Completion-Permit Divergence
-3.2 ppNormal
Accumulating for 3 quartersData through 2025-Q4
Local SignalsDoes not affect score

Metro Permit Activity

Permit Activity

Sharp Cooling
YoY Permit Growth
-25.7%Significant pullback

Raw signal — not the composite percentile

Relative to 2016–2019 norms for this metro

Significant supply pullback into healthy demand. A supply constraint is forming — pricing power is shifting to existing inventory holders.

Liquidity

Liquidity

Stable
Active Listings YoY+14.4%
Days on Market YoY+1.3%
AssessmentBalanced conditions
Stable for 1 monthData through Dec 2025
Internal Structure

County-level structural analysis.

County-level structural analysis is not available for this metro due to fewer than 3 qualifying counties.

Score History
MonthScore
2025-1161
2025-1057
2025-0863
2025-0762
2025-0560
2025-0371
2025-0270
2024-1260
2024-0962
2024-0859
2024-0662
2024-0558
2024-0459
2024-0250
2023-1164
2023-0959
2023-0758
2023-0558
2023-0362
2023-0160
2022-1154
2022-0966
2022-0869
2022-0667
2022-0367
2022-0267
2021-1268
2021-1170
2021-0966
2021-0669
2021-0467
2021-0264
2021-0164
2020-1163
2020-1064
2020-0863
2020-0563
2020-0367
2019-1272
2019-1071
2019-0866
2019-0769
2019-0566
2019-0263
2019-0162
Data Vintages
Price (HPI)2025-Q3
Permits2025-12
Income2024
Employment2025-12
Migration2022