Self Storage · Phoenix, AZ

Self Storage Market in
Phoenix, AZ

$468M TAM · Market Score 72/100 · Ranked #13 of 925 MSAs by TAM

Bottom-up market data for the Phoenix, AZ MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.

Total TAM
$468M
rank #13 of 925
Market Score
72/100
rank #135 of 925 · 85th percentile
Operators
394
1,097 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
10.3%
rank #122 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Phoenix scored 72/100 for Self Storage

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Phoenix ranks in the 85th percentile nationally for Self Storage.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
Total Households40%1,892,61399
Fragmentation Score35%71.623
Renter Households25%632,40799

TAM by segment

$468M in Phoenix broken down by segment

Storage_self Storage Household
$449M
96% of total TAM
Storage_self Storage Commercial
$19M
4% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Phoenix

Population
5,028,754
10.3% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$88,301
24.1% HHs $150K+
Housing units
2,068,985
16.8% age 65+
GDP per capita
$86,606

Frequently asked questions

Self Storage market in Phoenix: common questions

How big is the self storage market in Phoenix, AZ?

The self storage market in Phoenix, AZ has a total addressable market of $468M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Phoenix the #13 largest self storage market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many self storage companies are in Phoenix?

PinpointIQ tracks 394 self storage establishments in the Phoenix MSA, employing approximately 1,097 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Phoenix rank nationally for self storage?

Phoenix scores 72/100 on PinpointIQ's Self Storage Market Score, ranking #135 of 925 U.S. metros — the 85th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for self storage operators and investors.

What drives self storage demand in Phoenix?

PinpointIQ scores Phoenix's self storage market on 3 components: Total Households (40% weight, 99th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 23th percentile); Renter Households (25% weight, 99th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the self storage vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest self storage sub-segments in Phoenix?

Phoenix's $468M self storage TAM breaks down into: Storage_self Storage Household ($449M, 96% of TAM); Storage_self Storage Commercial ($19M, 4% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Phoenix growing? How does population affect the self storage market?

Phoenix has a population of 5,028,754 and has grown 10.3% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of self storage demand and factors into PinpointIQ's Market Score alongside vertical-specific attractiveness metrics.

TAM figures reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up market size model built from U.S. Census, BLS, IRS County Business Patterns, and other public + commercial sources at the census-tract level. Market Score is PinpointIQ's percentile-weighted composite; the components and weights are set per vertical and shown above. Data refreshed monthly.

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