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Business phone system for residential property managers in Arizona

1,142 residential property managers operated in Arizona in 2023. Where they are, how big their teams are, and what phone service costs them.

Establishments
1,142CBP 2023
Employees
14,273mid-March 2023
Per 100k residents
15.1U.S. 17.9
State rank
17th of 51by count

The residential property management company industry in Arizona

County Business Patterns counts 1,142 establishments in Arizona classified as Residential Property Managers (NAICS 531311) for 2023. They employed 14,273 people in mid-March and reported $857.8 million in annual payroll. That is the 17th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Residential property managers make up 0.70% of the 162,845 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Arizona has 15.1 residential property managers, 15.8% below the national rate of 17.9. The average establishment has 12.5 employees against 8.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $60,096, 2.2% above the U.S. figure of $58,786.

Residential property managers: Arizona compared with the U.S., 2023
MeasureArizonaUnited States
Establishments1,14260,818
Mid-March employees14,273536,933
Annual payroll$857,751,000$31,564,334,000
Employees per establishment12.58.8
Payroll per employee$60,096$58,786
Establishments per 100,000 residents15.117.9

Census County Business Patterns 2023 (mid-March employment; annual payroll). Employees and payroll flagged high-noise are shown but not used in the text. Residents: Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Arizona's largest markets for residential property managers

Census published residential property management company counts for 10 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Arizona. The largest is Phoenix, AZ, with 865 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 99% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Residential property managers by metro or micropolitan area, Arizona, 2023
AreaEstablishmentsEmployeesPer 100k residents
Phoenix, AZ86512,20616.7
Tucson, AZ1421,39913.1
Prescott Valley, AZ3124012.3
Lake Havasu City, AZ245510.6
Flagstaff, AZ227815.2
Sierra Vista, AZ1714013.5
Yuma, AZ14566.4
Show Low, AZ10—9.1
Payson, AZ5—9.2
Nogales, AZ5—9.9

Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023; population from Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Team sizes at residential property managers in Arizona

56.1% of Arizona's residential property managers with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 64.9% nationally. 81.8% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

Residential property managers in Arizona by employment size, 2023
Employment sizeEstablishmentsShareU.S. share
1–4 employees63956.1%64.9%
5–9 employees29425.8%20.1%
10–19 employees12611.1%8.2%
20–49 employees433.8%4.2%
50 or more employees383.3%2.6%

Employment-size classes count establishments by mid-March 2023 employment. Establishments with no March employees are excluded from the size classes, so shares are of establishments with employees. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

Calls a residential property management company in Arizona has to catch

Property managers hear from tenants, owners, prospective renters and vendors, and maintenance calls can be urgent. Separating leasing calls from maintenance and routing emergencies after hours keeps small teams sane. That holds for residential property managers in Arizona as much as anywhere.

Calls a residential property management company in Arizona might handle in a typical week include:

Calls after closing time

Maintenance emergencies happen at night, so after-hours routing to an on-call person is especially important here.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

What a phone system costs a residential property management company in Arizona

Residential property managers in Arizona average 12.5 employees, so the comparison uses a 12-person team. Priced per seat, 12 users would run $360.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $299.40 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 12 people cost $239.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $1,452. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Monthly list price for a 12-person residential property management company
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$239.00$2,868.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$228.00$2,736.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$276.00$3,312.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$299.40$3,592.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$324.00$3,888.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$360.00$4,320.00

Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.

Area codes in Arizona

Arizona has 5 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your tenants and owners know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

Area codes in Arizona by assigned exchanges
Area codeExchangesTime zoneIn service sinceOverlay with
480783Mountain1999602, 623
602748Mountain1947480, 623
520694Mountain1995none
928633Mountain2001none
623312Mountain1999480, 602

Exchanges are NANPA-assigned central office codes (NPA-NXX) in the rate centers matched to the area's named places. Source: NANPA utilized code and NPA reports.

How Callata works for residential property managers in Arizona

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in Arizona, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.

Frequently asked questions

How many residential property managers are in Arizona?

1,142 in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns. They employed 14,273 people in mid-March.

Which Arizona metro area has the most residential property managers?

Phoenix, AZ, with 865 establishments in 2023.

What does a phone system cost a 12-person residential property management company?

$360.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core or $299.40 on Ooma Office Pro at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026); $239.00 on Callata ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user).

Do I need to register to text customers from a Arizona number?

Yes. US carriers require business texting from local numbers to be registered (10DLC). On Callata the registration is a one-time $49 fee, and texting turns on once it is approved.