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Funeral homes in Rensselaer County, NY
How Rensselaer County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for funeral homes: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,155 of 1,472 scored counties
#49 of 58 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 29
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- On funerals · $138 a household
- Spending per listing
- $317K
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,510
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Rensselaer County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for funeral homes, ranking #1,155 of 1,472 scored counties and #49 of 58 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 funeral homes in Rensselaer County. None of them are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1.
Households in Rensselaer County spend about $9.2M a year on funerals, or $138 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 funeral homes, that is $317K per home, 53% below the U.S. figure of $679K.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Rensselaer County classed as funeral homes and funeral services. That is one for every 5,557 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S. Population estimates show Rensselaer County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rensselaer County compares
The same measures for New York and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all funerals by the funeral homes counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Spending per listing | $317K | $684K | $679K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,557 | 7,502 | 8,510 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −1.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on funerals | $138 | $151 | $143 |
| Median household income | $87,915 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 290 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as funeral homes and funeral services in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,510−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 66,686
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $87,915+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,086
- Median home value
- $258,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,657
- Daytime population
- 135,820Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rockland County, NY | 81 | 24 | 2.3 | $776K | +5.9% | #61 of 1,472 |
| 2Richmond County, NY | 74 | 30 | 1.8 | $913K | +1.3% | #165 of 1,472 |
| 3Queens County, NY | 73 | 117 | 1.4 | $1.2M | −1.1% | #177 of 1,472 |
| 4Nassau County, NY | 70 | 91 | 2.0 | $963K | +0.6% | #231 of 1,472 |
| 5Dutchess County, NY | 68 | 23 | 2.0 | $809K | +1.5% | #281 of 1,472 |
| 6Suffolk County, NY | 68 | 115 | 2.3 | $768K | +1.6% | #283 of 1,472 |
| 7Westchester County, NY | 66 | 93 | 2.5 | $679K | +1.4% | #330 of 1,472 |
| 8New York County, NY | 65 | 75 | 1.0 | $1.3M | −1.3% | #347 of 1,472 |
| 9Putnam County, NY | 63 | 9 | 2.5 | $657K | +1.4% | #410 of 1,472 |
| 10Bronx County, NY | 62 | 46 | 0.9 | $1.5M | −3.8% | #428 of 1,472 |
| 49Rensselaer County, NY | 33 | 29 | 4.3 | $317K | −0.2% | #1,155 of 1,472 |
Other business types in Rensselaer County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many funeral homes are in Rensselaer County, NY?
Rensselaer County has 29 funeral homes on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count funeral homes, mortuaries and cremation services. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as funeral homes and funeral services in 2023.
How much do households in Rensselaer County, NY spend on funerals?
About $9.2M a year, or $138 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 funeral homes on map listings, it comes to $317K per home. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,686 households in Rensselaer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rensselaer County, NY compare with the U.S. for funeral homes?
Rensselaer County has 4.3 funeral homes per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.1. Spending per home is $317K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $679K. At the national ratio of funeral homes to household spending, Rensselaer County would have about 14, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,557 households, against one for every 8,510 across the U.S.
How fast is Rensselaer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Rensselaer County at 160,510 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 66,686 households. Median household income in Rensselaer County is $87,915, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Rensselaer County scores 33 for funeral homes (lower middle), #1,155 of 1,472 scored counties.
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