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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Suffolk County, MA

How Suffolk County, MA compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #232 of 887 scored counties
#8 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
115
18 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
53
+15.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$6.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,746 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
144
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
791,891
+0.1% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Suffolk County comes to about $6.5B a year: $19,746 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 44% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

There are 115 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Suffolk County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 19% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in Suffolk County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders, up 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 6,173 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Suffolk County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in Suffolk County is 61 (upper middle), #232 of 887 scored counties and #8 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Suffolk County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Suffolk County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureSuffolk CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.64.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)144146100
Households per official establishment6,1735,8264,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.2%+3.5%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,746$20,433$16,661
Median household income$95,631$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score6168

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 53+15.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
590
Annual payroll, 2023
$123.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11518 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
166The 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 mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County

Population, 2025 estimate
791,891+0.1% since 2020
Households
327,167
Median age
36.0
Homes lived in by their owners
36%
Vehicles per household
1.0
Land area
58 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13,478
Median household income
$95,631+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$139,221
Median home value
$705,800
Jobs located here
748,596
Daytime population
1,129,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Suffolk County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Hampshire County, MA90132.1230+10.4%#4 of 887
2Berkshire County, MA7771.2378−1.2%#50 of 887
3Worcester County, MA75952.8177+3.7%#67 of 887
4Middlesex County, MA752083.3175+2.8%#68 of 887
5Hampden County, MA70452.4182+0.2%#116 of 887
6Bristol County, MA62763.3147+2.9%#217 of 887
7Barnstable County, MA62454.3119+2.4%#224 of 887
8Suffolk County, MA611153.5144+0.1%#232 of 887
9Norfolk County, MA571324.7124+2.2%#299 of 887
10Plymouth County, MA541045.1105+3.5%#362 of 887

Other business types in Suffolk County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Suffolk County, MA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 115 mortgage brokers and lenders in Suffolk County. 18 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Suffolk County, MA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $6.5B a year, or $19,746 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 115 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 44% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 327,167 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Suffolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Suffolk County has 3.5 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 144, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 166, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,173 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Suffolk County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Suffolk County at 791,891 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,167 households. Median household income in Suffolk County is $95,631, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Suffolk County scores 61 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #232 of 887 scored counties.

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