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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area

How the Ann Arbor, MI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #297 of 373 scored metro areas
#12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
73
12 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,393 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
81
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
370,214
−0.4% 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

For mortgage brokers and lenders, the Ann Arbor metro area has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #297 of 373 scored metro areas and #12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 73 mortgage brokers and lenders in the Ann Arbor metro area. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

Households in the Ann Arbor metro area spend about $2.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,393 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 19% below 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.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the Ann Arbor metro area in 2023. That is one for every 7,528 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Ann Arbor metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Ann Arbor metro area compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Ann Arbor, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureAnn Arbor metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.83.44.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)81107100
Households per official establishment7,5286,2814,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,393$13,996$16,661
Median household income$89,180$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3738

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20
Employees, 2023
287
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7312 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
59The 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 the Ann Arbor metro area, 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 the Ann Arbor metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
370,214−0.4% since 2020
Households
150,550
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
524
Median household income
$89,180+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,750
Median home value
$374,100
Jobs located here
186,868
Daytime population
409,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Michigan

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Ann Arbor metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Monroe, MI6561.0381+0.7%#56 of 373
2Jackson, MI61101.6215−0.4%#86 of 373
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI61211.6213+0.1%#87 of 373
3Lansing-East Lansing, MI60482.5143+1.4%#97 of 373
4Battle Creek, MI5661.1299−0.6%#130 of 373
5Kalamazoo-Portage, MI51292.7133+0.8%#172 of 373
6Traverse City, MI51233.5105+2.2%#176 of 373
7Bay City, MI5092.0166−1.6%#180 of 373
8Niles, MI48162.5138−1.3%#197 of 373
9Flint, MI44372.2152−1.1%#225 of 373
12Ann Arbor, MI37734.881−0.4%#297 of 373

Other business types in the Ann Arbor metro area

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area?

The Ann Arbor metro area has 73 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.3B a year, or $15,393 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 73 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 19% below 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 150,550 households in the Ann Arbor metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ann Arbor, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The Ann Arbor metro area has 4.8 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 81, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, the Ann Arbor metro area would have about 59, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,528 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is the Ann Arbor, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Ann Arbor metro area at 370,214 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 150,550 households. The median household income in the Ann Arbor metro area is $89,180 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Ann Arbor metro area scores 37 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #297 of 373 scored metro areas.

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