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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Cortland County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for mortgage brokers and lenders in Cortland County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$320M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,845 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
410
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
45,850
−1.9% 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 Cortland County comes to about $320M a year: $16,845 per household, in line with the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

Cortland County has 2 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Cortland County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cortland County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, Cortland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cortland County compares

The same measures for New York 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 Cortland County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCortland CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.12.04.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)410244100
Households per official establishmentn/a9,5234,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.6%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,845$19,048$16,661
Median household income$70,418$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored73

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Cortland 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 Cortland County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,850−1.9% since 2020
Households
18,999
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,337
Median home value
$162,100
Jobs located here
17,001
Daytime population
43,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dutchess County, NY83201.7298+1.5%#16 of 887
2Orange County, NY80191.4365+4.2%#31 of 887
3Ulster County, NY7750.7714+1.1%#49 of 887
4Queens County, NY771171.4346−1.1%#51 of 887
5Erie County, NY76360.9510−0.6%#57 of 887
6Kings County, NY761231.2393−2.5%#59 of 887
7Monroe County, NY73571.8255−1.0%#79 of 887
8Saratoga County, NY72292.8180+2.3%#95 of 887
9Onondaga County, NY71402.0226−1.9%#104 of 887
10Bronx County, NY70300.6698−3.8%#112 of 887
Cortland County, NYNot scored21.1410−1.9%

Other business types in Cortland County

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

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Cortland County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 mortgage brokers and lenders in Cortland County. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. No official count is published for mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Cortland County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cortland County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $320M a year, or $16,845 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 18,999 households in Cortland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cortland County has 2 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Cortland County would have about 8, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Cortland County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Cortland County at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in Cortland County is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Cortland County has no market score for mortgage brokers and lenders: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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