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Mortgage brokers and lenders in the York-Hanover, PA metro area

The mortgage brokers and lenders in the York-Hanover, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #37 of 373 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
59
7 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
23
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,244 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
144
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
473,197
+3.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for mortgage brokers and lenders in the York-Hanover metro area is 69 (upper middle), #37 of 373 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for mortgage brokers and lenders.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the York-Hanover metro area comes to about $3.3B a year: $18,244 per household, 10% 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 59 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in the York-Hanover metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 21% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 26% below the U.S. rate of 4.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in the York-Hanover metro area was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 7,895 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the York-Hanover metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the York-Hanover metro area compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 York-Hanover, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureYork-Hanover metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.22.54.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)144185100
Households per official establishment7,8957,7804,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.8%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,244$18,070$16,661
Median household income$84,829$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6967

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23
Employees, 2023
84
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
597 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
85The 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 York-Hanover 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 York-Hanover metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
473,197+3.6% since 2020
Households
181,583
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
512
Median household income
$84,829+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,143
Median home value
$248,600
Jobs located here
187,332
Daytime population
423,675Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the York-Hanover metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Lebanon, PA8361.1428+2.2%#3 of 373
2Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA79632.6182+4.2%#7 of 373
3Chambersburg, PA78121.9239+3.0%#8 of 373
4Reading, PA77362.2208+2.7%#12 of 373
5Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA76291.2345+1.4%#15 of 373
6Erie, PA71121.1390−1.8%#26 of 373
7York-Hanover, PA69593.2144+3.6%#37 of 373
8Pittsburgh, PA672142.0227−1.3%#42 of 373
9Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ661093.2148+3.0%#53 of 373
10State College, PA63203.4134−0.4%#74 of 373

Other business types in the York-Hanover 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 York-Hanover, PA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 59 mortgage brokers and lenders in the York-Hanover metro area. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in the York-Hanover, PA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.3B a year, or $18,244 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 59 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 181,583 households in the York-Hanover metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the York-Hanover, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

The York-Hanover metro area has 3.2 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 26% 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, the York-Hanover metro area would have about 85, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,895 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is the York-Hanover, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the York-Hanover metro area at 473,197 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 181,583 households. Median household income in the York-Hanover metro area is $84,829, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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 York-Hanover metro area scores 69 for mortgage brokers and lenders (upper middle), #37 of 373 scored metro areas.

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