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Property management companies in Baldwin County, AL

How Baldwin County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #521 of 910 scored counties
#12 of 16 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
32
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
77
+32.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,388 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
85
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
267,761
+14.8% 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 Baldwin County comes to about $1.5B a year: $15,388 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 15% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.

Baldwin County has 32 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 7% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 77 businesses with payroll in Baldwin County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 32.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,280 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Baldwin County.

Population estimates put the population change in Baldwin County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Baldwin County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #521 of 910 scored counties and #12 of 16 scored counties in Alabama.

How Baldwin County compares

The same measures for Alabama 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.

Property management in Baldwin County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBaldwin CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.22.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)85121100
Households per official establishment1,2802,9681,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+32.8%+19.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,388$14,375$16,661
Median household income$78,775$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4669

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58 → 77+32.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,083
Annual payroll, 2023
$51.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
320 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Baldwin 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 Baldwin County

Population, 2025 estimate
267,761+14.8% since 2020
Households
98,574
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,590 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,378
Median home value
$316,900
Jobs located here
84,738
Daytime population
233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for property management companies, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Baldwin County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL8751.2234+18.0%#3 of 910
2Morgan County, AL7271.4185+2.6%#117 of 910
3Houston County, AL6851.2217+2.8%#153 of 910
4Lee County, AL62152.2120+8.6%#259 of 910
5Shelby County, AL61222.5121+6.5%#277 of 910
6Marshall County, AL6182.2117+6.0%#280 of 910
7Colbert County, AL5652.1120+3.8%#342 of 910
8DeKalb County, AL5262.3102+3.4%#404 of 910
9Madison County, AL50664.073+11.0%#452 of 910
10Lauderdale County, AL49112.891+3.3%#461 of 910
12Baldwin County, AL46323.285+14.8%#521 of 910

Other business types in Baldwin County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Baldwin County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 property management companies in Baldwin County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 32.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Baldwin County, AL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.5B a year, or $15,388 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 15% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,574 households in Baldwin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Baldwin County, AL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Baldwin County has 3.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 85, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Baldwin County would have about 27, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,280 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Baldwin County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Baldwin County at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in Baldwin County is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. Baldwin County scores 46 for property management companies (lower middle), #521 of 910 scored counties.

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