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Property management companies in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area

The property management companies in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #159 of 374 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Alabama

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
22
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$889.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,001 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
100
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,609
+3.5% 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 the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area comes to about $889.9M a year: $14,001 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is in line with 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.

There are 16 property management companies on map listings in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,889 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #159 of 374 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Alabama.

How the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureFlorence-Muscle Shoals metro areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)100121100
Households per official establishment2,8892,9681,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,001$14,375$16,661
Median household income$61,891$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5369

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22
Employees, 2023
181
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 residential and commercial property managers in the Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
156,609+3.5% since 2020
Households
63,559
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,261 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$61,891+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,683
Median home value
$187,400
Jobs located here
54,714
Daytime population
149,641Residents 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 metro areas in Alabama for property management companies, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Alabama

Metro areas in Alabama ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Decatur, AL7671.1234+2.5%#14 of 374
2Dothan, AL7161.0252+3.4%#28 of 374
3Auburn-Opelika, AL68152.0131+7.1%#43 of 374
4Montgomery, AL55322.1122+0.9%#138 of 374
5Huntsville, AL55713.484+12.5%#141 of 374
6Birmingham, AL531112.4114+1.4%#158 of 374
7Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL53162.5100+3.5%#159 of 374
8Mobile, AL47372.3110−0.7%#212 of 374
9Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL45323.285+14.8%#228 of 374
10Tuscaloosa, AL40403.867+2.9%#273 of 374

Other business types in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 property management companies in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $889.9M a year, or $14,001 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 16 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is in line with 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 63,559 households in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area has 2.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 100, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,889 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area at 156,609 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,559 households. Median household income in the Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area is $61,891, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.7%, 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. The Florence-Muscle Shoals metro area scores 53 for property management companies (upper middle), #159 of 374 scored metro areas.

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