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Property management companies in Santa Cruz County, AZ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Santa Cruz County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$260.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,376 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
117
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,020
+4.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 property management companies in Santa Cruz County. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Santa Cruz County spend about $260.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,376 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 17% above 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.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Santa Cruz County in 2023. That is one for every 1,697 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Santa Cruz County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 property management companies on map listings, Santa Cruz County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Santa Cruz County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Santa Cruz County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureSanta Cruz CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.43.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)117107100
Households per official establishment1,6971,9721,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.3%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,376$18,061$16,661
Median household income$55,217$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored65

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,020+4.8% since 2020
Households
16,966
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,236 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$55,217+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,913
Median home value
$233,000
Jobs located here
12,313
Daytime population
42,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for property management companies, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Santa Cruz County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ93171.0303+25.4%#1 of 910
2Yuma County, AZ85111.4208+9.2%#7 of 910
3Cochise County, AZ6771.4208+0.6%#165 of 910
4Mohave County, AZ65292.8100+6.5%#212 of 910
5Yavapai County, AZ60383.490+6.5%#293 of 910
6Maricopa County, AZ575883.4100+5.5%#329 of 910
7Coconino County, AZ53132.4134−0.6%#384 of 910
8Pima County, AZ521563.687+2.8%#408 of 910
Santa Cruz County, AZNot scored42.4117+4.8%

Other business types in Santa Cruz County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Santa Cruz County, AZ?

Santa Cruz County has 4 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Santa Cruz County, AZ spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $260.9M a year, or $15,376 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 17% above 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,966 households in Santa Cruz County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Santa Cruz County, AZ compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Santa Cruz County has 2.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 117, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Santa Cruz County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,697 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Santa Cruz County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Santa Cruz County at 50,020 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,966 households. The median household income in Santa Cruz County is $55,217 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Santa Cruz County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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