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Property management companies in Washington County, AR

How Washington County, AR 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #625 of 910 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
45
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
57
+16.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,934 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
58
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
53% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
271,213
+9.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 45 property management companies in Washington County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Washington County spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,934 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 42% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 57 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 16.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,705 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $204K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Washington County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County grew 9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Washington County is 40 (lower middle), #625 of 910 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Washington County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Washington County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.62.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)58123100
Households per official establishment1,7053,0001,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.3%+4.2%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,934$14,055$16,661
Median household income$70,639$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4068

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 57+16.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
213
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
452 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$204K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
271,213+9.9% since 2020
Households
97,184
Median age
34.7
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
942 sq. mi.
People per square mile
273
Median household income
$70,639+40.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,734
Median home value
$298,400
Jobs located here
127,830
Daytime population
267,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Arkansas

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Saline County, AR8451.0274+7.6%#9 of 910
2Benton County, AR80161.4211+16.0%#31 of 910
3Faulkner County, AR67102.0129+8.2%#178 of 910
4Craighead County, AR48143.280+4.8%#482 of 910
5Washington County, AR40454.658+9.9%#625 of 910
6Pulaski County, AR38543.183+1.3%#651 of 910
7Baxter County, AR37105.245+3.1%#672 of 910
8Miller County, AR3453.176−0.5%#721 of 910
9Garland County, AR33102.3107−0.6%#733 of 910
10Sebastian County, AR28183.472+2.2%#804 of 910

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Washington County, AR?

Washington County has 45 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Washington County, AR spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.5B a year, or $14,934 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 45 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 42% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 97,184 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington County, AR compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Washington County has 4.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 58, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Washington County would have about 26, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,705 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 271,213 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 97,184 households. The median household income in Washington County is $70,639 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.0% 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. Washington County scores 40 for property management companies (lower middle), #625 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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