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Property management companies in San Mateo County, CA
The property management companies in San Mateo County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #543 of 910 scored counties
#24 of 45 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 99
- 3 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 309
- +26.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $23,966 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 115
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 743,568
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 99 property management companies in San Mateo County. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in San Mateo County spend about $6.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $23,966 per household, 44% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 15% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 309 businesses with payroll in San Mateo County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 26.6% from 2019. That is one for every 856 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Mateo County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For property management companies, San Mateo County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #543 of 910 scored counties and #24 of 45 scored counties in California.
How San Mateo County compares
The same measures for California 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.
| Measure | San Mateo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 115 | 88 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 856 | 1,029 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.6% | +15.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $23,966 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $158,855 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 244 → 309+26.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,054
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $194M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 993 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The 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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 743,568−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 264,419
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,655
- Median household income
- $158,855+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $231,822
- Median home value
- $1,559,600
- Jobs located here
- 425,111
- Daytime population
- 795,447Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 78 | 6 | 2.1 | 149 | +8.2% | #50 of 910 |
| 2San Joaquin County, CA | 66 | 66 | 2.7 | 127 | +5.5% | #190 of 910 |
| 3Merced County, CA | 61 | 24 | 2.8 | 107 | +5.1% | #283 of 910 |
| 4Tulare County, CA | 57 | 32 | 2.2 | 138 | +2.4% | #321 of 910 |
| 5Madera County, CA | 56 | 12 | 2.6 | 120 | +7.4% | #343 of 910 |
| 6San Bernardino County, CA | 56 | 189 | 2.8 | 118 | +1.9% | #344 of 910 |
| 7Solano County, CA | 54 | 46 | 2.9 | 122 | +0.6% | #375 of 910 |
| 8Riverside County, CA | 54 | 288 | 3.7 | 93 | +5.0% | #381 of 910 |
| 9Napa County, CA | 53 | 10 | 2.0 | 188 | −3.3% | #382 of 910 |
| 10Calaveras County, CA | 53 | 9 | 4.9 | 67 | +2.8% | #396 of 910 |
| 24San Mateo County, CA | 44 | 99 | 3.7 | 115 | −2.5% | #543 of 910 |
Other business types in San Mateo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers34
- Property management44
- Mortgage brokers and lenders58
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in San Mateo County, CA?
There are 99 property management companies on map listings in San Mateo County as of September 2026. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 309 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 26.6% from 2019.
How much do households in San Mateo County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $6.3B a year, or $23,966 per household. That is 44% above the U.S. average (an index of 144, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 99 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 15% 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 264,419 households in San Mateo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Mateo County, CA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
San Mateo County has 3.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 115, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, San Mateo County would have about 114, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 856 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is San Mateo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Mateo County at 743,568 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 264,419 households. The median household income in San Mateo County is $158,855 a year, 97% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. San Mateo County scores 44 for property management companies (lower middle), #543 of 910 scored counties.
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