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Property management companies in the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #44 of 374 scored metro areas
#1 of 25 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
66
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
133
+38.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.7B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,029 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
127
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
823,815
+5.5% since 2020

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What this means

Households in the Stockton-Lodi metro area spend about $4.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,029 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 27% 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.

There are 66 property management companies on map listings in the Stockton-Lodi metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 133 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Stockton-Lodi metro area in 2023, up 38.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,844 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Stockton-Lodi metro area.

Population estimates show the Stockton-Lodi metro area grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Stockton-Lodi metro area is 68 (upper middle), #44 of 374 scored metro areas and #1 of 25 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Stockton-Lodi metro area 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.

Property management in Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureStockton-Lodi metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.74.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)12788100
Households per official establishment1,8441,0291,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+38.5%+15.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,029$19,977$16,661
Median household income$92,179$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6831

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
133+38.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
745
Annual payroll, 2023
$36.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
662 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$300K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Stockton-Lodi 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 Stockton-Lodi metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
823,815+5.5% since 2020
Households
245,250
Median age
35.9
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
573
Median household income
$92,179+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,604
Median home value
$530,700
Jobs located here
284,408
Daytime population
748,070Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across California

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The highest-scoring metro areas in California for property management companies, numbered among those based in California, with the Stockton-Lodi metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Stockton-Lodi, CA68662.7127+5.5%#44 of 374
2Merced, CA63242.8107+5.1%#78 of 374
3Visalia, CA58322.2138+2.4%#110 of 374
4Vallejo, CA55462.9122+0.6%#137 of 374
5El Centro, CA5461.2237+1.1%#142 of 374
6Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA544773.3103+3.5%#150 of 374
7Napa, CA53102.0188−3.3%#155 of 374
8Hanford-Corcoran, CA52112.5122+1.0%#163 of 374
9Yuba City, CA51213.494+3.3%#177 of 374
10Bakersfield-Delano, CA50853.0103+2.3%#186 of 374

Other business types in the Stockton-Lodi 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 66 property management companies in the Stockton-Lodi metro area. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 133 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 38.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $4.7B a year, or $19,029 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 66 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 27% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 245,250 households in the Stockton-Lodi metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Stockton-Lodi metro area has 2.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 127, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Stockton-Lodi metro area would have about 84, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,844 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Stockton-Lodi, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Stockton-Lodi metro area at 823,815 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 245,250 households. Median household income in the Stockton-Lodi metro area is $92,179, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. The Stockton-Lodi metro area scores 68 for property management companies (upper middle), #44 of 374 scored metro areas.

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