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Property management companies in Arapahoe County, CO

How Arapahoe County, CO 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #580 of 910 scored counties
#12 of 22 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
116
9 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
280
+14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,998 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
80
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
673,820
+2.8% 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 116 property management companies in Arapahoe County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Arapahoe County comes to about $5.1B a year: $19,998 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 20% 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 280 businesses with payroll in Arapahoe County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 919 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Arapahoe County.

Population estimates show Arapahoe County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Arapahoe County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #580 of 910 scored counties and #12 of 22 scored counties in Colorado.

How Arapahoe County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Arapahoe County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureArapahoe CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)8087100
Households per official establishment9191,0951,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.3%+14.2%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,998$19,501$16,661
Median household income$101,087$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4343

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
245 → 280+14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,704
Annual payroll, 2023
$242.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1169 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
673,820+2.8% since 2020
Households
257,232
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
798 sq. mi.
People per square mile
827
Median household income
$101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,289
Median home value
$561,200
Jobs located here
352,398
Daytime population
677,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Colorado

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Weld County, CO79272.2158+14.2%#42 of 910
2Adams County, CO71402.1163+6.6%#131 of 910
3Pueblo County, CO70131.9156+0.6%#143 of 910
4Broomfield County, CO6782.5156+6.3%#172 of 910
5Douglas County, CO65503.6118+10.9%#209 of 910
6Montrose County, CO6052.8110+4.1%#291 of 910
7Mesa County, CO57203.0102+4.4%#327 of 910
8Jefferson County, CO54702.9129−0.5%#371 of 910
9El Paso County, CO481174.085+3.2%#480 of 910
10Larimer County, CO46734.773+4.8%#526 of 910
12Arapahoe County, CO431164.580+2.8%#580 of 910

Other business types in Arapahoe County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Arapahoe County, CO?

Arapahoe County has 116 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 280 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $5.1B a year, or $19,998 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 116 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 20% 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 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Arapahoe County has 4.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 80, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Arapahoe County would have about 93, against 116 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 919 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 43 for property management companies (lower middle), #580 of 910 scored counties.

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