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Property management companies in Denver County, CO

The property management companies in Denver County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #671 of 910 scored counties
#14 of 22 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
203
5 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
381
+9.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$6.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,670 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
59
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
740,613
+3.2% 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

At $19,670 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Denver County spend about $6.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 41% 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.

Denver County has 203 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 381 businesses with payroll in Denver County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 880 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Denver County.

Population estimates put the population change in Denver County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Denver County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #671 of 910 scored counties and #14 of 22 scored counties in Colorado.

How Denver 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 Denver County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureDenver CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.14.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)5987100
Households per official establishment8801,0951,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.8%+14.2%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,670$19,501$16,661
Median household income$94,718$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3743

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
347 → 381+9.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,795
Annual payroll, 2023
$323M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2035 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
119The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
740,613+3.2% since 2020
Households
335,428
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
49%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
153 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,696
Median household income
$94,718+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,552
Median home value
$616,000
Jobs located here
557,999
Daytime population
911,038Residents 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 Denver 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
14Denver County, CO372036.159+3.2%#671 of 910

Other business types in Denver County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 203 property management companies in Denver County. 5 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 381 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019.

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

About $6.6B a year, or $19,670 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 203 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 41% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 335,428 households in Denver County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Denver County has 6.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 59, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Denver County would have about 119, against 203 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 880 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Denver County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Denver County at 740,613 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,428 households. Median household income in Denver County is $94,718, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Denver County scores 37 for property management companies (lower middle), #671 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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