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Property management companies in Otero County, CO

How Otero County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$114.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,135 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
103
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
17,683
−5.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 property management companies in Otero County. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households.

At $15,135 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Otero County spend about $114.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Otero County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Otero County declined 5.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 property management companies on map listings, Otero County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Otero 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 Otero County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureOtero CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.64.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)10387100
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0951,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.2%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,135$19,501$16,661
Median household income$54,037$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Otero 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 Otero County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,683−5.2% since 2020
Households
7,584
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,262 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$54,037+41.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,476
Median home value
$168,900
Jobs located here
5,492
Daytime population
16,328Residents 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 Otero 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
Otero County, CONot scored22.6103−5.2%

Other business types in Otero County

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

Questions

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

Otero County has 2 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in Otero County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $114.8M a year, or $15,135 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 7,584 households in Otero County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Otero County has 2 property management companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending.

How fast is Otero County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Otero County at 17,683 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,584 households. The median household income in Otero County is $54,037 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.6% 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. Otero County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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