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Property management companies in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT

How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #106 of 910 scored counties
#2 of 8 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
33
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $20,356 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
194
94% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
177,311
+2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 property management companies in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region spend about $1.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,356 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 94% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region was 33 in 2023. That is one for every 2,244 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #106 of 910 scored counties and #2 of 8 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region compares

The same measures for Connecticut 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureLower Connecticut River Valley Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)194133100
Households per official establishment2,2442,0061,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$20,356$19,819$16,661
Median household income$104,428$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score7376

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33
Employees, 2023
138
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
177,311+2.3% since 2020
Households
74,068
Median age
45.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
424 sq. mi.
People per square mile
415
Median household income
$104,428
Average household income
$138,522
Median home value
$379,700
Jobs located here
70,497
Daytime population
159,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for property management companies, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

Counties in Connecticut ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT75171.5229+2.0%#78 of 910
2Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT73141.9194+2.3%#106 of 910
3Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT7291.9187+2.2%#116 of 910
4Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT71402.2152+3.2%#134 of 910
5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT66383.2112+4.1%#191 of 910
6South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT63592.6135+2.5%#237 of 910
7Capitol Planning Region, CT611203.1114+3.1%#282 of 910
8Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT57843.6114+3.5%#324 of 910

Other business types in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT?

There are 14 property management companies on map listings in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.5B a year, or $20,356 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 94% 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 74,068 households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 1.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 194, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region would have about 27, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,244 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at 177,311 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,068 households. The median household income in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is $104,428 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 73 for property management companies (upper middle), #106 of 910 scored counties.

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