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Property management companies in Delaware
Markets across Delaware ranked by the Groundwork market score for property management companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 123
- 7 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 242
- +15.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 3% above the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 94
- 6% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #27 of 51
- Market score 49 · Lower middle
A site report maps the property management companies on map listings around any address in Delaware by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 123 property management companies in Delaware. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Delaware comes to about $6.4B a year: $16,011 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 6% 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 242 businesses with payroll in Delaware classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 15.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,661 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $537K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Delaware.
Among the 50 states and DC, Delaware ranks #27 for property management companies, with a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest (67). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware, the Seaford area, scores 57.
Every market in Delaware for property management companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Delaware, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 67 | 571 | 2.3 | 148 | +1.4% | #48 of 374 |
| 1Dover, DE | 66 | 12 | 1.7 | 160 | +6.8% | #56 of 374 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seaford, DE | 57 | 35 | 3.3 | 86 | +16.1% | #66 of 180 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kent County, DE | 63 | 12 | 1.7 | 160 | +6.8% | #230 of 910 |
| 2Sussex County, DE | 52 | 35 | 3.3 | 86 | +16.1% | #409 of 910 |
| 3New Castle County, DE | 45 | 76 | 3.4 | 88 | +3.0% | #536 of 910 |
Questions
How many property management companies are in Delaware?
Delaware has 123 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 242 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 15.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Delaware spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $6.4B a year, or $16,011 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 123 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 6% 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 402,038 households in Delaware and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Delaware has 3.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 94, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Delaware would have about 116, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,661 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
Which market in Delaware has the highest market score for property management companies?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware is the Seaford area, at 57 (upper middle). Among 3 scored counties in Delaware, Kent County scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Delaware scores 49 for property management companies (lower middle), #27 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delaware. It maps the property management companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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