Market rankings · District of Columbia
Property management companies in the District of Columbia
Every metro area, small-town market and county in the District of Columbia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for property management companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 158
- 5 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 449
- +8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 63% above the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 67
- 33% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #48 of 51
- Market score 30 · Lower middle
A site report maps the property management companies on map listings around any address in the District of Columbia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
The District of Columbia has 158 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the District of Columbia comes to about $5.9B a year: $18,134 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 33% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the District of Columbia was 449 in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 723 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, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the District of Columbia.
Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #48 for property management companies, with a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 51.
Every market in the District of Columbia for property management companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 51 | 795 | 3.4 | 102 | +3.3% | #174 of 374 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | Not scored | 158 | 4.9 | 67 | +3.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 property management companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many property management companies are in the District of Columbia?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 158 property management companies in the District of Columbia. 5 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 449 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5.9B a year, or $18,134 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 158 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 33% 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 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.
How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The District of Columbia has 4.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 67, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 106, against 158 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 723 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for property management companies?
The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 51 (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. The District of Columbia scores 30 for property management companies (lower middle), #48 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 the District of Columbia. 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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- Real estate1,442 listings
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