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Property management companies in DeSoto County, FL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$165.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,897 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
149
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
37,078
+8.8% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in DeSoto County comes to about $165.4M a year: $12,897 per household, 23% below 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.

There are 2 property management companies on map listings in DeSoto County as of September 2026. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in DeSoto County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,206 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeSoto County grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 property management companies on map listings, DeSoto County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How DeSoto County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 DeSoto County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureDeSoto CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.64.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)14960100
Households per official establishment3,2061,2361,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,897$15,326$16,661
Median household income$54,417$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$315K
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
3The 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 DeSoto 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 DeSoto County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,078+8.8% since 2020
Households
12,824
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
637 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$54,417+53.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,542
Median home value
$174,100
Jobs located here
9,687
Daytime population
32,018Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for property management companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with DeSoto County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL82121.7159+21.1%#19 of 910
2Highlands County, FL7261.3188+9.7%#115 of 910
3Marion County, FL64402.4103+17.3%#225 of 910
4Citrus County, FL63142.0126+11.1%#241 of 910
5Pasco County, FL63562.4114+19.1%#242 of 910
6Santa Rosa County, FL63223.096+11.7%#246 of 910
7Hernando County, FL62212.5101+13.3%#263 of 910
8St. Lucie County, FL62382.896+21.4%#265 of 910
9Lake County, FL59372.2119+18.1%#302 of 910
10Nassau County, FL57133.389+17.4%#333 of 910
DeSoto County, FLNot scored21.6149+8.8%

Other business types in DeSoto County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in DeSoto County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 property management companies in DeSoto County. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in DeSoto County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $165.4M a year, or $12,897 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 12,824 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.

How does DeSoto County, FL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

DeSoto County has 2 property management companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,206 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is DeSoto County, FL growing?

Population estimates put DeSoto County at 37,078 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,824 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $54,417, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.6%, 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. DeSoto County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in DeSoto County

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