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Property management companies in Lee County, FL
How Lee County, FL 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #729 of 910 scored counties
#28 of 39 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 225
- 4 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 259
- +1.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,349 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 40
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 875,607
- +14.4% since 2020
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What this means
Lee County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #729 of 910 scored counties and #28 of 39 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 225 property management companies in Lee County. 4 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $15,349 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 60% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lee County was 259 in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,266 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lee County. Population estimates show Lee County grew 14.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lee 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.
| Measure | Lee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 40 | 60 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,266 | 1,236 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.2% | +17.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,349 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $76,107 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 256 → 259+1.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,261
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $102.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2254 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 875,607+14.4% since 2020
- Households
- 327,803
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,047
- Median household income
- $76,107+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,469
- Median home value
- $362,200
- Jobs located here
- 293,056
- Daytime population
- 793,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 82 | 12 | 1.7 | 159 | +21.1% | #19 of 910 |
| 2Highlands County, FL | 72 | 6 | 1.3 | 188 | +9.7% | #115 of 910 |
| 3Marion County, FL | 64 | 40 | 2.4 | 103 | +17.3% | #225 of 910 |
| 4Citrus County, FL | 63 | 14 | 2.0 | 126 | +11.1% | #241 of 910 |
| 5Pasco County, FL | 63 | 56 | 2.4 | 114 | +19.1% | #242 of 910 |
| 6Santa Rosa County, FL | 63 | 22 | 3.0 | 96 | +11.7% | #246 of 910 |
| 7Hernando County, FL | 62 | 21 | 2.5 | 101 | +13.3% | #263 of 910 |
| 8St. Lucie County, FL | 62 | 38 | 2.8 | 96 | +21.4% | #265 of 910 |
| 9Lake County, FL | 59 | 37 | 2.2 | 119 | +18.1% | #302 of 910 |
| 10Nassau County, FL | 57 | 13 | 3.3 | 89 | +17.4% | #333 of 910 |
| 28Lee County, FL | 34 | 225 | 6.9 | 40 | +14.4% | #729 of 910 |
Other business types in Lee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers33
- Property management34
- Mortgage brokers and lenders35
- Home inspectors28
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Lee County, FL?
There are 225 property management companies on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. 4 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 259 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 1.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Lee County, FL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5B a year, or $15,349 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 225 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 60% 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 327,803 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, FL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Lee County has 6.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 40, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Lee County would have about 91, against 225 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,266 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 875,607 people in 2025, up 14.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,803 households. The median household income in Lee County is $76,107 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Lee County scores 34 for property management companies (lower middle), #729 of 910 scored counties.
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