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Property management companies in Columbia County, GA
How Columbia County, GA 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #266 of 910 scored counties
#15 of 38 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 19
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $930.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,874 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 88
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,189
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $16,874 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $930.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 12% 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.
There are 19 property management companies on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 2,903 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Columbia County grew 7.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Columbia County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #266 of 910 scored counties and #15 of 38 scored counties in Georgia.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Columbia County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 88 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,903 | 1,764 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,874 | $15,525 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $95,592 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 142
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,189+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 55,149
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 560
- Median household income
- $95,592+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,651
- Median home value
- $305,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,609
- Daytime population
- 137,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Barrow County, GA | 80 | 5 | 1.6 | 169 | +18.7% | #33 of 910 |
| 2Coweta County, GA | 79 | 8 | 1.4 | 212 | +9.2% | #37 of 910 |
| 3Cherokee County, GA | 74 | 21 | 2.1 | 153 | +11.6% | #97 of 910 |
| 4Forsyth County, GA | 74 | 23 | 2.6 | 139 | +11.8% | #98 of 910 |
| 5Carroll County, GA | 73 | 5 | 1.1 | 232 | +9.8% | #102 of 910 |
| 6Paulding County, GA | 72 | 16 | 2.7 | 112 | +12.7% | #121 of 910 |
| 7Walton County, GA | 71 | 6 | 1.7 | 167 | +16.0% | #129 of 910 |
| 8Bartow County, GA | 71 | 7 | 1.7 | 162 | +10.5% | #132 of 910 |
| 9Newton County, GA | 71 | 7 | 1.7 | 158 | +11.2% | #133 of 910 |
| 10Hall County, GA | 69 | 11 | 1.5 | 190 | +11.4% | #150 of 910 |
| 15Columbia County, GA | 62 | 19 | 3.4 | 88 | +7.9% | #266 of 910 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 estate41
- Real estate agents and brokers42
- Property management62
- Mortgage brokers and lenders44
- Home inspectors39
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Columbia County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 property management companies in Columbia County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, GA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $930.6M a year, or $16,874 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 19 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 12% 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 55,149 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, GA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Columbia County has 3.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 88, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Columbia County would have about 17, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,903 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 169,189 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,149 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $95,592, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 62 for property management companies (upper middle), #266 of 910 scored counties.
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