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Property management companies in the Columbus, GA-AL metro area
How the Columbus, GA-AL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #343 of 374 scored metro areas
#12 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 36
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 63
- +19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,918 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 89
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,830
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Columbus metro area is 30 (lower middle), #343 of 374 scored metro areas and #12 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Columbus metro area spend about $1.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,918 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 11% 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 Columbus metro area has 36 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Columbus metro area in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,024 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Columbus metro area declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Columbus metro area 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 | Columbus metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 89 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,024 | 1,764 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.6% | +27.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,918 | $15,525 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $59,336 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63+19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 327
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 361 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 the Columbus metro area, 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 the Columbus metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,830−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 127,512
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 117
- Median household income
- $59,336+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,434
- Median home value
- $197,300
- Jobs located here
- 110,573
- Daytime population
- 319,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for property management companies, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Columbus metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gainesville, GA | 71 | 11 | 1.5 | 190 | +11.4% | #30 of 374 |
| 2Warner Robins, GA | 70 | 18 | 2.4 | 113 | +8.2% | #38 of 374 |
| 3Dalton, GA | 69 | 10 | 1.9 | 134 | +3.5% | #40 of 374 |
| 4Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 63 | 52 | 2.2 | 118 | +4.7% | #77 of 374 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 57 | 61 | 2.6 | 103 | +5.3% | #119 of 374 |
| 5Macon-Bibb County, GA | 52 | 19 | 2.1 | 117 | +2.1% | #165 of 374 |
| 6Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 48 | 725 | 3.1 | 95 | +5.9% | #205 of 374 |
| 7Savannah, GA | 38 | 73 | 4.5 | 61 | +8.1% | #291 of 374 |
| 8Albany, GA | 34 | 16 | 2.8 | 87 | −1.8% | #317 of 374 |
| 9Hinesville, GA | 34 | 14 | 4.6 | 53 | +12.6% | #320 of 374 |
| 12Columbus, GA-AL | 30 | 36 | 2.8 | 89 | −1.3% | #343 of 374 |
Other business types in the Columbus metro area
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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers39
- Property management30
- Mortgage brokers and lenders35
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Columbus, GA-AL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 property management companies in the Columbus metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 63 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Columbus, GA-AL metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.8B a year, or $13,918 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 36 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 11% 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 127,512 households in the Columbus metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbus, GA-AL metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Columbus metro area has 2.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 89, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Columbus metro area would have about 32, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,024 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Columbus, GA-AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbus metro area at 324,830 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 127,512 households. Median household income in the Columbus metro area is $59,336, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. The Columbus metro area scores 30 for property management companies (lower middle), #343 of 374 scored metro areas.
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