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Property management companies in Illinois

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Illinois, ranked by the Groundwork market score for property management companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 1,280; 52 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments: 2,070; −7.3% since 2019
Household spending a year: $74.9B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 2.5; 17% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 105; 5% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #31 of 51; Market score 45 · Lower middle

A site report maps the property management companies on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

There are 1,280 property management companies on map listings in Illinois as of September 2026. Of those, 52 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $14,866 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Illinois spend about $74.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 5% above 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.

Official counts show 2,070 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Illinois in 2023, down 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,433 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, 31 SBA-backed loans worth $6M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Illinois.

Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #31 for property management companies, with a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle). Of the 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area scores highest (59). Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Quincy area scores highest (54).

Every market in Illinois for property management companies

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, 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

Metro areas reaching Illinois, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	59	24	1.5	168	−0.9%	#103 of 374
1Kankakee, IL	59	7	1.7	146	−1.7%	#105 of 374
2Rockford, IL	57	24	1.8	137	−0.3%	#116 of 374
3Peoria, IL	54	31	2.0	124	−1.3%	#147 of 374
4Decatur, IL	51	7	1.6	147	−4.3%	#171 of 374
5Springfield, IL	49	16	1.8	143	−1.2%	#193 of 374
St. Louis, MO-IL	49	266	2.3	115	−0.2%	#196 of 374
6Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	42	1,028	2.8	98	0.0%	#251 of 374
7Bloomington, IL	41	24	3.4	76	+0.1%	#264 of 374
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	34	11	2.9	83	+1.7%	#318 of 374
8Champaign-Urbana, IL	26	36	3.7	66	+1.5%	#362 of 374
Paducah, KY-IL	Not scored	2	0.5	529	−1.2%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Illinois, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Quincy, IL-MO	54	7	2.3	105	−2.0%	#76 of 180
2Danville, IL	37	10	3.3	68	−3.7%	#141 of 180
3Carbondale, IL	30	10	4.4	50	−1.5%	#155 of 180
4Charleston-Mattoon, IL	25	12	5.8	39	−1.0%	#168 of 180
5Macomb, IL	21	6	5.1	44	−4.5%	#175 of 180
Ottawa, IL	Not scored	3	0.5	507	−1.6%
Marion-Herrin, IL	Not scored	4	1.4	173	+0.2%
Sterling, IL	Not scored	2	0.9	274	−2.6%
Rochelle, IL	Not scored	3	1.4	177	−0.7%
Galesburg, IL	Not scored	3	1.4	157	−4.1%
Effingham, IL	Not scored	3	1.7	152	−0.9%
Burlington, IA-IL	Not scored	3	1.5	154	−2.5%
Freeport, IL	Not scored	2	1.0	227	−3.0%
Jacksonville, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.1%
Centralia, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.4%
Mount Vernon, IL	Not scored	1	0.7	345	−2.3%
Pontiac, IL	Not scored	1	0.7	362	−2.1%
Dixon, IL	Not scored	1	0.7	328	−3.4%
Taylorville, IL	Not scored	4	2.9	79	−1.5%
Canton, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.0%
Lincoln, IL	Not scored	1	0.9	270	−2.5%

Counties

Counties in Illinois, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL	79	8	1.8	167	+9.9%	#41 of 910
2McHenry County, IL	75	19	1.6	180	+2.5%	#83 of 910
3Will County, IL	74	32	1.3	224	+2.2%	#93 of 910
4Kane County, IL	67	31	1.7	173	+1.8%	#171 of 910
5Tazewell County, IL	64	7	1.3	196	−0.9%	#214 of 910
6Madison County, IL	62	17	1.5	165	−1.0%	#248 of 910
7Lake County, IL	59	50	1.9	157	+0.8%	#294 of 910
8Kankakee County, IL	58	7	1.7	146	−1.7%	#309 of 910
9Rock Island County, IL	55	8	1.3	185	−1.7%	#356 of 910
10Winnebago County, IL	53	22	1.9	126	−0.4%	#386 of 910
11Macon County, IL	49	7	1.6	147	−4.3%	#453 of 910
12Sangamon County, IL	46	16	1.9	135	−1.0%	#509 of 910
13DuPage County, IL	46	96	2.7	111	+0.3%	#512 of 910
14Adams County, IL	44	7	2.5	95	−2.1%	#551 of 910
15McLean County, IL	41	24	3.4	76	+0.1%	#608 of 910
16DeKalb County, IL	41	15	3.8	65	+1.5%	#613 of 910
17Peoria County, IL	37	24	3.1	79	−1.6%	#666 of 910
18St. Clair County, IL	36	32	3.2	80	−2.5%	#681 of 910
19Vermilion County, IL	33	10	3.3	68	−3.7%	#743 of 910
20Cook County, IL	31	726	3.5	78	−1.3%	#773 of 910
21Jackson County, IL	28	10	4.4	50	−1.5%	#814 of 910
22Coles County, IL	26	12	5.8	39	−1.0%	#836 of 910
23Champaign County, IL	25	35	4.1	59	+1.8%	#843 of 910
24McDonough County, IL	23	6	5.1	44	−4.5%	#860 of 910
LaSalle County, IL	Not scored	2	0.4	561	−1.5%

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Counties in Illinois, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth
Williamson County, IL	Not scored	4	1.4	173	+0.2%
Whiteside County, IL	Not scored	2	0.9	274	−2.6%
Boone County, IL	Not scored	2	1.0	258	+0.4%
Grundy County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.9%
Ogle County, IL	Not scored	3	1.4	177	−0.7%
Knox County, IL	Not scored	3	1.4	157	−4.1%
Henry County, IL	Not scored	1	0.5	505	−2.2%
Macoupin County, IL	Not scored	2	1.1	217	−2.6%
Stephenson County, IL	Not scored	2	1.0	227	−3.0%
Woodford County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%
Franklin County, IL	Not scored	1	0.6	360	−2.1%
Marion County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.4%
Clinton County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.6%
Jefferson County, IL	Not scored	1	0.7	345	−2.3%
Livingston County, IL	Not scored	1	0.7	362	−2.1%
Monroe County, IL	Not scored	1	0.7	397	−0.3%
Effingham County, IL	Not scored	3	2.2	119	−0.5%
Lee County, IL	Not scored	1	0.7	328	−3.4%
Christian County, IL	Not scored	4	2.9	79	−1.5%
Morgan County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.9%
Fulton County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.0%
Bureau County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.1%
Randolph County, IL	Not scored	1	0.8	282	−0.6%
Montgomery County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.6%
Logan County, IL	Not scored	1	0.9	270	−2.5%
Iroquois County, IL	Not scored	1	0.9	271	−3.0%
Saline County, IL	Not scored	1	1.0	226	−4.1%
Jo Daviess County, IL	Not scored	2	1.9	131	−2.2%
Fayette County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.2%
Jersey County, IL	Not scored	1	1.3	204	−1.5%
Shelby County, IL	Not scored	3	3.4	71	−1.6%
Perry County, IL	Not scored	1	1.3	184	−3.5%
Douglas County, IL	Not scored	2	2.6	97	+0.5%
Crawford County, IL	Not scored	1	1.3	182	+0.1%
Hancock County, IL	Not scored	1	1.3	179	−4.4%
Union County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.7%
Bond County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.6%
Piatt County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.6%
Edgar County, IL	Not scored	2	2.6	87	−2.9%
Warren County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.6%
Wayne County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.6%
Richland County, IL	Not scored	2	3.1	74	−3.7%
Carroll County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Mercer County, IL	Not scored	1	1.5	164	−2.6%
De Witt County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.1%
Clark County, IL	Not scored	1	1.5	158	−2.2%
Lawrence County, IL	Not scored	1	1.8	128	−9.7%
Pike County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.8%
Moultrie County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%
Massac County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.5%
Washington County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
White County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.0%
Ford County, IL	Not scored	1	1.7	136	−2.2%
Johnson County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.4%
Clay County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.6%
Cass County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.0%
Mason County, IL	Not scored	1	1.7	134	−4.9%
Menard County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.3%
Greene County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.1%
Marshall County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.0%
Wabash County, IL	Not scored	1	2.1	109	−3.6%
Cumberland County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.1%
Jasper County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.4%
Hamilton County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Schuyler County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.0%
Brown County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.7%
Henderson County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.6%
Edwards County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.0%
Putnam County, IL	Not scored	1	4.1	62	−0.1%
Stark County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Pulaski County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−6.9%
Scott County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.0%
Alexander County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−11.6%
Gallatin County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−6.4%
Calhoun County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.2%
Pope County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.2%
Hardin County, IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.8%

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 Illinois?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,280 property management companies in Illinois. 52 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 2,070 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 7.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Illinois spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $74.9B a year, or $14,866 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,280 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 5% above 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 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.

How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Illinois has 2.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 105, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Illinois would have about 1,348, against 1,280 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,433 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for property management companies?

Among 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island metro area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Quincy area scores highest, at 54 (upper middle). Among 24 scored counties in Illinois, Kendall County scores highest, at 79 (high). 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. Illinois scores 45 for property management companies (lower middle), #31 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 Illinois. 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.

Real estate16,459 listings
Real estate agents and brokers12,860 listings
Mortgage brokers and lenders1,997 listings
Home inspectors322 listings

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