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Property management companies in DuPage County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in DuPage County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #512 of 910 scored counties
#13 of 24 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
96
4 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
219
−5.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5.9B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,813 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
111
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
934,298
+0.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 property management companies in DuPage County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in DuPage County spend about $5.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,813 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 11% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in DuPage County was 219 in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,602 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $950K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in DuPage County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DuPage County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, DuPage County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #512 of 910 scored counties and #13 of 24 scored counties in Illinois.

How DuPage County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 DuPage County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureDuPage CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.53.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)111105100
Households per official establishment1,6022,4331,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.2%−7.3%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,813$14,866$16,661
Median household income$112,096$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4645

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
231 → 219−5.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,276
Annual payroll, 2023
$164.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
964 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$950K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in DuPage 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 DuPage County

Population, 2025 estimate
934,298+0.3% since 2020
Households
350,758
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
328 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,836
Median household income
$112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$152,117
Median home value
$391,400
Jobs located here
643,931
Daytime population
1,099,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL7981.8167+9.9%#41 of 910
2McHenry County, IL75191.6180+2.5%#83 of 910
3Will County, IL74321.3224+2.2%#93 of 910
4Kane County, IL67311.7173+1.8%#171 of 910
5Tazewell County, IL6471.3196−0.9%#214 of 910
6Madison County, IL62171.5165−1.0%#248 of 910
7Lake County, IL59501.9157+0.8%#294 of 910
8Kankakee County, IL5871.7146−1.7%#309 of 910
9Rock Island County, IL5581.3185−1.7%#356 of 910
10Winnebago County, IL53221.9126−0.4%#386 of 910
13DuPage County, IL46962.7111+0.3%#512 of 910

Other business types in DuPage County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in DuPage County, IL?

There are 96 property management companies on map listings in DuPage County as of September 2026. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 219 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019.

How much do households in DuPage County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $5.9B a year, or $16,813 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 96 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 11% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.

How does DuPage County, IL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

DuPage County has 2.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 111, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, DuPage County would have about 106, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,602 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?

Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 46 for property management companies (lower middle), #512 of 910 scored counties.

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