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Property management companies in McHenry County, IL
How McHenry County, IL 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #83 of 910 scored counties
#2 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 19
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,142 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 180
- 80% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,751
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For property management companies, McHenry County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #83 of 910 scored counties and #2 of 24 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for property management companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 property management companies in McHenry County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in McHenry County comes to about $1.9B a year: $16,142 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 80% 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.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in McHenry County in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,900 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in McHenry County. Population estimates show McHenry County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How McHenry 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.
| Measure | McHenry County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 180 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,900 | 2,433 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | −7.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,142 | $14,866 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $104,802 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 24−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in McHenry 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 McHenry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,751+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 117,594
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 603 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 518
- Median household income
- $104,802+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,520
- Median home value
- $308,100
- Jobs located here
- 93,473
- Daytime population
- 243,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for property management companies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with McHenry County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
Other business types in McHenry 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 estate48
- Real estate agents and brokers51
- Property management75
- Mortgage brokers and lenders51
- Home inspectors41
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in McHenry County, IL?
There are 19 property management companies on map listings in McHenry County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.
How much do households in McHenry County, IL spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.9B a year, or $16,142 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 19 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 80% 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 117,594 households in McHenry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McHenry County, IL compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
McHenry County has 1.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 180, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, McHenry County would have about 34, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,900 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is McHenry County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McHenry County at 317,751 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,594 households. The median household income in McHenry County is $104,802 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. McHenry County scores 75 for property management companies (high), #83 of 910 scored counties.
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