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Property management companies in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #83 of 374 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 73
- 4 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 121
- −2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,953 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 109
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 758,539
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $14,953 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area spend about $4.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 9% 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.
The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area has 73 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 121 businesses with payroll in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,436 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $548K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area is 62 (upper middle), #83 of 374 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 109 | 124 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,436 | 3,110 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.5% | +2.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,953 | $14,016 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $85,890 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 121−2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $87.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 734 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $548K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 758,539+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 294,814
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $85,890+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,632
- Median home value
- $267,400
- Jobs located here
- 392,636
- Daytime population
- 765,807Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for property management companies, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dubuque, IA | 63 | 6 | 1.5 | 173 | +0.1% | #73 of 374 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 63 | 83 | 2.1 | 125 | +4.2% | #75 of 374 |
| 2Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 62 | 73 | 2.5 | 109 | +6.7% | #83 of 374 |
| 3Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 59 | 24 | 1.5 | 168 | −0.9% | #103 of 374 |
| 4Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 49 | 12 | 2.2 | 115 | +1.0% | #195 of 374 |
| 5Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 44 | 14 | 2.0 | 122 | +0.5% | #232 of 374 |
| 6Cedar Rapids, IA | 44 | 35 | 3.1 | 84 | +1.0% | #236 of 374 |
| 7Iowa City, IA | 40 | 22 | 3.0 | 85 | +4.1% | #267 of 374 |
| 8Ames, IA | 24 | 24 | 4.8 | 52 | +2.2% | #367 of 374 |
Other business types in the Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 estate46
- Real estate agents and brokers45
- Property management62
- Mortgage brokers and lenders41
- Home inspectors55
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 property management companies in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 121 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.4B a year, or $14,953 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 73 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 9% 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 294,814 households in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area 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 109, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area would have about 79, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,436 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area at 758,539 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 294,814 households. Median household income in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area is $85,890, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area scores 62 for property management companies (upper middle), #83 of 374 scored metro areas.
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