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Property management companies in Muscatine County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$232.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,407 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
419
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
41,853
−3.0% 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 1 property management company in Muscatine County. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households.

At $13,407 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Muscatine County spend about $232.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Muscatine County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 2,168 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Muscatine County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 property management company on map listings, Muscatine County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Muscatine County 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.

Property management in Muscatine County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureMuscatine CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.62.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)419124100
Households per official establishment2,1683,1101,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,407$14,016$16,661
Median household income$69,396$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 8
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$762K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Muscatine 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 Muscatine County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,853−3.0% since 2020
Households
17,345
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
437 sq. mi.
People per square mile
97
Median household income
$69,396+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,373
Median home value
$182,100
Jobs located here
21,008
Daytime population
43,232Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA7071.6178+17.8%#141 of 910
2Dubuque County, IA6061.5173+0.1%#286 of 910
3Scott County, IA55141.9135+0.4%#360 of 910
4Pottawattamie County, IA5271.9133−0.7%#399 of 910
5Polk County, IA49633.187+4.8%#463 of 910
6Woodbury County, IA44102.5100+0.7%#548 of 910
7Linn County, IA41313.280+0.7%#605 of 910
8Johnson County, IA38223.574+4.6%#657 of 910
9Black Hawk County, IA35132.4101+0.4%#697 of 910
10Webster County, IA3274.652−0.4%#768 of 910
Muscatine County, IANot scored10.6419−3.0%

Other business types in Muscatine County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Muscatine County, IA?

There is 1 property management company on map listings in Muscatine County as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Muscatine County, IA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $232.5M a year, or $13,407 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 17,345 households in Muscatine County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Muscatine County, IA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Muscatine County has 1 property management company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Muscatine County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,168 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Muscatine County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Muscatine County at 41,853 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,345 households. The median household income in Muscatine County is $69,396 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.7% 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. Muscatine County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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