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Property management companies in Riley County, KS
How Riley County, KS 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 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #906 of 910 scored counties
#10 of 11 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 26
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $365.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,192 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 25
- 75% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Riley County is 12 (low), #906 of 910 scored counties and #10 of 11 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Riley County comes to about $365.4M a year: $13,192 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 75% below 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.
Riley County has 26 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.4, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Riley County was 22 in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,259 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $450K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Riley County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Riley County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Riley County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 25 | 95 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,259 | 2,071 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.4% | −10.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,192 | $14,105 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 22−15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 201
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $450K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for property management companies, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Riley County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wyandotte County, KS | 56 | 10 | 1.6 | 144 | +1.0% | #338 of 910 |
| 2Johnson County, KS | 55 | 61 | 2.4 | 122 | +4.2% | #361 of 910 |
| 3Leavenworth County, KS | 44 | 9 | 3.0 | 90 | +3.2% | #554 of 910 |
| 4Saline County, KS | 35 | 6 | 2.7 | 89 | −1.6% | #699 of 910 |
| 5Sedgwick County, KS | 30 | 75 | 3.6 | 68 | +2.6% | #785 of 910 |
| 6Crawford County, KS | 29 | 7 | 4.4 | 50 | +0.1% | #799 of 910 |
| 7Shawnee County, KS | 25 | 30 | 4.0 | 61 | 0.0% | #842 of 910 |
| 8Douglas County, KS | 25 | 24 | 4.8 | 53 | +1.8% | #844 of 910 |
| 9Reno County, KS | 18 | 9 | 3.5 | 66 | −0.6% | #884 of 910 |
| 10Riley County, KS | 12 | 26 | 9.4 | 25 | +0.8% | #906 of 910 |
Other business types in Riley 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 estate17
- Real estate agents and brokers18
- Property management12
- Mortgage brokers and lenders28
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Riley County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 property management companies in Riley County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $365.4M a year, or $13,192 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 26 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 75% below 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 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Riley County has 9.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 3.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 25, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Riley County would have about 7, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,259 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 12 for property management companies (low), #906 of 910 scored counties.
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