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Property management companies in the Topeka, KS metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Topeka, KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #347 of 374 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas

Listings
31
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
40
−7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,595 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
77
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
233,052
+0.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Topeka metro area is 30 (lower middle), #347 of 374 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $13,595 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Topeka metro area spend about $1.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 23% 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.

The Topeka metro area has 31 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in the Topeka metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,425 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Topeka metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Topeka metro area 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.

Property management in Topeka, KS metro area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureTopeka metro areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.22.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7795100
Households per official establishment2,4252,0711,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.7%−10.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,595$14,105$16,661
Median household income$69,888$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3038

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40−7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
231
Annual payroll, 2023
$9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
310 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 the Topeka 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 Topeka metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
233,052+0.1% since 2020
Households
96,999
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
72
Median household income
$69,888+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,198
Median home value
$183,200
Jobs located here
117,217
Daytime population
240,729Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Kansas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for property management companies, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Topeka metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Kansas

Metro areas in Kansas ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
St. Joseph, MO-KS5371.5158−2.0%#156 of 374
Joplin, MO-KS50192.497+3.9%#188 of 374
Kansas City, MO-KS472432.798+3.4%#213 of 374
1Topeka, KS30313.277+0.1%#347 of 374
2Wichita, KS29833.376+2.4%#354 of 374
3Lawrence, KS23244.853+1.8%#368 of 374
4Manhattan, KS11377.233+1.4%#374 of 374

Other business types in the Topeka metro area

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Topeka, KS metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 property management companies in the Topeka metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Topeka, KS metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.3B a year, or $13,595 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 31 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 23% 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 96,999 households in the Topeka metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Topeka, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Topeka metro area has 3.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 77, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Topeka metro area would have about 24, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,425 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Topeka, KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Topeka metro area at 233,052 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 96,999 households. Median household income in the Topeka metro area is $69,888, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. The Topeka metro area scores 30 for property management companies (lower middle), #347 of 374 scored metro areas.

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