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Property management companies in Boone County, KY

How Boone County, KY 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #164 of 910 scored counties
#3 of 16 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$856.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,812 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
110
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
145,316
+6.5% 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 14 property management companies in Boone County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Boone County spend about $856.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,812 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 10% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Boone County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 3,398 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Boone County.

Population estimates show Boone County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Boone County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #164 of 910 scored counties and #3 of 16 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Boone County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Boone County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.33.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)110113100
Households per official establishment3,3983,2401,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,812$14,283$16,661
Median household income$99,414$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6863

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 15
Employees, 2023
108
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$40K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Boone 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
145,316+6.5% since 2020
Households
50,963
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
246 sq. mi.
People per square mile
568
Median household income
$99,414+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,006
Median home value
$277,300
Jobs located here
107,951
Daytime population
176,181Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Kentucky

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

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Campbell County, KY7751.3221+2.5%#51 of 910
2Oldham County, KY7562.6129+4.9%#88 of 910
3Boone County, KY68142.7110+6.5%#164 of 910
4Madison County, KY6492.4106+9.4%#223 of 910
5Hardin County, KY61102.2117+2.4%#279 of 910
6Kenton County, KY60152.2127+3.9%#289 of 910
7Pulaski County, KY5272.789+3.5%#407 of 910
8Franklin County, KY5273.184+2.0%#410 of 910
9Warren County, KY48213.868+10.6%#484 of 910
10Clark County, KY4564.064+2.3%#540 of 910

Other business types in Boone County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Boone County, KY?

There are 14 property management companies on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Boone County, KY spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $856.8M a year, or $16,812 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 10% 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 50,963 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boone County, KY compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Boone County has 2.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 110, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Boone County would have about 15, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,398 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 145,316 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,963 households. The median household income in Boone County is $99,414 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Boone County scores 68 for property management companies (upper middle), #164 of 910 scored counties.

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