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Property management companies in Cumberland County, ME
How Cumberland County, ME 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #626 of 910 scored counties
#9 of 11 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 80
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 119
- +20.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,494 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 58
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,222
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $19,494 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $2.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 42% 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.
There are 80 property management companies on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, twice the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 119 businesses with payroll in Cumberland County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 20.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,111 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $380K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Cumberland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Cumberland County is 40 (lower middle), #626 of 910 scored counties and #9 of 11 scored counties in Maine.
How Cumberland County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Cumberland County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 58 | 86 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,111 | 1,592 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.2% | +16.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,494 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $95,677 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99 → 119+20.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,686
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $97.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 801 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $380K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,222+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,168
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 369
- Median household income
- $95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,060
- Median home value
- $451,200
- Jobs located here
- 199,197
- Daytime population
- 355,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Androscoggin County, ME | 62 | 11 | 2.3 | 128 | +4.8% | #255 of 910 |
| 2York County, ME | 62 | 29 | 3.2 | 105 | +4.8% | #260 of 910 |
| 3Waldo County, ME | 56 | 7 | 4.0 | 76 | +2.6% | #355 of 910 |
| 4Oxford County, ME | 55 | 7 | 2.9 | 101 | +4.2% | #365 of 910 |
| 5Aroostook County, ME | 48 | 8 | 2.7 | 106 | −0.7% | #474 of 910 |
| 6Hancock County, ME | 46 | 8 | 3.1 | 99 | +3.0% | #514 of 910 |
| 7Kennebec County, ME | 46 | 20 | 3.7 | 83 | +3.5% | #524 of 910 |
| 8Penobscot County, ME | 41 | 29 | 4.4 | 68 | +3.8% | #610 of 910 |
| 9Cumberland County, ME | 40 | 80 | 6.1 | 58 | +4.5% | #626 of 910 |
| 10Franklin County, ME | 37 | 5 | 3.9 | 73 | +4.6% | #668 of 910 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 estate38
- Real estate agents and brokers39
- Property management40
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors59
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Cumberland County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 80 property management companies in Cumberland County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 119 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 20.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Cumberland County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.6B a year, or $19,494 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 80 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 42% 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 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, ME compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Cumberland County has 6.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 58, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 46, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,111 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 40 for property management companies (lower middle), #626 of 910 scored counties.
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