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Property management companies in Knox County, ME
How Knox 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #741 of 910 scored counties
#11 of 11 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $328M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,743 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 74
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Knox County is 33 (lower middle), #741 of 910 scored counties and #11 of 11 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 property management companies in Knox County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 43% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Knox County comes to about $328M a year: $17,743 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 26% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Knox County was 22 in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 840 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $5M has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Knox County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 74 | 86 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 840 | 1,592 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | +16.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,743 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 22+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 131
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for property management companies, numbered among those based in Maine, with Knox County marked.
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 |
| 11Knox County, ME | 33 | 8 | 4.3 | 74 | +1.1% | #741 of 910 |
Other business types in Knox 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 estate43
- Real estate agents and brokers45
- Property management33
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Knox County, ME?
There are 8 property management companies on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) 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, up 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Knox County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $328M a year, or $17,743 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 26% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Knox County has 4.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 74, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Knox County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 840 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Knox County scores 33 for property management companies (lower middle), #741 of 910 scored counties.
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