Market rankings · Maryland
Property management companies in Maryland
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Maryland, ranked by the Groundwork market score for property management companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 805
- 27 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 1,538
- +7.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 92
- 8% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #44 of 51
- Market score 35 · Lower middle
A site report maps the property management companies on map listings around any address in Maryland by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Maryland has 805 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in Maryland spend about $41.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,488 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 8% 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.
Official counts show 1,538 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Maryland in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,536 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $9.6M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Maryland.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maryland ranks #44 for property management companies, with a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Lexington Park metro area scores highest (78). Of the 3 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Cumberland area scores highest (56).
Every market in Maryland for property management companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maryland, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lexington Park, MD | 78 | 11 | 1.4 | 233 | +2.1% | #12 of 374 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 67 | 571 | 2.3 | 148 | +1.4% | #48 of 374 |
| 2Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 67 | 29 | 2.5 | 112 | +7.1% | #51 of 374 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 51 | 795 | 3.4 | 102 | +3.3% | #174 of 374 |
| 3Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 36 | 412 | 3.7 | 84 | +0.4% | #305 of 374 |
| 4Salisbury, MD | 33 | 25 | 5.1 | 52 | +2.9% | #328 of 374 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cumberland, MD-WV | 56 | 10 | 2.6 | 95 | −1.3% | #71 of 180 |
| 2Easton, MD | 49 | 5 | 3.0 | 96 | +2.0% | #93 of 180 |
| 3Ocean Pines, MD | 30 | 25 | 10.4 | 28 | +3.7% | #158 of 180 |
| Cambridge, MD | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | 173 | +3.4% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 80 | 5 | 2.5 | 129 | +8.8% | #34 of 910 |
| 2Calvert County, MD | 78 | 5 | 1.5 | 232 | +1.7% | #44 of 910 |
| 3Charles County, MD | 77 | 15 | 2.5 | 135 | +5.9% | #59 of 910 |
| 4St. Mary’s County, MD | 75 | 6 | 1.4 | 234 | +2.4% | #77 of 910 |
| 5Frederick County, MD | 71 | 32 | 3.1 | 110 | +11.0% | #137 of 910 |
| 6Carroll County, MD | 70 | 15 | 2.3 | 142 | +2.2% | #144 of 910 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 64 | 23 | 2.3 | 141 | +2.0% | #219 of 910 |
| 8Cecil County, MD | 61 | 8 | 2.0 | 148 | +3.2% | #272 of 910 |
| 9Prince George’s County, MD | 53 | 88 | 2.5 | 122 | +0.5% | #389 of 910 |
| 10Anne Arundel County, MD | 53 | 79 | 3.5 | 96 | +1.7% | #392 of 910 |
| 11Montgomery County, MD | 44 | 139 | 3.6 | 98 | +1.3% | #549 of 910 |
| 12Washington County, MD | 44 | 20 | 3.3 | 83 | +2.0% | #558 of 910 |
| 13Howard County, MD | 43 | 64 | 5.3 | 69 | +1.9% | #582 of 910 |
| 14Talbot County, MD | 40 | 5 | 3.0 | 96 | +2.0% | #618 of 910 |
| 15Baltimore County, MD | 38 | 113 | 3.4 | 88 | −0.7% | #649 of 910 |
| 16Allegany County, MD | 36 | 10 | 3.7 | 67 | −1.6% | #686 of 910 |
| 17Wicomico County, MD | 32 | 25 | 6.2 | 44 | +3.2% | #771 of 910 |
| 18Worcester County, MD | 24 | 25 | 10.4 | 28 | +3.7% | #856 of 910 |
| 19Garrett County, MD | 18 | 9 | 7.2 | 37 | −1.5% | #887 of 910 |
| 20Baltimore city, MD | 16 | 113 | 4.4 | 59 | −2.3% | #893 of 910 |
| Caroline County, MD | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | 326 | +2.5% | |
| Dorchester County, MD | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | 173 | +3.4% | |
| Somerset County, MD | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.7% | |
| Kent County, MD | Not scored | 3 | 3.5 | 79 | +2.3% |
Markets with fewer than 5 property management companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many property management companies are in Maryland?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 805 property management companies in Maryland. 27 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 1,538 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Maryland spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $41.3B a year, or $17,488 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 805 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 8% 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 2,362,928 households in Maryland and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maryland compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Maryland has 3.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 92, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Maryland would have about 744, against 805 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,536 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
Which market in Maryland has the highest market score for property management companies?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Lexington Park metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 3 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Cumberland area scores highest, at 56 (upper middle). Among 20 scored counties in Maryland, Queen Anne’s County scores highest, at 80 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Maryland scores 35 for property management companies (lower middle), #44 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maryland. It maps the property management companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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