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Property management companies in Baltimore city, MD
How Baltimore city, MD 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 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #893 of 910 scored counties
#20 of 20 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 113
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 242
- +18.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,401 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 59
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 569,997
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For property management companies, Baltimore city has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #893 of 910 scored counties and #20 of 20 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Baltimore city spend about $3.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,401 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 41% 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.
Baltimore city has 113 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 242 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Baltimore city in 2023, up 18.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,056 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Baltimore city. Population estimates show Baltimore city declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Baltimore city compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Baltimore city | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 59 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,056 | 1,536 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.1% | +7.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,401 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $62,177 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 205 → 242+18.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,894
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $136.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Baltimore city, 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 Baltimore city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 569,997−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 255,668
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 81 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,082
- Median household income
- $62,177+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,312
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 344,611
- Daytime population
- 667,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| 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 |
| 20Baltimore city, MD | 16 | 113 | 4.4 | 59 | −2.3% | #893 of 910 |
Other business types in Baltimore city
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 estate31
- Real estate agents and brokers42
- Property management16
- Mortgage brokers and lenders55
- Home inspectors47
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Baltimore city, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 113 property management companies in Baltimore city. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 242 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 18.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Baltimore city, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.7B a year, or $14,401 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 113 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 41% 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 255,668 households in Baltimore city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baltimore city, MD compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Baltimore city has 4.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 59, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Baltimore city would have about 66, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,056 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Baltimore city, MD growing?
Population estimates put Baltimore city at 569,997 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 255,668 households. Median household income in Baltimore city is $62,177, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Baltimore city scores 16 for property management companies (low), #893 of 910 scored counties.
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