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Property management companies in Charles County, MD
How Charles County, 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 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #59 of 910 scored counties
#3 of 20 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,480 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 135
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,593
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Charles County is 77 (high), #59 of 910 scored counties and #3 of 20 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for property management companies.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Charles County comes to about $1.1B a year: $18,480 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 35% 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.
There are 15 property management companies on map listings in Charles County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Charles County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 3,805 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Charles County grew 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Charles County 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 | Charles County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 135 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,805 | 1,536 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,480 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $122,816 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Charles 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 Charles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,593+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 60,875
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 372
- Median household income
- $122,816+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $141,768
- Median home value
- $428,500
- Jobs located here
- 37,884
- Daytime population
- 129,984Residents 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 |
Other business types in Charles 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 estate55
- Real estate agents and brokers57
- Property management77
- Mortgage brokers and lenders64
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Charles County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 property management companies in Charles County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Charles County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.1B a year, or $18,480 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 15 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 35% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 60,875 households in Charles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charles County, MD compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Charles County has 2.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 135, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Charles County would have about 20, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,805 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Charles County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Charles County at 176,593 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,875 households. Median household income in Charles County is $122,816, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Charles County scores 77 for property management companies (high), #59 of 910 scored counties.
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