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Property management companies in Garrett County, MD
The property management companies in Garrett County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #887 of 910 scored counties
#19 of 20 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $185M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,708 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 37
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,370
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Garrett County is 18 (low), #887 of 910 scored counties and #19 of 20 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 property management companies in Garrett County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $14,708 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Garrett County spend about $185M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 63% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Garrett County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $446K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Garrett County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Garrett County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Garrett 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 | Garrett County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 37 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,572 | 1,536 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,708 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,688 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $930K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $446K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Garrett 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 Garrett County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,370−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,578
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 649 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $67,688+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,358
- Median home value
- $235,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,219
- Daytime population
- 28,374Residents 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 |
| 19Garrett County, MD | 18 | 9 | 7.2 | 37 | −1.5% | #887 of 910 |
Other business types in Garrett 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 estate25
- Real estate agents and brokers32
- Property management18
- Mortgage brokers and lenders31
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Garrett County, MD?
There are 9 property management companies on map listings in Garrett County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Garrett County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $185M a year, or $14,708 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 63% 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 12,578 households in Garrett County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garrett County, MD compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Garrett County has 7.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 37, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Garrett County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,572 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Garrett County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Garrett County at 28,370 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,578 households. The median household income in Garrett County is $67,688 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Garrett County scores 18 for property management companies (low), #887 of 910 scored counties.
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