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Property management companies in Harford County, MD
The property management companies in Harford County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #219 of 910 scored counties
#7 of 20 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 23
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- −10.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,725 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 141
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 266,446
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 property management companies in Harford County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Harford County comes to about $1.8B a year: $17,725 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 41% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Harford County classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 10.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,367 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Harford County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Harford County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #219 of 910 scored counties and #7 of 20 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Harford 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 | Harford County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 141 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,367 | 1,536 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.4% | +7.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,725 | $17,488 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $112,265 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 43−10.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 140
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Harford 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 Harford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 266,446+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 101,795
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 437 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 603
- Median household income
- $112,265+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,186
- Median home value
- $386,400
- Jobs located here
- 87,506
- Daytime population
- 226,500Residents 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 Harford 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 estate44
- Real estate agents and brokers47
- Property management64
- Mortgage brokers and lenders49
- Home inspectors56
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Harford County, MD?
Harford County has 23 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 10.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Harford County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.8B a year, or $17,725 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 41% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,795 households in Harford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harford County, MD compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Harford County has 2.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 141, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Harford County would have about 33, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,367 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Harford County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Harford County at 266,446 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,795 households. The median household income in Harford County is $112,265 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Harford County scores 64 for property management companies (upper middle), #219 of 910 scored counties.
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