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Property management companies in Montgomery County, MD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Montgomery County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #549 of 910 scored counties
#11 of 20 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
139
6 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
406
+4.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$7.6B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,441 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
98
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,074,582
+1.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Montgomery County spend about $7.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,441 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2% 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.

There are 139 property management companies on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 406 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 959 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Montgomery County.

Population estimates show Montgomery County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #549 of 910 scored counties and #11 of 20 scored counties in Maryland.

How Montgomery 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.

Property management in Montgomery County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.63.43.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9892100
Households per official establishment9591,5361,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.1%+7.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,441$17,488$16,661
Median household income$132,450$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score4435

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
390 → 406+4.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,928
Annual payroll, 2023
$359.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1396 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
136The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
Households
389,210
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
493 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,162
Median household income
$132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$181,353
Median home value
$640,300
Jobs located here
491,378
Daytime population
1,073,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for property management companies, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Montgomery County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Queen Anne’s County, MD8052.5129+8.8%#34 of 910
2Calvert County, MD7851.5232+1.7%#44 of 910
3Charles County, MD77152.5135+5.9%#59 of 910
4St. Mary’s County, MD7561.4234+2.4%#77 of 910
5Frederick County, MD71323.1110+11.0%#137 of 910
6Carroll County, MD70152.3142+2.2%#144 of 910
7Harford County, MD64232.3141+2.0%#219 of 910
8Cecil County, MD6182.0148+3.2%#272 of 910
9Prince George’s County, MD53882.5122+0.5%#389 of 910
10Anne Arundel County, MD53793.596+1.7%#392 of 910
11Montgomery County, MD441393.698+1.3%#549 of 910

Other business types in Montgomery County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Montgomery County, MD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 139 property management companies in Montgomery County. 6 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 406 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $7.6B a year, or $19,441 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 139 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2% 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 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Montgomery County has 3.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 98, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 136, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 959 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 44 for property management companies (lower middle), #549 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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