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Property management companies in Hampden County, MA

How Hampden County, MA 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #420 of 910 scored counties
#9 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
51
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
91
+7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,355 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
113
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
464,338
+0.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 51 property management companies in Hampden County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $17,355 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Hampden County spend about $3.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 13% 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.

Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Hampden County in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,027 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Hampden County.

Population estimates show Hampden County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Hampden County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #420 of 910 scored counties and #9 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Hampden County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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 Hampden County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureHampden CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)113118100
Households per official establishment2,0271,3401,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.1%+20.2%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,355$20,433$16,661
Median household income$71,306$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score5159

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
85 → 91+7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
853
Annual payroll, 2023
$54.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
511 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$250K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
464,338+0.2% since 2020
Households
184,471
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
617 sq. mi.
People per square mile
750
Median household income
$71,306+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,828
Median home value
$298,800
Jobs located here
204,758
Daytime population
449,264Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Massachusetts

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

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Plymouth County, MA81371.8208+3.5%#23 of 910
2Bristol County, MA75421.8187+2.9%#82 of 910
3Worcester County, MA73762.3156+3.7%#111 of 910
4Hampshire County, MA70172.7124+10.4%#146 of 910
5Essex County, MA62872.8131+2.3%#254 of 910
6Middlesex County, MA582083.3123+2.8%#314 of 910
7Norfolk County, MA56913.2126+2.2%#341 of 910
8Berkshire County, MA53132.3143−1.2%#383 of 910
9Hampden County, MA51512.8113+0.2%#420 of 910
10Barnstable County, MA51383.699+2.4%#427 of 910

Other business types in Hampden County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Hampden County, MA?

Hampden County has 51 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Hampden County, MA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $3.2B a year, or $17,355 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 51 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 13% 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 184,471 households in Hampden County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hampden County, MA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Hampden County has 2.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 113, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Hampden County would have about 58, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,027 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Hampden County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Hampden County at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. The median household income in Hampden County is $71,306 a year, 12% 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. Hampden County scores 51 for property management companies (upper middle), #420 of 910 scored counties.

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