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Property management companies in Berrien County, MI
The property management companies in Berrien County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #676 of 910 scored counties
#20 of 33 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $861.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,457 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 97
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,444
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 property management companies in Berrien County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Berrien County comes to about $861.2M a year: $13,457 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 3% 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 25 businesses with payroll in Berrien County classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,560 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berrien County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For property management companies, Berrien County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #676 of 910 scored counties and #20 of 33 scored counties in Michigan.
How Berrien County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Berrien County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 97 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,560 | 2,947 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.8% | +11.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,457 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $65,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 25−3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Berrien 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 Berrien County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,444−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 63,999
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,826
- Median home value
- $224,300
- Jobs located here
- 53,306
- Daytime population
- 143,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston County, MI | 73 | 11 | 1.4 | 202 | +1.7% | #104 of 910 |
| 2Eaton County, MI | 67 | 6 | 1.3 | 192 | +0.4% | #167 of 910 |
| 3St. Clair County, MI | 66 | 7 | 1.0 | 238 | +0.1% | #183 of 910 |
| 4Muskegon County, MI | 64 | 9 | 1.3 | 176 | +1.8% | #215 of 910 |
| 5Barry County, MI | 59 | 5 | 2.0 | 124 | +2.2% | #301 of 910 |
| 6Calhoun County, MI | 58 | 7 | 1.3 | 180 | −0.6% | #306 of 910 |
| 7Lenawee County, MI | 58 | 6 | 1.5 | 157 | −1.6% | #308 of 910 |
| 8Clinton County, MI | 57 | 8 | 2.5 | 106 | +1.6% | #326 of 910 |
| 9Allegan County, MI | 56 | 12 | 2.6 | 99 | +2.1% | #350 of 910 |
| 10Ottawa County, MI | 55 | 26 | 2.3 | 116 | +3.9% | #363 of 910 |
| 20Berrien County, MI | 36 | 16 | 2.5 | 97 | −1.3% | #676 of 910 |
Other business types in Berrien 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 estate23
- Real estate agents and brokers23
- Property management36
- Mortgage brokers and lenders51
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Berrien County, MI?
There are 16 property management companies on map listings in Berrien County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Berrien County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $861.2M a year, or $13,457 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 16 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 3% 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 63,999 households in Berrien County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berrien County, MI compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Berrien 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 97, where 100 is the U.S. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,560 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Berrien County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Berrien County at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in Berrien County is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. Berrien County scores 36 for property management companies (lower middle), #676 of 910 scored counties.
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