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Property management companies in Clare County, MI

The property management companies in Clare County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$149.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $11,924 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
269
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
31,543
+2.3% 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 Clare County spend about $149.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $11,924 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.

Clare County has 1 property management company on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for residential and commercial property managers in Clare County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clare County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 property management company on map listings, Clare County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clare 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.

Property management in Clare County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureClare CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.82.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)26997100
Households per official establishmentn/a2,9471,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$11,924$13,996$16,661
Median household income$49,384$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
31,543+2.3% since 2020
Households
12,521
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
564 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$49,384+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,316
Median home value
$133,800
Jobs located here
6,145
Daytime population
27,541Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Livingston County, MI73111.4202+1.7%#104 of 910
2Eaton County, MI6761.3192+0.4%#167 of 910
3St. Clair County, MI6671.0238+0.1%#183 of 910
4Muskegon County, MI6491.3176+1.8%#215 of 910
5Barry County, MI5952.0124+2.2%#301 of 910
6Calhoun County, MI5871.3180−0.6%#306 of 910
7Lenawee County, MI5861.5157−1.6%#308 of 910
8Clinton County, MI5782.5106+1.6%#326 of 910
9Allegan County, MI56122.699+2.1%#350 of 910
10Ottawa County, MI55262.3116+3.9%#363 of 910
Clare County, MINot scored10.8269+2.3%

Other business types in Clare County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Clare County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 property management company in Clare County. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in Clare County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clare County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $149.3M a year, or $11,924 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 12,521 households in Clare County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clare County, MI compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Clare County has 1 property management company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Clare County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Clare County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Clare County at 31,543 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,521 households. Median household income in Clare County is $49,384, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Clare County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in Clare County

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