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Property management companies in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
How the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #268 of 374 scored metro areas
#8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 61
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- −6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,814 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 79
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 479,722
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area comes to about $2.7B a year: $13,814 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 21% 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.
The Lansing-East Lansing metro area has 61 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,183 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Lansing-East Lansing metro area grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area is 40 (lower middle), #268 of 374 scored metro areas and #8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Lansing-East Lansing metro area 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 | Lansing-East Lansing metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 79 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,183 | 2,947 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.3% | +11.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,814 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $72,550 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61−6.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,186
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $60.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The 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 the Lansing-East Lansing metro area, 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 the Lansing-East Lansing metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 479,722+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 194,163
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 278
- Median household income
- $72,550
- Average household income
- $94,775
- Median home value
- $216,700
- Jobs located here
- 232,664
- Daytime population
- 512,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for property management companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Lansing-East Lansing metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 65 | 9 | 1.3 | 176 | +1.8% | #59 of 374 |
| 2Battle Creek, MI | 59 | 7 | 1.3 | 180 | −0.6% | #102 of 374 |
| 3Saginaw, MI | 56 | 11 | 1.4 | 166 | −1.1% | #122 of 374 |
| 4Jackson, MI | 51 | 13 | 2.1 | 116 | −0.4% | #172 of 374 |
| 5Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 46 | 138 | 3.1 | 84 | +2.8% | #224 of 374 |
| 6Flint, MI | 44 | 35 | 2.1 | 113 | −1.1% | #233 of 374 |
| 7Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 41 | 503 | 2.8 | 91 | +0.1% | #263 of 374 |
| 8Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 40 | 61 | 3.1 | 79 | +1.4% | #268 of 374 |
| 9Ann Arbor, MI | 37 | 54 | 3.6 | 77 | −0.4% | #296 of 374 |
| 10Niles, MI | 36 | 16 | 2.5 | 97 | −1.3% | #303 of 374 |
Other business types in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area
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 estate49
- Real estate agents and brokers48
- Property management40
- Mortgage brokers and lenders60
- Home inspectors53
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 property management companies in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.7B a year, or $13,814 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 61 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 21% 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 194,163 households in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Lansing-East Lansing metro area has 3.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 79, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Lansing-East Lansing metro area would have about 48, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,183 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lansing-East Lansing metro area at 479,722 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 194,163 households. Median household income in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area is $72,550, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lansing-East Lansing metro area scores 40 for property management companies (lower middle), #268 of 374 scored metro areas.
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