Real estate · Small-town market · Michigan
Property management companies in the Petoskey, MI area
The property management companies in the Petoskey, MI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #172 of 180 scored small-town markets
#7 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $220.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,509 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 40
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,775
- −1.0% since 2020
See the property management companies around any address in the Petoskey area
The site report maps the property management companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Petoskey area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
The Petoskey area scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #172 of 180 scored small-town markets and #7 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 property management companies in the Petoskey area. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Petoskey area comes to about $220.4M a year: $14,509 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 60% 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.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Petoskey area in 2023. That is one for every 1,519 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Petoskey area declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Petoskey 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 | Petoskey area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 40 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,519 | 2,947 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,509 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $78,112 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Petoskey 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 Petoskey area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,775−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,190
- Median age
- 46.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $78,112
- Average household income
- $109,768
- Median home value
- $315,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,430
- Daytime population
- 36,226Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Petoskey area?
These figures cover the whole small-town market. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the property management companies on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Petoskey area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardProperty management across Michigan
Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for property management companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Petoskey area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adrian, MI | 66 | 6 | 1.5 | 157 | −1.6% | #34 of 180 |
| 2Holland, MI | 65 | 12 | 2.6 | 99 | +2.1% | #39 of 180 |
| 3Big Rapids, MI | 42 | 5 | 3.0 | 76 | +4.7% | #118 of 180 |
| 4Marquette, MI | 41 | 14 | 5.0 | 48 | +2.3% | #126 of 180 |
| 5Alma, MI | 33 | 7 | 4.7 | 49 | −1.1% | #150 of 180 |
| 6Mount Pleasant, MI | 29 | 9 | 3.6 | 62 | +0.3% | #159 of 180 |
| 7Petoskey, MI | 24 | 10 | 6.6 | 40 | −1.0% | #172 of 180 |
| 8Alpena, MI | 20 | 5 | 3.8 | 58 | −0.1% | #177 of 180 |
Other business types in the Petoskey 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 estate22
- Real estate agents and brokers23
- Property management24
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Petoskey, MI area?
The Petoskey area has 10 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in the Petoskey, MI area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $220.4M a year, or $14,509 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 60% 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 15,190 households in the Petoskey area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Petoskey, MI area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Petoskey area has 6.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 40, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Petoskey area would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,519 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is the Petoskey, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Petoskey area at 33,775 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,190 households. The median household income in the Petoskey area is $78,112 a year, 3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Petoskey area scores 24 for property management companies (low), #172 of 180 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Petoskey area. It maps the property management companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in the Petoskey area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Petoskey area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Petoskey area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.