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Property management companies in Houston County, MN

How Houston County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$115.9M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,250 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
70
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,400
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 property management companies in Houston County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Houston County comes to about $115.9M a year: $14,250 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 30% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Houston County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Houston County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 property management companies on map listings, Houston County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Houston County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Houston County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureHouston CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.72.83.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7097100
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9611,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,250$15,162$16,661
Median household income$79,825$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Houston 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 Houston County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,400−2.3% since 2020
Households
8,134
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
552 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$79,825+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,996
Median home value
$239,000
Jobs located here
5,470
Daytime population
15,004Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN8151.4203+6.8%#25 of 910
2Carver County, MN7861.5217+6.6%#45 of 910
3Wright County, MN76112.0141+11.1%#70 of 910
4Anoka County, MN7480.6486+4.7%#89 of 910
5Washington County, MN68262.5124+6.9%#162 of 910
6Scott County, MN67122.2143+5.1%#175 of 910
7Rice County, MN6552.1122+4.2%#206 of 910
8Dakota County, MN63331.9154+3.9%#233 of 910
9Otter Tail County, MN5852.0124+1.6%#313 of 910
10Olmsted County, MN51162.4119+2.3%#418 of 910
Houston County, MNNot scored33.770−2.3%

Other business types in Houston County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Houston County, MN?

Houston County has 3 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. No official count is published for residential and commercial property managers in Houston County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Houston County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $115.9M a year, or $14,250 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 30% 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 8,134 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Houston County, MN compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Houston County has 3.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 70, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Houston County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Houston County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Houston County at 18,400 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,134 households. The median household income in Houston County is $79,825 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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. Houston County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Houston County. 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 Houston County

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