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Property management companies in Rice County, MN
How Rice County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #206 of 910 scored counties
#7 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $339.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,456 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 122
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,939
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rice County spend about $339.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,456 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 22% above 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.
There are 5 property management companies on map listings in Rice County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Rice County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 4,699 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Rice County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Rice County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #206 of 910 scored counties and #7 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rice 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.
| Measure | Rice County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 122 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,699 | 1,961 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,456 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $83,181 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Rice 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 Rice County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,939+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,493
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 496 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 137
- Median household income
- $83,181+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,276
- Median home value
- $320,200
- Jobs located here
- 25,685
- Daytime population
- 60,549Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 81 | 5 | 1.4 | 203 | +6.8% | #25 of 910 |
| 2Carver County, MN | 78 | 6 | 1.5 | 217 | +6.6% | #45 of 910 |
| 3Wright County, MN | 76 | 11 | 2.0 | 141 | +11.1% | #70 of 910 |
| 4Anoka County, MN | 74 | 8 | 0.6 | 486 | +4.7% | #89 of 910 |
| 5Washington County, MN | 68 | 26 | 2.5 | 124 | +6.9% | #162 of 910 |
| 6Scott County, MN | 67 | 12 | 2.2 | 143 | +5.1% | #175 of 910 |
| 7Rice County, MN | 65 | 5 | 2.1 | 122 | +4.2% | #206 of 910 |
| 8Dakota County, MN | 63 | 33 | 1.9 | 154 | +3.9% | #233 of 910 |
| 9Otter Tail County, MN | 58 | 5 | 2.0 | 124 | +1.6% | #313 of 910 |
| 10Olmsted County, MN | 51 | 16 | 2.4 | 119 | +2.3% | #418 of 910 |
Other business types in Rice 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 estate40
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management65
- Mortgage brokers and lenders53
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Rice County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 property management companies in Rice County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Rice County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $339.6M a year, or $14,456 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 22% above 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 23,493 households in Rice County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rice County, MN compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Rice County has 2.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 122, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Rice County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,699 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Rice County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Rice County at 69,939 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,493 households. Median household income in Rice County is $83,181, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Rice County scores 65 for property management companies (upper middle), #206 of 910 scored counties.
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