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Property management companies in the Rochester, MN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Rochester, MN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #74 of 374 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +63.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,404 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 136
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 231,184
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $15,404 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Rochester metro area spend about $1.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 36% 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 19 property management companies on map listings in the Rochester metro area as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in the Rochester metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 63.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,510 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Rochester metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Rochester metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #74 of 374 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Rochester metro area 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 | Rochester metro area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 136 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,510 | 1,961 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +63.6% | +11.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,404 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $91,882 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37+63.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 390
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Rochester 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 Rochester metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 231,184+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 92,880
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,477 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $91,882+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,471
- Median home value
- $306,500
- Jobs located here
- 129,873
- Daytime population
- 235,233Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Minnesota for property management companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rochester metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rochester, MN | 63 | 19 | 2.0 | 136 | +2.0% | #74 of 374 |
| 2St. Cloud, MN | 48 | 17 | 2.2 | 116 | +3.0% | #204 of 374 |
| 3Duluth, MN-WI | 43 | 32 | 2.7 | 93 | +0.2% | #243 of 374 |
| 4Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 42 | 445 | 3.0 | 95 | +2.6% | #252 of 374 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 39 | 53 | 4.3 | 61 | +9.5% | #282 of 374 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 37 | 22 | 3.1 | 82 | +0.4% | #295 of 374 |
| 5Mankato, MN | 30 | 17 | 4.2 | 60 | +1.2% | #351 of 374 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 26 | 70 | 6.3 | 40 | +7.7% | #364 of 374 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 16 | 25 | 5.7 | 43 | +0.8% | #371 of 374 |
Other business types in the Rochester 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 estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers48
- Property management63
- Mortgage brokers and lenders50
- Home inspectors58
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Rochester, MN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 property management companies in the Rochester metro area. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 63.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Rochester, MN metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.4B a year, or $15,404 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 19 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 36% 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 92,880 households in the Rochester metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rochester, MN metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Rochester metro area has 2.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 136, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Rochester metro area would have about 26, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,510 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 63.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rochester, MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Rochester metro area at 231,184 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 92,880 households. Median household income in the Rochester metro area is $91,882, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. The Rochester metro area scores 63 for property management companies (upper middle), #74 of 374 scored metro areas.
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