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Property management companies in St. Louis County, MN
How St. Louis 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #654 of 910 scored counties
#15 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 27
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,617 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
- 200,518
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in St. Louis County comes to about $1.2B a year: $13,617 per household, 18% 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.
St. Louis County has 27 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in St. Louis County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,351 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Louis County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #654 of 910 scored counties and #15 of 24 scored counties in Minnesota.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 79 | 97 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,351 | 1,961 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +11.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,617 | $15,162 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,069 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 26+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 181
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 271 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,518+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 87,115
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $70,069+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,368
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,963
- Daytime population
- 212,532Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for property management companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with St. Louis County marked.
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 |
| 15St. Louis County, MN | 38 | 27 | 3.1 | 79 | +0.2% | #654 of 910 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers37
- Property management38
- Mortgage brokers and lenders53
- Home inspectors37
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in St. Louis County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 property management companies in St. Louis County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $13,617 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 27 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 87,115 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MN compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
St. Louis County 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, St. Louis County would have about 21, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,351 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MN growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 200,518 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,115 households. Median household income in St. Louis County is $70,069, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. St. Louis County scores 38 for property management companies (lower middle), #654 of 910 scored counties.
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