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Property management companies in Cape Girardeau County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Cape Girardeau County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #742 of 910 scored counties
#12 of 20 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $434.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,396 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 71
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,999
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Cape Girardeau County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #742 of 910 scored counties and #12 of 20 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 property management companies in Cape Girardeau County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in Cape Girardeau County spend about $434.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,396 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 29% 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Cape Girardeau County in 2023. That is one for every 2,028 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cape Girardeau County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cape Girardeau County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 71 | 93 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,028 | 2,471 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,396 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $68,464 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,999+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,454
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 579 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $68,464+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,147
- Median home value
- $220,700
- Jobs located here
- 39,481
- Daytime population
- 85,255Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for property management companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Cape Girardeau County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, MO | 78 | 6 | 1.4 | 192 | +7.1% | #47 of 910 |
| 2Jefferson County, MO | 75 | 9 | 1.0 | 253 | +2.7% | #75 of 910 |
| 3St. Charles County, MO | 67 | 32 | 2.0 | 145 | +4.9% | #174 of 910 |
| 4Platte County, MO | 67 | 9 | 2.1 | 138 | +6.7% | #177 of 910 |
| 5Cole County, MO | 58 | 6 | 1.9 | 131 | +1.7% | #310 of 910 |
| 6Clay County, MO | 57 | 25 | 2.4 | 109 | +4.3% | #325 of 910 |
| 7St. Francois County, MO | 49 | 5 | 2.0 | 113 | +2.1% | #458 of 910 |
| 8Buchanan County, MO | 46 | 7 | 2.1 | 111 | −1.1% | #511 of 910 |
| 9Johnson County, MO | 46 | 6 | 2.8 | 84 | +4.9% | #522 of 910 |
| 10Jasper County, MO | 41 | 15 | 3.0 | 76 | +3.7% | #609 of 910 |
| 12Cape Girardeau County, MO | 33 | 11 | 3.4 | 71 | +2.7% | #742 of 910 |
Other business types in Cape Girardeau 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 estate33
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management33
- Mortgage brokers and lenders40
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Cape Girardeau County, MO?
Cape Girardeau County has 11 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Cape Girardeau County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $434.8M a year, or $13,396 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 29% 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 32,454 households in Cape Girardeau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape Girardeau County, MO compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Cape Girardeau County has 3.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 71, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Cape Girardeau County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,028 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Cape Girardeau County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cape Girardeau County at 83,999 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,454 households. The median household income in Cape Girardeau County is $68,464 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Cape Girardeau County scores 33 for property management companies (lower middle), #742 of 910 scored counties.
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