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Property management companies in Cole County, MO
The property management companies in Cole County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #310 of 910 scored counties
#5 of 20 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $435.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,016 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 131
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,908
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 property management companies in Cole County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $14,016 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Cole County spend about $435.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 31% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Cole County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 3,886 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Cole County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cole County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #310 of 910 scored counties and #5 of 20 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cole 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 | Cole County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 131 | 93 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,886 | 2,471 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,016 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,876 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 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 Cole 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 Cole County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,908+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 31,086
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $74,876+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,025
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 56,757
- Daytime population
- 96,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Cole 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management58
- Mortgage brokers and lenders31
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Cole County, MO?
There are 6 property management companies on map listings in Cole County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Cole County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $435.7M a year, or $14,016 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 31% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,086 households in Cole County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cole County, MO compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Cole County has 1.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 131, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Cole County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,886 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Cole County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cole County at 77,908 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,086 households. The median household income in Cole County is $74,876 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Cole County scores 58 for property management companies (upper middle), #310 of 910 scored counties.
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