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Property management companies in Scott County, MO

How Scott County, MO compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$197.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,884 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
178
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
37,975
−0.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Scott County spend about $197.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,884 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.

There are 2 property management companies on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Scott County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,832 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Scott County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 property management companies on map listings, Scott County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Scott 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.

Property management in Scott County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureScott CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)17893100
Households per official establishment3,8322,4711,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.2%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,884$13,809$16,661
Median household income$62,782$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$336K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Scott 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 Scott County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,975−0.1% since 2020
Households
15,327
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$62,782+42.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,670
Median home value
$154,400
Jobs located here
15,425
Daytime population
36,960Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for property management companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Scott County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, MO7861.4192+7.1%#47 of 910
2Jefferson County, MO7591.0253+2.7%#75 of 910
3St. Charles County, MO67322.0145+4.9%#174 of 910
4Platte County, MO6792.1138+6.7%#177 of 910
5Cole County, MO5861.9131+1.7%#310 of 910
6Clay County, MO57252.4109+4.3%#325 of 910
7St. Francois County, MO4952.0113+2.1%#458 of 910
8Buchanan County, MO4672.1111−1.1%#511 of 910
9Johnson County, MO4662.884+4.9%#522 of 910
10Jasper County, MO41153.076+3.7%#609 of 910
Scott County, MONot scored21.3178−0.1%

Other business types in Scott County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Scott County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 property management companies in Scott County. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Scott County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $197.5M a year, or $12,884 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 15,327 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Scott County, MO compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Scott County has 2 property management companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Scott County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,832 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Scott County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Scott County at 37,975 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Scott County is $62,782, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.2%, 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. Scott County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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