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Property management companies in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area
How the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #156 of 374 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $615.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,126 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 158
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 119,170
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 property management companies in the St. Joseph metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the St. Joseph metro area comes to about $615.4M a year: $13,126 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 58% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the St. Joseph metro area was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 3,606 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the St. Joseph metro area declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The St. Joseph metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #156 of 374 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri.
How the St. Joseph metro area 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 | St. Joseph metro area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 158 | 93 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,606 | 2,471 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,126 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $65,005 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 119,170−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 46,883
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,656 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $65,005+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,665
- Median home value
- $171,300
- Jobs located here
- 53,778
- Daytime population
- 120,693Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Missouri for property management companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the St. Joseph metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson City, MO | 64 | 10 | 1.7 | 145 | +2.2% | #69 of 374 |
| 2St. Joseph, MO-KS | 53 | 7 | 1.5 | 158 | −2.0% | #156 of 374 |
| 3Joplin, MO-KS | 50 | 19 | 2.4 | 97 | +3.9% | #188 of 374 |
| 4St. Louis, MO-IL | 49 | 266 | 2.3 | 115 | −0.2% | #196 of 374 |
| 5Kansas City, MO-KS | 47 | 243 | 2.7 | 98 | +3.4% | #213 of 374 |
| 6Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 34 | 11 | 2.9 | 83 | +1.7% | #318 of 374 |
| 7Springfield, MO | 32 | 82 | 4.1 | 58 | +5.1% | #334 of 374 |
| 8Columbia, MO | 32 | 38 | 4.4 | 57 | +3.9% | #335 of 374 |
Other business types in the St. Joseph 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 estate45
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management53
- Mortgage brokers and lenders51
- Home inspectors6
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area?
There are 7 property management companies on map listings in the St. Joseph metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $615.4M a year, or $13,126 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 58% 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 46,883 households in the St. Joseph metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The St. Joseph metro area has 1.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 158, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the St. Joseph metro area would have about 11, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,606 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the St. Joseph metro area at 119,170 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,883 households. The median household income in the St. Joseph metro area is $65,005 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. The St. Joseph metro area scores 53 for property management companies (upper middle), #156 of 374 scored metro areas.
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