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Property management companies in St. Louis city, MO
The property management companies in St. Louis city, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #883 of 910 scored counties
#18 of 20 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 48
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 84
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,844 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 70
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in St. Louis city is 18 (low), #883 of 910 scored counties and #18 of 20 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 property management companies in St. Louis city. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in St. Louis city spend about $1.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,844 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 30% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in St. Louis city was 84 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,725 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in St. Louis city. Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis city from 2020 to 2025 at −7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Louis city 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. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 70 | 93 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,725 | 2,471 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | +6.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,844 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 92 → 84−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 594
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 481 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in St. Louis city, 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 city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 |
| 18St. Louis city, MO | 18 | 48 | 3.3 | 70 | −7.4% | #883 of 910 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
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 estate27
- Real estate agents and brokers31
- Property management18
- Mortgage brokers and lenders56
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in St. Louis city, MO?
There are 48 property management companies on map listings in St. Louis city as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.9B a year, or $12,844 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 48 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 30% 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 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
St. Louis city has 3.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 70, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 34, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,725 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 18 for property management companies (low), #883 of 910 scored counties.
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