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Property management companies in the Helena, MT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Helena, MT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #249 of 374 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana
- Listings
- 26
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $703.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,023 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 49
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,153
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 property management companies in the Helena metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in the Helena metro area spend about $703.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,023 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 51% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in the Helena metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 1,859 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Helena metro area grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Helena metro area is 43 (lower middle), #249 of 374 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana.
How the Helena metro area compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Helena metro area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 49 | 61 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,859 | 1,354 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,023 | $17,303 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $78,528 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Helena 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 Helena metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,153+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 39,033
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 6,308 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $78,528
- Average household income
- $105,667
- Median home value
- $401,200
- Jobs located here
- 45,504
- Daytime population
- 94,274Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Missoula, MT | 43 | 26 | 4.7 | 67 | +4.7% | #248 of 374 |
| 2Helena, MT | 43 | 26 | 6.7 | 49 | +7.7% | #249 of 374 |
| 3Billings, MT | 38 | 41 | 5.2 | 61 | +4.8% | #290 of 374 |
| 4Great Falls, MT | 35 | 15 | 4.2 | 71 | +0.7% | #312 of 374 |
| 5Bozeman, MT | 35 | 53 | 10.3 | 34 | +7.7% | #314 of 374 |
Other business types in the Helena 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 estate44
- Real estate agents and brokers43
- Property management43
- Mortgage brokers and lenders77
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Helena, MT metro area?
There are 26 property management companies on map listings in the Helena metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in the Helena, MT metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $703.5M a year, or $18,023 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 26 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 51% 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 39,033 households in the Helena metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Helena, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Helena metro area has 6.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 49, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Helena metro area would have about 13, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,859 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is the Helena, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Helena metro area at 97,153 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,033 households. The median household income in the Helena metro area is $78,528 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Helena metro area scores 43 for property management companies (lower middle), #249 of 374 scored metro areas.
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