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Property management companies in Missoula County, MT
How Missoula County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #539 of 910 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 26
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −12.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $926.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,589 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 64
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,513
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Missoula County comes to about $926.6M a year: $17,589 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 36% 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.
There are 26 property management companies on map listings in Missoula County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Missoula County was 29 in 2023, down 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,817 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Missoula County.
Population estimates show Missoula County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Missoula County is 45 (lower middle), #539 of 910 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Montana.
How Missoula County 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 | Missoula County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 64 | 61 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,817 | 1,354 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.1% | +20.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,589 | $17,303 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $75,598 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 29−12.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 247
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- 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
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Missoula 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 Missoula County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,513+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,679
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $75,598+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,306
- Median home value
- $472,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,258
- Daytime population
- 128,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ravalli County, MT | 53 | 7 | 3.8 | 81 | +9.4% | #393 of 910 |
| 2Lake County, MT | 47 | 6 | 4.8 | 62 | +6.9% | #506 of 910 |
| 3Missoula County, MT | 45 | 26 | 4.9 | 64 | +4.4% | #539 of 910 |
| 4Yellowstone County, MT | 40 | 39 | 5.6 | 57 | +4.5% | #627 of 910 |
| 5Lewis and Clark County, MT | 40 | 26 | 8.3 | 39 | +5.8% | #629 of 910 |
| 6Cascade County, MT | 38 | 15 | 4.2 | 71 | +0.7% | #660 of 910 |
| 7Gallatin County, MT | 36 | 53 | 10.3 | 34 | +7.7% | #694 of 910 |
| 8Silver Bow County, MT | 35 | 8 | 5.2 | 55 | +2.6% | #708 of 910 |
| 9Flathead County, MT | 34 | 43 | 9.7 | 32 | +10.1% | #731 of 910 |
Other business types in Missoula 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers39
- Property management45
- Mortgage brokers and lenders48
- Home inspectors38
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Questions
How many property management companies are in Missoula County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 property management companies in Missoula County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 12.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $926.6M a year, or $17,589 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 26 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 36% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Missoula County, MT compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Missoula County has 4.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 64, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Missoula County would have about 17, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,817 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Missoula County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Missoula County at 123,513 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,679 households. Median household income in Missoula County is $75,598, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Missoula County scores 45 for property management companies (lower middle), #539 of 910 scored counties.
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