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Property management companies in Yellowstone County, MT
How Yellowstone 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #627 of 910 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 39
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,757 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 57
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 87% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,692
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Yellowstone County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,757 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 43% 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.
Yellowstone County has 39 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 48 businesses with payroll in Yellowstone County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Yellowstone County grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Yellowstone County is 40 (lower middle), #627 of 910 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Montana.
How Yellowstone 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 | Yellowstone County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 57 | 61 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,456 | 1,354 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +20.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,757 | $17,303 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $76,570 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 48+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 247
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 391 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,692+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 69,897
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $76,570+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,900
- Median home value
- $349,500
- Jobs located here
- 90,871
- Daytime population
- 173,526Residents 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 Yellowstone 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 brokers40
- Property management40
- Mortgage brokers and lenders55
- Home inspectors40
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Yellowstone County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 property management companies in Yellowstone County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Yellowstone County, MT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $17,757 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 39 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 43% 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 69,897 households in Yellowstone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yellowstone County, MT compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Yellowstone County has 5.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 57, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Yellowstone County would have about 22, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Yellowstone County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Yellowstone County at 172,692 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,897 households. Median household income in Yellowstone County is $76,570, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Yellowstone County scores 40 for property management companies (lower middle), #627 of 910 scored counties.
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