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Property management companies in Buffalo County, NE

The property management companies in Buffalo County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$277.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,879 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
166
66% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,172
+1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Buffalo County comes to about $277.4M a year: $13,879 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 66% 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.

There are 3 property management companies on map listings in Buffalo County as of September 2026. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Buffalo County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 1,998 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Buffalo County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 property management companies on map listings, Buffalo County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Buffalo County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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.

Property management in Buffalo County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureBuffalo CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)166150100
Households per official establishment1,9982,8091,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,879$14,176$16,661
Median household income$75,911$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored69

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 10
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,172+1.9% since 2020
Households
19,984
Median age
36.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
968 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$75,911+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,897
Median home value
$246,400
Jobs located here
27,301
Daytime population
53,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for property management companies, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Buffalo County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE78121.6176+9.0%#48 of 910
2Lancaster County, NE54272.0125+3.4%#373 of 910
3Douglas County, NE48632.6100+3.6%#476 of 910
4Madison County, NE3753.569+1.6%#669 of 910
Buffalo County, NENot scored31.5166+1.9%

Other business types in Buffalo County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Buffalo County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 property management companies in Buffalo County. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Buffalo County, NE spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $277.4M a year, or $13,879 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 66% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,984 households in Buffalo County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Buffalo County, NE compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Buffalo County 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 166, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Buffalo County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,998 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Buffalo County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Buffalo County at 51,172 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,984 households. Median household income in Buffalo County is $75,911, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Buffalo County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in Buffalo County

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