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Property management companies in Merrimack County, NH

How Merrimack County, NH 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #160 of 910 scored counties
#1 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
24
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,302 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
132
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
158,078
+2.6% 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

Households in Merrimack County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,302 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 32% 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 16 property management companies on map listings in Merrimack County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Merrimack County was 24 in 2023. That is one for every 2,538 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Merrimack County.

Population estimates show Merrimack County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Merrimack County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #160 of 910 scored counties and #1 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Merrimack County compares

The same measures for New Hampshire 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 Merrimack County, NH compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureMerrimack CountyNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.63.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)132118100
Households per official establishment2,5381,7261,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,302$19,755$16,661
Median household income$97,004$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market score6863

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 24
Employees, 2023
368
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Merrimack 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 Merrimack County

Population, 2025 estimate
158,078+2.6% since 2020
Households
60,901
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
933 sq. mi.
People per square mile
167
Median household income
$97,004+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,673
Median home value
$367,600
Jobs located here
83,058
Daytime population
159,180Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for property management companies, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Merrimack County marked.

Top counties in New Hampshire

Counties in New Hampshire ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Merrimack County, NH68162.6132+2.6%#160 of 910
2Rockingham County, NH63383.0129+3.0%#238 of 910
3Belknap County, NH6372.7128+2.1%#239 of 910
4Hillsborough County, NH62492.9125+2.5%#258 of 910
5Strafford County, NH62173.3105+3.0%#261 of 910
6Cheshire County, NH6072.3143+2.3%#288 of 910
7Grafton County, NH42154.084+2.2%#591 of 910
8Carroll County, NH39125.561+5.0%#644 of 910

Other business types in Merrimack County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Merrimack County, NH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 property management companies in Merrimack County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Merrimack County, NH spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.2B a year, or $19,302 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 16 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 32% 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 60,901 households in Merrimack County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Merrimack County, NH compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Merrimack County has 2.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 132, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Merrimack County would have about 21, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,538 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Merrimack County, NH growing?

Population estimates put Merrimack County at 158,078 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,901 households. Median household income in Merrimack County is $97,004, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Merrimack County scores 68 for property management companies (upper middle), #160 of 910 scored counties.

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