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Property management companies in Strafford County, NH
The property management companies in Strafford County, NH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #261 of 910 scored counties
#5 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $991.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,032 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 105
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,043
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $19,032 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Strafford County spend about $991.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 5% 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 17 property management companies on map listings in Strafford County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Strafford County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,480 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Strafford County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Strafford County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #261 of 910 scored counties and #5 of 8 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Strafford 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.
| Measure | Strafford County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 105 | 118 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,480 | 1,726 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +10.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,032 | $19,755 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $88,570 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 21+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Strafford 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 Strafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,043+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,080
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 361
- Median household income
- $88,570+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,189
- Median home value
- $362,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,807
- Daytime population
- 117,713Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Merrimack County, NH | 68 | 16 | 2.6 | 132 | +2.6% | #160 of 910 |
| 2Rockingham County, NH | 63 | 38 | 3.0 | 129 | +3.0% | #238 of 910 |
| 3Belknap County, NH | 63 | 7 | 2.7 | 128 | +2.1% | #239 of 910 |
| 4Hillsborough County, NH | 62 | 49 | 2.9 | 125 | +2.5% | #258 of 910 |
| 5Strafford County, NH | 62 | 17 | 3.3 | 105 | +3.0% | #261 of 910 |
| 6Cheshire County, NH | 60 | 7 | 2.3 | 143 | +2.3% | #288 of 910 |
| 7Grafton County, NH | 42 | 15 | 4.0 | 84 | +2.2% | #591 of 910 |
| 8Carroll County, NH | 39 | 12 | 5.5 | 61 | +5.0% | #644 of 910 |
Other business types in Strafford 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 estate72
- Real estate agents and brokers80
- Property management62
- Mortgage brokers and lenders84
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Strafford County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 property management companies in Strafford County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Strafford County, NH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $991.2M a year, or $19,032 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 17 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 5% 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 52,080 households in Strafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Strafford County, NH compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Strafford County has 3.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 105, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Strafford County would have about 18, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,480 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Strafford County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Strafford County at 135,043 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in Strafford County is $88,570, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Strafford County scores 62 for property management companies (upper middle), #261 of 910 scored counties.
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