Market rankings · New Jersey
Property management companies in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for property management companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 740
- 34 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 2,025
- +11.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $71.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 30% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 174
- 74% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #1 of 51
- Market score 77 · High
A site report maps the property management companies on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 740 property management companies in New Jersey. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in New Jersey comes to about $71.7B a year: $20,430 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 74% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 2,025 businesses with payroll in New Jersey classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 11.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,732 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $9M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #1 for property management companies, with a Groundwork market score of 77 (high). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores highest (80). Among 19 scored counties, Sussex County scores highest (86).
Every market in New Jersey for property management companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 80 | 57 | 1.7 | 199 | +3.0% | #10 of 374 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 67 | 571 | 2.3 | 148 | +1.4% | #48 of 374 |
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 66 | 44 | 3.1 | 119 | +3.3% | #58 of 374 |
| 2Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 60 | 40 | 2.6 | 127 | +0.8% | #96 of 374 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 52 | 2,071 | 2.8 | 130 | +0.6% | #161 of 374 |
| Vineland, NJ | Not scored | 4 | 0.7 | 409 | +2.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, NJ | 86 | 7 | 1.2 | 313 | +2.9% | #5 of 910 |
| 2Gloucester County, NJ | 84 | 14 | 1.2 | 292 | +3.3% | #8 of 910 |
| 3Burlington County, NJ | 83 | 31 | 1.7 | 213 | +4.3% | #12 of 910 |
| 4Somerset County, NJ | 79 | 19 | 1.5 | 288 | +3.5% | #35 of 910 |
| 5Union County, NJ | 76 | 41 | 2.0 | 184 | +5.0% | #65 of 910 |
| 6Camden County, NJ | 74 | 34 | 1.7 | 202 | +2.4% | #95 of 910 |
| 7Middlesex County, NJ | 73 | 59 | 1.9 | 196 | +2.6% | #105 of 910 |
| 8Morris County, NJ | 73 | 43 | 2.2 | 186 | +3.2% | #107 of 910 |
| 9Hunterdon County, NJ | 71 | 13 | 2.6 | 163 | +2.3% | #130 of 910 |
| 10Passaic County, NJ | 67 | 32 | 1.8 | 192 | +1.6% | #168 of 910 |
| 11Monmouth County, NJ | 66 | 53 | 2.1 | 188 | +1.4% | #184 of 910 |
| 12Salem County, NJ | 66 | 6 | 2.4 | 133 | +2.3% | #187 of 910 |
| 13Atlantic County, NJ | 65 | 22 | 2.0 | 161 | +1.6% | #200 of 910 |
| 14Mercer County, NJ | 65 | 44 | 3.1 | 119 | +3.3% | #208 of 910 |
| 15Ocean County, NJ | 63 | 53 | 2.2 | 158 | +5.6% | #231 of 910 |
| 16Essex County, NJ | 63 | 77 | 2.4 | 142 | +4.2% | #235 of 910 |
| 17Hudson County, NJ | 61 | 75 | 2.5 | 142 | +1.8% | #274 of 910 |
| 18Bergen County, NJ | 60 | 92 | 2.6 | 153 | +2.4% | #287 of 910 |
| 19Cape May County, NJ | 43 | 18 | 4.0 | 86 | −1.7% | #579 of 910 |
| Cumberland County, NJ | Not scored | 4 | 0.7 | 409 | +2.2% | |
| Warren County, NJ | Not scored | 3 | 0.7 | 529 | +3.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 property management companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many property management companies are in New Jersey?
There are 740 property management companies on map listings in New Jersey as of September 2026. 34 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 2,025 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 11.0% from 2019.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $71.7B a year, or $20,430 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 740 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 74% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
New Jersey has 2.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 174, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, New Jersey would have about 1,290, against 740 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,732 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for property management companies?
Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 19 scored counties in New Jersey, Sussex County scores highest, at 86 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New Jersey scores 77 for property management companies (high), #1 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the property management companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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