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Property management companies in Lea County, NM
The property management companies in Lea County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #422 of 910 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $415.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,856 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 107
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,749
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 property management companies in Lea County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $16,856 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Lea County spend about $415.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 7% 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 11 businesses with payroll in Lea County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 2,243 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $260K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lea County.
Population estimates show Lea County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Lea County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #422 of 910 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Lea County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Lea County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 107 | 110 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,243 | 2,068 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,856 | $16,591 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $68,015 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $260K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lea 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 Lea County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,749+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,670
- Median age
- 32.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $68,015+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,389
- Median home value
- $184,000
- Jobs located here
- 33,256
- Daytime population
- 77,341Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 81 | 14 | 2.5 | 134 | +6.9% | #30 of 910 |
| 2Doña Ana County, NM | 66 | 18 | 2.1 | 133 | +4.1% | #188 of 910 |
| 3Otero County, NM | 64 | 6 | 2.5 | 116 | +3.7% | #222 of 910 |
| 4San Juan County, NM | 52 | 12 | 2.9 | 99 | −0.9% | #405 of 910 |
| 5Lea County, NM | 51 | 7 | 2.8 | 107 | +0.2% | #422 of 910 |
| 6Santa Fe County, NM | 40 | 27 | 3.8 | 86 | +1.2% | #620 of 910 |
| 7Bernalillo County, NM | 38 | 97 | 3.4 | 90 | −1.4% | #648 of 910 |
| 8Curry County, NM | 34 | 8 | 4.3 | 65 | −3.5% | #725 of 910 |
| 9Lincoln County, NM | 27 | 5 | 5.0 | 56 | −2.3% | #824 of 910 |
| 10Colfax County, NM | 15 | 6 | 11.2 | 25 | −1.4% | #901 of 910 |
Other business types in Lea 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 estate61
- Real estate agents and brokers69
- Property management51
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Lea County, NM?
There are 7 property management companies on map listings in Lea County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Lea County, NM spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $415.8M a year, or $16,856 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 7% 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 24,670 households in Lea County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lea County, NM compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Lea County has 2.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 107, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Lea County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,243 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Lea County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Lea County at 74,749 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,670 households. The median household income in Lea County is $68,015 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Lea County scores 51 for property management companies (upper middle), #422 of 910 scored counties.
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