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Property management companies in Albany County, NY
The property management companies in Albany County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #376 of 910 scored counties
#25 of 35 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 37
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,555 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 122
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Albany County comes to about $2.5B a year: $18,555 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 22% 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.
Albany County has 37 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Albany County was 94 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,433 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $505K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Albany County.
Population estimates show Albany County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Albany County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #376 of 910 scored counties and #25 of 35 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 122 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,433 | 1,047 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,555 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 94 → 940.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 953
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $57.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 371 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $505K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Schenectady County, NY | 78 | 11 | 1.6 | 197 | +3.0% | #46 of 910 |
| 2Ontario County, NY | 76 | 6 | 1.2 | 264 | +0.6% | #61 of 910 |
| 3Oswego County, NY | 76 | 7 | 1.5 | 205 | +1.0% | #64 of 910 |
| 4Richmond County, NY | 75 | 20 | 1.2 | 304 | +1.3% | #73 of 910 |
| 5Orange County, NY | 74 | 18 | 1.3 | 271 | +4.2% | #91 of 910 |
| 6Putnam County, NY | 73 | 5 | 1.4 | 278 | +1.4% | #101 of 910 |
| 7Ulster County, NY | 71 | 6 | 0.8 | 418 | +1.1% | #122 of 910 |
| 8Rensselaer County, NY | 70 | 9 | 1.3 | 246 | −0.2% | #139 of 910 |
| 9Otsego County, NY | 70 | 6 | 2.6 | 118 | +3.8% | #147 of 910 |
| 10Saratoga County, NY | 68 | 23 | 2.3 | 159 | +2.3% | #156 of 910 |
| 25Albany County, NY | 54 | 37 | 2.7 | 122 | +2.2% | #376 of 910 |
Other business types in Albany 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 estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers57
- Property management54
- Mortgage brokers and lenders70
- Home inspectors63
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Albany County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 property management companies in Albany County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.5B a year, or $18,555 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 37 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 22% 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 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Albany County has 2.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 122, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Albany County would have about 45, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,433 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 54 for property management companies (upper middle), #376 of 910 scored counties.
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