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Property management companies in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #47 of 374 scored metro areas
#4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 81
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 188
- −4.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $7.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,768 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 160
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 915,835
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 81 property management companies in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $18,768 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area spend about $7.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 60% 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.
Official counts show 188 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area in 2023, down 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,038 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $763K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area.
Population estimates show the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area is 67 (upper middle), #47 of 374 scored metro areas and #4 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area 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-Schenectady-Troy metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 160 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,038 | 1,047 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.1% | +0.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,768 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $88,074 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 188−4.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,486
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $86.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 811 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $763K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area, 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 the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 915,835+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 383,063
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,812 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $88,074+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,274
- Median home value
- $285,900
- Jobs located here
- 460,466
- Daytime population
- 937,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kingston, NY | 71 | 6 | 0.8 | 418 | +1.1% | #26 of 374 |
| 2Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 71 | 45 | 1.8 | 201 | +3.0% | #29 of 374 |
| 3Utica-Rome, NY | 70 | 20 | 1.7 | 184 | −2.0% | #35 of 374 |
| 4Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 67 | 81 | 2.1 | 160 | +1.9% | #47 of 374 |
| 5Binghamton, NY | 67 | 21 | 2.1 | 147 | −1.3% | #49 of 374 |
| 6Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 65 | 103 | 2.1 | 153 | −0.8% | #60 of 374 |
| 7Syracuse, NY | 62 | 51 | 1.9 | 169 | −1.3% | #81 of 374 |
| 8Glens Falls, NY | 60 | 10 | 1.8 | 172 | −1.9% | #95 of 374 |
| 9Elmira, NY | 54 | 10 | 2.8 | 104 | −3.9% | #149 of 374 |
| 10New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 52 | 2,071 | 2.8 | 130 | +0.6% | #161 of 374 |
Other business types in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area
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 estate76
- Real estate agents and brokers77
- Property management67
- Mortgage brokers and lenders76
- Home inspectors57
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area?
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area has 81 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 188 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 4.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $7.2B a year, or $18,768 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 81 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 60% 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 383,063 households in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area 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 160, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area would have about 129, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,038 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area at 915,835 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 383,063 households. The median household income in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area is $88,074 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area scores 67 for property management companies (upper middle), #47 of 374 scored metro areas.
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