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Property management companies in Columbia County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Columbia County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$499M
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,740 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
299
3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,168
−2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Columbia County spend about $499M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,740 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 3 times 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 3 property management companies on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 63% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Columbia County in 2023. That is one for every 2,959 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 property management companies on map listings, Columbia County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Columbia 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.

Property management in Columbia County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.12.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)299127100
Households per official establishment2,9591,0471,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,740$19,048$16,661
Median household income$81,528$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,168−2.1% since 2020
Households
26,627
Median age
49.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$81,528+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,394
Median home value
$347,100
Jobs located here
20,215
Daytime population
54,169Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for property management companies, numbered among those based in New York, with Columbia County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Schenectady County, NY78111.6197+3.0%#46 of 910
2Ontario County, NY7661.2264+0.6%#61 of 910
3Oswego County, NY7671.5205+1.0%#64 of 910
4Richmond County, NY75201.2304+1.3%#73 of 910
5Orange County, NY74181.3271+4.2%#91 of 910
6Putnam County, NY7351.4278+1.4%#101 of 910
7Ulster County, NY7160.8418+1.1%#122 of 910
8Rensselaer County, NY7091.3246−0.2%#139 of 910
9Otsego County, NY7062.6118+3.8%#147 of 910
10Saratoga County, NY68232.3159+2.3%#156 of 910
Columbia County, NYNot scored31.1299−2.1%

Other business types in Columbia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Columbia County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 property management companies in Columbia County. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Columbia County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $499M a year, or $18,740 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 3 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 3 times 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 26,627 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Columbia County, NY compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Columbia County has 1.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 299, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Columbia County would have about 9, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,959 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 60,168 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,627 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $81,528, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Columbia County has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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