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Property management companies in New York County, NY
The property management companies in New York County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #833 of 910 scored counties
#35 of 35 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 564
- 5 chain locations (1%)
- Official establishments
- 2,059
- −7.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,977 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 52
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,664,862
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in New York County is 26 (lower middle), #833 of 910 scored counties and #35 of 35 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in New York County comes to about $16.3B a year: $20,977 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 48% below 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 564 property management companies on map listings in New York County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 1% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 2,059 businesses with payroll in New York County classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 7.2% from 2019. That is one for every 378 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $958K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in New York County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of New York County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How New York 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 | New York County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 52 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 378 | 1,047 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.2% | +0.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,977 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $103,931 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 2,219 → 2,059−7.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 24,866
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5645 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 294The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $958K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in New York 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 New York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,664,862−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 778,281
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 25%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.3
- Land area
- 23 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71,884
- Median household income
- $103,931+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $194,106
- Median home value
- $1,090,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,508,325
- Daytime population
- 3,351,624Residents 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 |
| 35New York County, NY | 26 | 564 | 7.2 | 52 | −1.3% | #833 of 910 |
Other business types in New York 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 estate26
- Real estate agents and brokers28
- Property management26
- Mortgage brokers and lenders61
- Home inspectors80
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in New York County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 564 property management companies in New York County. 5 of them (1%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 2,059 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 7.2% from 2019.
How much do households in New York County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $16.3B a year, or $20,977 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 564 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 48% below 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 778,281 households in New York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New York County, NY compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
New York County has 7.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 52, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, New York County would have about 294, against 564 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 378 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is New York County, NY growing?
Population estimates put New York County at 1,664,862 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 778,281 households. Median household income in New York County is $103,931, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. New York County scores 26 for property management companies (lower middle), #833 of 910 scored counties.
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