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Property management companies in Onondaga County, NY

The property management companies in Onondaga 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 #369 of 910 scored counties
#24 of 35 scored counties in New York

Listings
43
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
104
+2.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,829 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
148
48% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
466,584
−1.9% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Onondaga County comes to about $3.5B a year: $17,829 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 48% 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.

Onondaga County has 43 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Onondaga County was 104 in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,902 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Onondaga County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Onondaga County is 54 (upper middle), #369 of 910 scored counties and #24 of 35 scored counties in New York.

How Onondaga 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 Onondaga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOnondaga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.73.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)148127100
Households per official establishment1,9021,0471,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.0%+0.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,829$19,048$16,661
Median household income$76,945$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5449

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
102 → 104+2.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,071
Annual payroll, 2023
$67.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
431 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The 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 Onondaga 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 Onondaga County

Population, 2025 estimate
466,584−1.9% since 2020
Households
197,760
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
778 sq. mi.
People per square mile
605
Median household income
$76,945+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,088
Median home value
$200,200
Jobs located here
255,873
Daytime population
512,646Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for property management companies, numbered among those based in New York, with Onondaga 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
24Onondaga County, NY54432.2148−1.9%#369 of 910

Other business types in Onondaga County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 property management companies in Onondaga County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019.

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

About $3.5B a year, or $17,829 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 43 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 48% 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 197,760 households in Onondaga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Onondaga County has 2.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 148, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Onondaga County would have about 64, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,902 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Onondaga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Onondaga County at 466,584 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 197,760 households. Median household income in Onondaga County is $76,945, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Onondaga County scores 54 for property management companies (upper middle), #369 of 910 scored counties.

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