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Property management companies in Rensselaer County, NY
How Rensselaer County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #139 of 910 scored counties
#8 of 35 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −19.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,425 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 246
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,510
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rensselaer County spend about $1.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,425 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2.5 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 9 property management companies on map listings in Rensselaer County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Rensselaer County in 2023, down 19.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,667 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Rensselaer County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rensselaer County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For property management companies, Rensselaer County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #139 of 910 scored counties and #8 of 35 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rensselaer 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 | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 246 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,667 | 1,047 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.3% | +0.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,425 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $87,915 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 25−19.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,510−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 66,686
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $87,915+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,086
- Median home value
- $258,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,657
- Daytime population
- 135,820Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for property management companies, numbered among those based in New York, with Rensselaer County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Rensselaer 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 estate74
- Real estate agents and brokers78
- Property management70
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors38
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Rensselaer County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 property management companies in Rensselaer County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 19.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Rensselaer County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $18,425 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.5 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 66,686 households in Rensselaer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rensselaer County, NY compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Rensselaer County has 1.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 246, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Rensselaer County would have about 22, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,667 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Rensselaer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Rensselaer County at 160,510 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 66,686 households. Median household income in Rensselaer County is $87,915, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Rensselaer County scores 70 for property management companies (upper middle), #139 of 910 scored counties.
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