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Property management companies in Tompkins County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Tompkins County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #444 of 910 scored counties
#29 of 35 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $772.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,857 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 107
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,047
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 property management companies in Tompkins County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in Tompkins County spend about $772.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,857 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 7% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Tompkins County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 2,277 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tompkins County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tompkins County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #444 of 910 scored counties and #29 of 35 scored counties in New York.
How Tompkins 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 | Tompkins County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 107 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,277 | 1,047 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,857 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,024 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Tompkins 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 Tompkins County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,047−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 43,263
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 475 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 220
- Median household income
- $74,024+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,718
- Median home value
- $290,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,926
- Daytime population
- 111,478Residents 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 |
| 29Tompkins County, NY | 50 | 13 | 3.0 | 107 | −1.4% | #444 of 910 |
Other business types in Tompkins 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 estate57
- Real estate agents and brokers61
- Property management50
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Tompkins County, NY?
Tompkins County has 13 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Tompkins County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $772.5M a year, or $17,857 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 7% 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 43,263 households in Tompkins County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tompkins County, NY compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Tompkins County has 3.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 107, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Tompkins County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,277 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Tompkins County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Tompkins County at 104,047 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,263 households. The median household income in Tompkins County is $74,024 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Tompkins County scores 50 for property management companies (upper middle), #444 of 910 scored counties.
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