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Property management companies in Avery County, NC

The property management companies in Avery County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #898 of 910 scored counties
#46 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$97M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,287 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
35
65% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,110
+1.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Avery County is 15 (low), #898 of 910 scored counties and #46 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Avery County comes to about $97M a year: $14,287 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 65% 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.

Avery County has 5 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Avery County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 755 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Avery County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Avery County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Avery County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAvery CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.42.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)3593100
Households per official establishment7551,7561,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,287$15,139$16,661
Median household income$61,428$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score1548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 9
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Avery 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 Avery County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,110+1.1% since 2020
Households
6,791
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
247 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$61,428+52.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,834
Median home value
$265,800
Jobs located here
6,802
Daytime population
18,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for property management companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Avery County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Johnston County, NC83121.4200+17.9%#14 of 910
2Union County, NC81131.5204+11.7%#24 of 910
3Lincoln County, NC7751.4209+13.2%#53 of 910
4Rowan County, NC7561.0252+5.6%#76 of 910
5Gaston County, NC75141.5175+7.8%#84 of 910
6Cabarrus County, NC74121.4207+9.9%#94 of 910
7Harnett County, NC7361.2218+12.3%#103 of 910
8Davidson County, NC71101.4179+6.6%#128 of 910
9Randolph County, NC6881.4179+3.5%#155 of 910
10Chatham County, NC67103.0102+11.0%#181 of 910
46Avery County, NC1557.435+1.1%#898 of 910

Other business types in Avery County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Avery County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 property management companies in Avery County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Avery County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $97M a year, or $14,287 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 65% 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 6,791 households in Avery County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Avery County, NC compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Avery County has 7.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 35, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Avery County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 755 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Avery County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Avery County at 18,110 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,791 households. Median household income in Avery County is $61,428, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 52.3%, 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. Avery County scores 15 for property management companies (low), #898 of 910 scored counties.

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