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Property management companies in Forsyth County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #428 of 910 scored counties
#23 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
45
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
68
+1.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.3B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,661 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
94
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
401,718
+5.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 property management companies in Forsyth County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Forsyth County comes to about $2.3B a year: $14,661 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 6% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 68 businesses with payroll in Forsyth County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,352 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $171K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Forsyth County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forsyth County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Forsyth County is 51 (upper middle), #428 of 910 scored counties and #23 of 47 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Forsyth 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 Forsyth County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureForsyth CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)9493100
Households per official establishment2,3521,7561,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.5%+5.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,661$15,139$16,661
Median household income$67,165$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 68+1.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
881
Annual payroll, 2023
$65.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
451 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$171K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County

Population, 2025 estimate
401,718+5.0% since 2020
Households
159,925
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
956
Median household income
$67,165+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,082
Median home value
$250,400
Jobs located here
197,283
Daytime population
420,468Residents 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 Forsyth 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
23Forsyth County, NC51452.894+5.0%#428 of 910

Other business types in Forsyth County

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

Questions

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

There are 45 property management companies on map listings in Forsyth County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 1.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Forsyth County, NC spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.3B a year, or $14,661 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 45 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 6% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 159,925 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Forsyth County has 2.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 94, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 42, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,352 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Forsyth County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Forsyth County at 401,718 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,925 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $67,165 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Forsyth County scores 51 for property management companies (upper middle), #428 of 910 scored counties.

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