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Property management companies in Cass County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Cass County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #837 of 910 scored counties
#4 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
66
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
88
+12.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,239 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
33
67% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,794
+9.1% since 2020

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What this means

For property management companies, Cass County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #837 of 910 scored counties and #4 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 property management companies in Cass County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Cass County comes to about $1.2B a year: $14,239 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 67% 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.

Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Cass County in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 954 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cass County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Cass County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.94.43.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)3357100
Households per official establishment9541,8191,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.8%−3.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,239$14,169$16,661
Median household income$75,555$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score2627

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
78 → 88+12.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,314
Annual payroll, 2023
$84.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
660 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
201,794+9.1% since 2020
Households
83,945
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,765 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,789
Median home value
$298,000
Jobs located here
131,603
Daytime population
221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across North Dakota

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

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Burleigh County, ND49122.992+4.7%#460 of 910
2Morton County, ND3653.672+3.8%#685 of 910
3Williams County, ND3253.382+1.4%#755 of 910
4Cass County, ND26667.933+9.1%#837 of 910
5Ward County, ND24134.657−2.4%#849 of 910
6Grand Forks County, ND17237.333+1.9%#892 of 910
7Stark County, ND15118.131+0.5%#899 of 910

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Cass County, ND?

There are 66 property management companies on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Cass County, ND spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.2B a year, or $14,239 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 66 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 67% 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 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, ND compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Cass County has 7.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 33, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Cass County would have about 22, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 954 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Cass County scores 26 for property management companies (lower middle), #837 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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