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Property management companies in Ohio

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Ohio, ranked by the Groundwork market score for property management companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 1,004; 36 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments: 1,883; +4.9% since 2019
Household spending a year: $67.5B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 2.1; 30% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 121; 21% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #20 of 51; Market score 53 · Upper middle

A site report maps the property management companies on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

There are 1,004 property management companies on map listings in Ohio as of September 2026. 36 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $13,878 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Ohio spend about $67.5B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 21% 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.

Official counts show 1,883 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Ohio in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,583 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $8.3M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Ohio.

Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #20 for property management companies, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 14 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Wheeling metro area scores highest (60). Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Wooster area scores highest (71).

Every market in Ohio for property management companies

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Ohio, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
Wheeling, WV-OH	60	6	1.0	231	−3.6%	#92 of 374
1Lima, OH	60	5	1.2	194	−1.2%	#93 of 374
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	59	6	1.2	195	−3.6%	#101 of 374
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	56	24	1.6	157	−2.6%	#123 of 374
2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	56	223	2.5	109	+2.7%	#129 of 374
3Sandusky, OH	55	8	1.6	158	−2.6%	#132 of 374
4Youngstown-Warren, OH	54	27	1.5	156	−1.4%	#143 of 374
5Canton-Massillon, OH	54	28	1.7	144	−0.2%	#144 of 374
6Columbus, OH	51	214	2.5	107	+4.7%	#173 of 374
7Akron, OH	50	58	2.0	128	0.0%	#181 of 374
8Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	49	80	2.3	107	+1.5%	#198 of 374
9Mansfield, OH	43	9	1.8	127	−0.1%	#240 of 374
10Toledo, OH	39	56	2.2	110	−1.0%	#276 of 374
11Cleveland, OH	37	228	2.4	102	−0.8%	#293 of 374
Springfield, OH	Not scored	4	0.7	327	−0.4%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Ohio, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Wooster, OH	71	6	1.4	183	−0.1%	#19 of 180
2Findlay, OH	57	7	2.2	112	+0.1%	#64 of 180
3Marion, OH	49	6	2.4	94	−0.4%	#94 of 180
4Marietta, OH	46	5	2.0	116	−2.1%	#104 of 180
5Athens, OH	21	14	6.1	37	+1.3%	#176 of 180
Salem, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	472	−2.2%
New Philadelphia-Dover, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	450	−0.9%
Zanesville, OH	Not scored	4	1.2	199	+0.7%
Chillicothe, OH	Not scored	2	0.7	345	−0.8%
Portsmouth, OH	Not scored	3	1.0	210	−3.4%
Mount Vernon, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	586	+1.9%
Fremont, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	576	−0.4%
Norwalk, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	557	−0.4%
Tiffin, OH	Not scored	2	0.9	262	−1.0%
Ashland, OH	Not scored	4	1.9	123	+0.1%
Greenville, OH	Not scored	3	1.4	168	−0.7%
Sidney, OH	Not scored	3	1.6	158	−0.2%
Wapakoneta, OH	Not scored	3	1.6	160	−1.2%
Bellefontaine, OH	Not scored	4	2.0	119	+0.4%
Celina, OH	Not scored	3	1.8	134	+0.5%
Wilmington, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	407	+0.6%
Bucyrus, OH	Not scored	2	1.1	205	−0.3%
Urbana, OH	Not scored	2	1.3	192	+0.2%
Defiance, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Cambridge, OH	Not scored	4	2.5	92	−0.1%
Coshocton, OH	Not scored	3	2.0	110	+1.6%
Gallipolis, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.5%
Washington Court House, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	275	−1.4%
Van Wert, OH	Not scored	2	1.7	137	+0.3%

Counties

Counties in Ohio, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Licking County, OH	74	7	1.0	260	+3.8%	#92 of 910
2Warren County, OH	73	15	1.6	183	+5.7%	#108 of 910
3Delaware County, OH	73	19	2.3	140	+12.5%	#112 of 910
4Fairfield County, OH	71	8	1.3	204	+6.5%	#126 of 910
5Medina County, OH	70	8	1.1	254	+1.3%	#138 of 910
6Clermont County, OH	67	16	1.9	141	+3.9%	#176 of 910
7Lorain County, OH	64	23	1.8	140	+3.1%	#220 of 910
8Wayne County, OH	63	6	1.4	183	−0.1%	#226 of 910
9Greene County, OH	63	13	1.9	142	+3.7%	#236 of 910
10Lake County, OH	62	15	1.5	174	−0.1%	#247 of 910
11Portage County, OH	61	6	0.9	273	+1.0%	#269 of 910
12Allen County, OH	60	5	1.2	194	−1.2%	#284 of 910
13Mahoning County, OH	56	12	1.2	187	−1.4%	#336 of 910
14Wood County, OH	55	8	1.5	173	+1.5%	#358 of 910
15Butler County, OH	55	33	2.2	116	+2.4%	#362 of 910
16Hancock County, OH	51	7	2.2	112	+0.1%	#421 of 910
17Stark County, OH	50	28	1.8	134	−0.2%	#435 of 910
18Trumbull County, OH	48	15	1.7	130	−1.3%	#471 of 910
19Marion County, OH	44	6	2.4	94	−0.4%	#553 of 910
20Washington County, OH	43	5	2.0	116	−2.1%	#570 of 910
21Summit County, OH	43	52	2.2	111	−0.3%	#572 of 910
22Richland County, OH	42	9	1.8	127	−0.1%	#587 of 910
23Montgomery County, OH	38	64	2.8	87	+0.5%	#650 of 910
24Franklin County, OH	36	166	3.0	86	+2.8%	#677 of 910
25Lucas County, OH	33	46	2.5	94	−1.7%	#734 of 910

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Counties in Ohio, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Hamilton County, OH	33	116	3.3	78	+1.0%	#738 of 910
27Cuyahoga County, OH	22	176	3.2	77	−2.3%	#861 of 910
28Athens County, OH	19	14	6.1	37	+1.3%	#881 of 910
Clark County, OH	Not scored	4	0.7	327	−0.4%
Miami County, OH	Not scored	3	0.7	380	+3.4%
Columbiana County, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	472	−2.2%
Ashtabula County, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	445	−0.8%
Geauga County, OH	Not scored	4	1.1	266	+0.3%
Tuscarawas County, OH	Not scored	2	0.5	450	−0.9%
Muskingum County, OH	Not scored	4	1.2	199	+0.7%
Ross County, OH	Not scored	2	0.7	345	−0.8%
Erie County, OH	Not scored	4	1.2	198	−2.9%
Scioto County, OH	Not scored	3	1.0	210	−3.4%
Union County, OH	Not scored	2	0.8	357	+16.5%
Belmont County, OH	Not scored	3	1.1	207	−2.8%
Jefferson County, OH	Not scored	2	0.7	305	−2.4%
Knox County, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	586	+1.9%
Pickaway County, OH	Not scored	2	0.9	275	+7.4%
Sandusky County, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	576	−0.4%
Huron County, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	557	−0.4%
Lawrence County, OH	Not scored	1	0.4	514	−4.2%
Seneca County, OH	Not scored	2	0.9	262	−1.0%
Ashland County, OH	Not scored	4	1.9	123	+0.1%
Darke County, OH	Not scored	3	1.4	168	−0.7%
Shelby County, OH	Not scored	3	1.6	158	−0.2%
Auglaize County, OH	Not scored	3	1.6	160	−1.2%
Logan County, OH	Not scored	4	2.0	119	+0.4%
Madison County, OH	Not scored	3	1.9	137	+7.1%
Holmes County, OH	Not scored	2	1.5	173	+1.7%
Brown County, OH	Not scored	2	1.2	206	+1.6%
Highland County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.1%
Mercer County, OH	Not scored	3	1.8	134	+0.5%
Fulton County, OH	Not scored	2	1.2	213	−1.9%
Clinton County, OH	Not scored	1	0.6	407	+0.6%
Crawford County, OH	Not scored	2	1.1	205	−0.3%
Preble County, OH	Not scored	2	1.2	199	−0.8%
Ottawa County, OH	Not scored	4	2.2	117	−2.0%
Champaign County, OH	Not scored	2	1.3	192	+0.2%
Defiance County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.1%
Guernsey County, OH	Not scored	4	2.5	92	−0.1%
Coshocton County, OH	Not scored	3	2.0	110	+1.6%
Williams County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Perry County, OH	Not scored	1	0.7	322	+1.3%
Morrow County, OH	Not scored	3	2.2	113	+3.7%
Putnam County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Jackson County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.5%
Hardin County, OH	Not scored	2	1.7	138	−2.1%
Gallia County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.5%
Fayette County, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	275	−1.4%
Van Wert County, OH	Not scored	2	1.7	137	+0.3%
Hocking County, OH	Not scored	3	2.6	89	−1.9%
Henry County, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	287	−0.2%
Adams County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.5%
Pike County, OH	Not scored	1	0.9	244	0.0%
Carroll County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.1%
Meigs County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.6%
Wyandot County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Paulding County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.4%
Harrison County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.9%
Noble County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.3%
Morgan County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.9%
Monroe County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.7%
Vinton County, OH	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 property management companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Ohio?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,004 property management companies in Ohio. 36 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 1,883 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Ohio spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $67.5B a year, or $13,878 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 1,004 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 21% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Ohio has 2.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 121, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Ohio would have about 1,215, against 1,004 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,583 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for property management companies?

Among 14 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Wheeling metro area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Wooster area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 28 scored counties in Ohio, Licking County scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Ohio scores 53 for property management companies (upper middle), #20 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the property management companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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