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Property management companies in Athens County, OH
How Athens County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #881 of 910 scored counties
#28 of 28 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $290.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,615 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 37
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For property management companies, Athens County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #881 of 910 scored counties and #28 of 28 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 property management companies in Athens County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in Athens County spend about $290.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,615 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 63% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Athens County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,918 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Athens County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Athens County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Athens County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 37 | 121 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,918 | 2,583 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,615 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Athens 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 Athens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for property management companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Athens County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 28Athens County, OH | 19 | 14 | 6.1 | 37 | +1.3% | #881 of 910 |
Other business types in Athens 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers50
- Property management19
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Athens County, OH?
Athens County has 14 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $290.3M a year, or $12,615 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 63% 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 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Athens County has 6.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 37, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Athens County would have about 5, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,918 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Athens County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Athens County scores 19 for property management companies (low), #881 of 910 scored counties.
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