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Property management companies in Franklin County, OH

How Franklin 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #677 of 910 scored counties
#24 of 28 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
166
3 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
394
+18.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$7.9B
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,332 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
86
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,361,536
+2.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 166 property management companies in Franklin County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 2%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Franklin County spend about $7.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,332 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 14% 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 Franklin County was 394 in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,404 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Franklin County.

Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #677 of 910 scored counties and #24 of 28 scored counties in Ohio.

How Franklin 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.

Property management in Franklin County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)86121100
Households per official establishment1,4042,5831,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.0%+4.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,332$13,878$16,661
Median household income$75,176$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3653

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
334 → 394+18.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,985
Annual payroll, 2023
$318M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1663 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
143The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$400K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,361,536+2.8% since 2020
Households
553,099
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,504
Median household income
$75,176+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,381
Median home value
$288,400
Jobs located here
814,719
Daytime population
1,507,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for property management companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Licking County, OH7471.0260+3.8%#92 of 910
2Warren County, OH73151.6183+5.7%#108 of 910
3Delaware County, OH73192.3140+12.5%#112 of 910
4Fairfield County, OH7181.3204+6.5%#126 of 910
5Medina County, OH7081.1254+1.3%#138 of 910
6Clermont County, OH67161.9141+3.9%#176 of 910
7Lorain County, OH64231.8140+3.1%#220 of 910
8Wayne County, OH6361.4183−0.1%#226 of 910
9Greene County, OH63131.9142+3.7%#236 of 910
10Lake County, OH62151.5174−0.1%#247 of 910
24Franklin County, OH361663.086+2.8%#677 of 910

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Franklin County, OH?

Franklin County has 166 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 394 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Franklin County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $7.9B a year, or $14,332 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 166 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 14% 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 553,099 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, OH compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Franklin County has 3.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 86, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Franklin County would have about 143, against 166 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,404 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 1,361,536 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 553,099 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $75,176 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 36 for property management companies (lower middle), #677 of 910 scored counties.

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