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Property management companies in Stark County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #435 of 910 scored counties
#17 of 28 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
28
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
48
+11.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,377 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
134
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
373,771
−0.2% 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 28 property management companies in Stark County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Stark County comes to about $2.1B a year: $13,377 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 34% 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.

Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Stark County in 2023, up 11.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,249 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Stark County.

Population estimates put the population change in Stark County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Stark County is 50 (upper middle), #435 of 910 scored counties and #17 of 28 scored counties in Ohio.

How Stark 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 Stark County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureStark CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.82.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)134121100
Households per official establishment3,2492,5831,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.6%+4.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,377$13,878$16,661
Median household income$67,934$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5053

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43 → 48+11.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
275
Annual payroll, 2023
$15M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
280 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
373,771−0.2% since 2020
Households
155,955
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
650
Median household income
$67,934+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,996
Median home value
$186,400
Jobs located here
161,831
Daytime population
363,748Residents 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 Stark 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
17Stark County, OH50281.8134−0.2%#435 of 910

Other business types in Stark County

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

Questions

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

There are 28 property management companies on map listings in Stark County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 11.6% from 2019.

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

About $2.1B a year, or $13,377 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 34% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 155,955 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stark County has 1.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 134, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Stark County would have about 38, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,249 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Stark County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Stark County at 373,771 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,955 households. The median household income in Stark County is $67,934 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Stark County scores 50 for property management companies (upper middle), #435 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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