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Property management companies in Summit County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #572 of 910 scored counties
#21 of 28 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
52
4 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
96
+5.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,914 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
111
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
538,376
−0.3% 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 52 property management companies in Summit County. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $13,914 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Summit County spend about $3.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 11% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Summit County was 96 in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,409 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Summit County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Summit County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Summit County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #572 of 910 scored counties and #21 of 28 scored counties in Ohio.

How Summit 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 Summit County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSummit CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)111121100
Households per official establishment2,4092,5831,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.5%+4.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,914$13,878$16,661
Median household income$71,622$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4353

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
91 → 96+5.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
483
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
524 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
538,376−0.3% since 2020
Households
231,267
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
413 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,303
Median household income
$71,622+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,082
Median home value
$208,700
Jobs located here
269,669
Daytime population
554,948Residents 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 Summit 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
21Summit County, OH43522.2111−0.3%#572 of 910

Other business types in Summit County

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

Questions

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

Summit County has 52 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019.

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

About $3.2B a year, or $13,914 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 52 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 11% 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 231,267 households in Summit County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Summit County has 2.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 111, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Summit County would have about 58, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,409 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Summit County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Summit County at 538,376 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 231,267 households. The median household income in Summit County is $71,622 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Summit County scores 43 for property management companies (lower middle), #572 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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