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Property management companies in Chester County, PA
The property management companies in Chester County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #110 of 910 scored counties
#12 of 30 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 49
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 103
- +4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $22,178 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 167
- 67% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 557,116
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 property management companies in Chester County. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Chester County comes to about $4.5B a year: $22,178 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 67% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 103 businesses with payroll in Chester County classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,988 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Chester County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Chester County is 73 (upper middle), #110 of 910 scored counties and #12 of 30 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chester County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 167 | 172 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,988 | 2,782 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.0% | +7.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $22,178 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $127,208 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99 → 103+4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 759
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 493 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The 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 Chester 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 Chester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 557,116+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 204,774
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 751 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 730
- Median household income
- $127,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $168,836
- Median home value
- $485,600
- Jobs located here
- 267,811
- Daytime population
- 548,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lebanon County, PA | 82 | 6 | 1.1 | 301 | +2.2% | #15 of 910 |
| 2Berks County, PA | 82 | 19 | 1.2 | 277 | +2.7% | #16 of 910 |
| 3Butler County, PA | 82 | 12 | 1.5 | 229 | +3.2% | #18 of 910 |
| 4Northampton County, PA | 81 | 10 | 0.8 | 415 | +3.7% | #21 of 910 |
| 5York County, PA | 79 | 35 | 1.9 | 170 | +3.6% | #39 of 910 |
| 6Franklin County, PA | 79 | 12 | 1.9 | 168 | +3.0% | #40 of 910 |
| 7Beaver County, PA | 76 | 7 | 1.0 | 319 | −1.1% | #60 of 910 |
| 8Westmoreland County, PA | 75 | 16 | 1.0 | 305 | −1.4% | #72 of 910 |
| 9Delaware County, PA | 75 | 30 | 1.4 | 253 | +0.8% | #74 of 910 |
| 10Bucks County, PA | 75 | 43 | 1.7 | 221 | +0.3% | #79 of 910 |
| 12Chester County, PA | 73 | 49 | 2.4 | 167 | +4.2% | #110 of 910 |
Other business types in Chester 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 estate51
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management73
- Mortgage brokers and lenders56
- Home inspectors72
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Chester County, PA?
Chester County has 49 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Chester County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.5B a year, or $22,178 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 49 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 67% 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 204,774 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chester County, PA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Chester County has 2.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 167, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Chester County would have about 82, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,988 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Chester County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Chester County at 557,116 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 204,774 households. The median household income in Chester County is $127,208 a year, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Chester County scores 73 for property management companies (upper middle), #110 of 910 scored counties.
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