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Property management companies in Dauphin County, PA

How Dauphin County, PA 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #207 of 910 scored counties
#22 of 30 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
32
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
39
−9.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,705 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
121
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
293,351
+2.3% 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 32 property management companies in Dauphin County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Dauphin County spend about $2.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,705 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 21% 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 Dauphin County was 39 in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,112 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dauphin County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dauphin County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #207 of 910 scored counties and #22 of 30 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Dauphin 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.

Property management in Dauphin County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureDauphin CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.61.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)121172100
Households per official establishment3,1122,7821,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.3%+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,705$18,070$16,661
Median household income$76,242$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6572

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43 → 39−9.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
293
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
322 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 Dauphin 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 Dauphin County

Population, 2025 estimate
293,351+2.3% since 2020
Households
121,358
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
525 sq. mi.
People per square mile
552
Median household income
$76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,388
Median home value
$236,400
Jobs located here
201,933
Daytime population
355,122Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Lebanon County, PA8261.1301+2.2%#15 of 910
2Berks County, PA82191.2277+2.7%#16 of 910
3Butler County, PA82121.5229+3.2%#18 of 910
4Northampton County, PA81100.8415+3.7%#21 of 910
5York County, PA79351.9170+3.6%#39 of 910
6Franklin County, PA79121.9168+3.0%#40 of 910
7Beaver County, PA7671.0319−1.1%#60 of 910
8Westmoreland County, PA75161.0305−1.4%#72 of 910
9Delaware County, PA75301.4253+0.8%#74 of 910
10Bucks County, PA75431.7221+0.3%#79 of 910
22Dauphin County, PA65322.6121+2.3%#207 of 910

Other business types in Dauphin County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Dauphin County, PA?

Dauphin County has 32 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 9.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Dauphin County, PA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.1B a year, or $17,705 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 21% 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 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dauphin County, PA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Dauphin County has 2.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 121, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 39, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,112 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Dauphin County scores 65 for property management companies (upper middle), #207 of 910 scored counties.

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