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Property management companies in the Erie, PA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Erie, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #42 of 374 scored metro areas
#9 of 13 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
25
+13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.8B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,530 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
165
65% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
265,832
−1.8% 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 20 property management companies in the Erie metro area. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 40% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Erie metro area comes to about $1.8B a year: $16,530 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 65% 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 the Erie metro area was 25 in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,423 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Erie metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For property management companies, the Erie metro area has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #42 of 374 scored metro areas and #9 of 13 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Erie metro area 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 Erie, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureErie metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)165172100
Households per official establishment4,4232,7821,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.6%+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,530$18,070$16,661
Median household income$63,354$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6872

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25+13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
191
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 the Erie metro area, 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 the Erie metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
265,832−1.8% since 2020
Households
110,587
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
799 sq. mi.
People per square mile
337
Median household income
$63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,573
Median home value
$177,000
Jobs located here
120,819
Daytime population
270,477Residents 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 metro areas in Pennsylvania for property management companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Erie metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Reading, PA84191.2277+2.7%#3 of 374
2Lebanon, PA8361.1301+2.2%#4 of 374
3York-Hanover, PA82351.9170+3.6%#8 of 374
4Chambersburg, PA81121.9168+3.0%#9 of 374
5Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ80571.7199+3.0%#10 of 374
6Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA75311.3227+1.4%#15 of 374
7Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA74672.7120+4.2%#20 of 374
8Lancaster, PA70502.4143+1.9%#37 of 374
9Erie, PA68201.8165−1.8%#42 of 374
10Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD675712.3148+1.4%#48 of 374

Other business types in the Erie metro area

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Erie, PA metro area?

The Erie metro area has 20 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Erie, PA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.8B a year, or $16,530 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 20 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 65% 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 110,587 households in the Erie metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Erie, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Erie metro area 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 165, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Erie metro area would have about 33, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,423 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Erie, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Erie metro area at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in the Erie metro area is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. The Erie metro area scores 68 for property management companies (upper middle), #42 of 374 scored metro areas.

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