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Property management companies in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area

The property management companies in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #20 of 374 scored metro areas
#7 of 13 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
67
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
69
+7.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,170 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
120
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
617,427
+4.2% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area is 74 (upper middle), #20 of 374 scored metro areas and #7 of 13 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for property management companies.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area comes to about $4.5B a year: $18,170 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 20% 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.

There are 67 property management companies on map listings in the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 69 businesses with payroll in the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,566 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area. Population estimates show the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureHarrisburg-Carlisle metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.71.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)120172100
Households per official establishment3,5662,7821,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.9%+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,170$18,070$16,661
Median household income$80,919$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7472

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
69+7.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
840
Annual payroll, 2023
$59.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
672 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
617,427+4.2% since 2020
Households
246,084
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,622 sq. mi.
People per square mile
373
Median household income
$80,919+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,040
Median home value
$253,100
Jobs located here
349,053
Daytime population
676,005Residents 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 67 property management companies in the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 7.9% from 2019.

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

About $4.5B a year, or $18,170 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 67 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 20% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 246,084 households in the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area has 2.7 property management companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 120, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area would have about 81, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,566 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area at 617,427 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 246,084 households. Median household income in the Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area is $80,919, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area scores 74 for property management companies (upper middle), #20 of 374 scored metro areas.

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