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Property management companies in Lancaster County, PA

How Lancaster 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #159 of 910 scored counties
#20 of 30 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
50
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
79
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,614 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
143
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
563,159
+1.9% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Lancaster County comes to about $4B a year: $18,614 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 43% 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 50 property management companies on map listings in Lancaster County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lancaster County was 79 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,693 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lancaster County.

Population estimates put the population change in Lancaster County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Lancaster County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #159 of 910 scored counties and #20 of 30 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lancaster 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 Lancaster County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLancaster CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.41.93.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)143172100
Households per official establishment2,6932,7821,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+7.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,614$18,070$16,661
Median household income$86,959$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6872

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79 → 790.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
729
Annual payroll, 2023
$46.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
500 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$200K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
563,159+1.9% since 2020
Households
212,748
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
944 sq. mi.
People per square mile
591
Median household income
$86,959+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,346
Median home value
$301,100
Jobs located here
258,003
Daytime population
553,680Residents 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 Lancaster 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
20Lancaster County, PA68502.4143+1.9%#159 of 910

Other business types in Lancaster County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 50 property management companies in Lancaster County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $4B a year, or $18,614 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 50 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 43% 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 212,748 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lancaster 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 143, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 71, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,693 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Lancaster County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lancaster County at 563,159 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,748 households. Median household income in Lancaster County is $86,959, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Lancaster County scores 68 for property management companies (upper middle), #159 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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