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Property management companies in Bristol County, RI

How Bristol County, RI 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #437 of 910 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$424.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $21,097 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
127
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,001
−1.5% 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 6 property management companies in Bristol County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Bristol County spend about $424.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $21,097 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 27% 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 16 businesses with payroll in Bristol County classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 1,257 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Bristol County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For property management companies, Bristol County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #437 of 910 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.

How Bristol County compares

The same measures for Rhode Island 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 Bristol County, RI compared with Rhode Island and the U.S.
MeasureBristol CountyRhode IslandU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)127127100
Households per official establishment1,2571,6661,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+1.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$21,097$18,750$16,661
Median household income$114,490$87,796$80,734
Groundwork market score5063

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 16
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Bristol 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 Bristol County

Population, 2025 estimate
50,001−1.5% since 2020
Households
20,104
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
24 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,092
Median household income
$114,490+37.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$151,035
Median home value
$513,800
Jobs located here
14,997
Daytime population
43,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Rhode Island

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The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for property management companies, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Bristol County marked.

Top counties in Rhode Island

Counties in Rhode Island ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, RI7351.03870.0%#100 of 910
2Providence County, RI56712.7118+2.8%#345 of 910
3Kent County, RI54233.2110+1.8%#378 of 910
4Bristol County, RI5063.0127−1.5%#437 of 910
5Newport County, RI44123.3111−2.9%#544 of 910

Other business types in Bristol County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Bristol County, RI?

Bristol County has 6 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Bristol County, RI spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $424.1M a year, or $21,097 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 27% 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 20,104 households in Bristol County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bristol County, RI compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Bristol County has 3.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 127, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Bristol County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,257 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Bristol County, RI growing?

Population estimates put Bristol County at 50,001 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,104 households. The median household income in Bristol County is $114,490 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.8% 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. Bristol County scores 50 for property management companies (upper middle), #437 of 910 scored counties.

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