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Property management companies in Providence County, RI
The property management companies in Providence County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #345 of 910 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 71
- 5 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 153
- +8.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,894 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 118
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 678,179
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 71 property management companies in Providence County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 7%, 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.
Households in Providence County spend about $4.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,894 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 18% 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 Providence County was 153 in 2023, up 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,694 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Providence County.
Population estimates show Providence County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Providence County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #345 of 910 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Providence 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.
| Measure | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 118 | 127 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,694 | 1,666 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.5% | +14.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,894 | $18,750 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $78,787 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 141 → 153+8.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,081
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $71.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 715 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Providence 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 Providence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 678,179+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 259,210
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,624
- Median household income
- $78,787+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,369
- Median home value
- $373,600
- Jobs located here
- 293,972
- Daytime population
- 648,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for property management companies, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Providence County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, RI | 73 | 5 | 1.0 | 387 | 0.0% | #100 of 910 |
| 2Providence County, RI | 56 | 71 | 2.7 | 118 | +2.8% | #345 of 910 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 54 | 23 | 3.2 | 110 | +1.8% | #378 of 910 |
| 4Bristol County, RI | 50 | 6 | 3.0 | 127 | −1.5% | #437 of 910 |
| 5Newport County, RI | 44 | 12 | 3.3 | 111 | −2.9% | #544 of 910 |
Other business types in Providence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate52
- Real estate agents and brokers59
- Property management56
- Mortgage brokers and lenders54
- Home inspectors70
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Providence County, RI?
There are 71 property management companies on map listings in Providence County as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 8.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Providence County, RI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $4.6B a year, or $17,894 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 71 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 18% 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 259,210 households in Providence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Providence County, RI compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Providence County 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 118, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Providence County would have about 84, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,694 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Providence County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Providence County at 678,179 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 259,210 households. The median household income in Providence County is $78,787 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Providence County scores 56 for property management companies (upper middle), #345 of 910 scored counties.
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