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Property management companies in Washington County, RI

The property management companies in Washington County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #100 of 910 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $20,471 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
387
3.9 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
129,795
0.0% 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 5 property management companies in Washington County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Washington County comes to about $1.1B a year: $20,471 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 3.9 times 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.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 2,502 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Washington County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Washington County is 73 (upper middle), #100 of 910 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Washington 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 Washington County, RI compared with Rhode Island and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyRhode IslandU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.02.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)387127100
Households per official establishment2,5021,6661,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$20,471$18,750$16,661
Median household income$106,638$87,796$80,734
Groundwork market score7363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 21
Employees, 2023
65
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
129,7950.0% since 2020
Households
52,549
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
396
Median household income
$106,638+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,741
Median home value
$510,800
Jobs located here
55,609
Daytime population
127,343Residents 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 Washington 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 Washington County

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

Questions

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

Washington County has 5 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

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

About $1.1B a year, or $20,471 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 3.9 times 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 52,549 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 1.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 387, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Washington County would have about 19, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,502 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, RI growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 129,795 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 52,549 households. The median household income in Washington County is $106,638 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Washington County scores 73 for property management companies (upper middle), #100 of 910 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for property management companies · All 56 business types in Washington County

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