Property management companies in Tennessee

As of September 2026, map listings count 697 property management companies in Tennessee. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Tennessee spend about $41.9B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,833 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 8% 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 1,250 businesses with payroll in Tennessee classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 22.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,259 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 11.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $8.2M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Tennessee.

Among the 50 states and DC, Tennessee ranks #13 for property management companies, with a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Tennessee, the Kingsport-Bristol metro area scores highest (71). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Tennessee, the Cookeville area scores highest (63).