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Property management companies in Rutherford County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #136 of 910 scored counties
#6 of 22 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
28
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
46
+2.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,764 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
131
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
386,352
+12.6% 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 28 property management companies in Rutherford County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $15,764 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Rutherford County spend about $2B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 31% 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.

Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Rutherford County in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,814 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rutherford County grew 12.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Rutherford County is 71 (upper middle), #136 of 910 scored counties and #6 of 22 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Rutherford County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Rutherford County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureRutherford CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.53.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)131108100
Households per official establishment2,8142,2591,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.2%+22.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.6%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,764$14,833$16,661
Median household income$85,470$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7163

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45 → 46+2.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
309
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
281 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Rutherford 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 Rutherford County

Population, 2025 estimate
386,352+12.6% since 2020
Households
129,431
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
620 sq. mi.
People per square mile
582
Median household income
$85,470+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,856
Median home value
$382,600
Jobs located here
144,864
Daytime population
329,273Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for property management companies, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Rutherford County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Blount County, TN8081.4191+6.0%#32 of 910
2Sumner County, TN7691.1253+9.2%#62 of 910
3Maury County, TN7561.4191+16.0%#81 of 910
4Robertson County, TN7251.8156+9.9%#118 of 910
5Sullivan County, TN7181.2217+3.5%#125 of 910
6Rutherford County, TN71282.2131+12.6%#136 of 910
7Wilson County, TN68142.4127+17.8%#161 of 910
8Jefferson County, TN6852.3112+9.3%#163 of 910
9Anderson County, TN6682.4107+6.1%#192 of 910
10Hamblen County, TN6351.9128+6.7%#240 of 910

Other business types in Rutherford County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Rutherford County, TN?

Rutherford County has 28 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 2.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Rutherford County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2B a year, or $15,764 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 28 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 31% 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 129,431 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rutherford County, TN compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Rutherford County has 2.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 131, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 37, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,814 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Rutherford County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Rutherford County at 386,352 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,431 households. The median household income in Rutherford County is $85,470 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rutherford County scores 71 for property management companies (upper middle), #136 of 910 scored counties.

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

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