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Property management companies in Shelby County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Shelby County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #783 of 910 scored counties
#21 of 22 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 132
- 6 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 175
- −3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,636 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 72
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 910,226
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Shelby County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #783 of 910 scored counties and #21 of 22 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $14,636 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Shelby County spend about $5.3B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 28% below 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.
Shelby County has 132 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 20% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Shelby County was 175 in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,073 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Shelby County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shelby County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Shelby 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.
| Measure | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 72 | 108 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,073 | 2,259 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.3% | +22.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,636 | $14,833 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $63,767 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 181 → 175−3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,025
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $140.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1326 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 910,226−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 362,741
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,221
- Median household income
- $63,767+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,646
- Median home value
- $249,100
- Jobs located here
- 497,377
- Daytime population
- 1,001,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Blount County, TN | 80 | 8 | 1.4 | 191 | +6.0% | #32 of 910 |
| 2Sumner County, TN | 76 | 9 | 1.1 | 253 | +9.2% | #62 of 910 |
| 3Maury County, TN | 75 | 6 | 1.4 | 191 | +16.0% | #81 of 910 |
| 4Robertson County, TN | 72 | 5 | 1.8 | 156 | +9.9% | #118 of 910 |
| 5Sullivan County, TN | 71 | 8 | 1.2 | 217 | +3.5% | #125 of 910 |
| 6Rutherford County, TN | 71 | 28 | 2.2 | 131 | +12.6% | #136 of 910 |
| 7Wilson County, TN | 68 | 14 | 2.4 | 127 | +17.8% | #161 of 910 |
| 8Jefferson County, TN | 68 | 5 | 2.3 | 112 | +9.3% | #163 of 910 |
| 9Anderson County, TN | 66 | 8 | 2.4 | 107 | +6.1% | #192 of 910 |
| 10Hamblen County, TN | 63 | 5 | 1.9 | 128 | +6.7% | #240 of 910 |
| 21Shelby County, TN | 30 | 132 | 3.6 | 72 | −2.1% | #783 of 910 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers40
- Property management30
- Mortgage brokers and lenders51
- Home inspectors62
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Shelby County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 132 property management companies in Shelby County. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 175 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Shelby County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5.3B a year, or $14,636 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 132 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 28% below 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 362,741 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, TN compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Shelby County has 3.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 72, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Shelby County would have about 96, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,073 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 910,226 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 362,741 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $63,767, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Shelby County scores 30 for property management companies (lower middle), #783 of 910 scored counties.
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