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Market rankings · Texas

Property management companies in Texas

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Texas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for property management companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
2,870
128 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
6,520
+17.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$172.4B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
2.6
13% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
108
8% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#18 of 51
Market score 59 · Upper middle

A site report maps the property management companies on map listings around any address in Texas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 2,870 property management companies on map listings in Texas as of September 2026. Of those, 128 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in Texas spend about $172.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,682 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 8% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Texas was 6,520 in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,686 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, 61 SBA-backed loans worth $28.5M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Texas.

Among the 50 states and DC, Texas ranks #18 for property management companies, with a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle). Of the 25 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Sherman-Denison metro area scores highest (83). Of the 7 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Granbury area scores highest (72).

Every market in Texas for property management companies

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Texas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Texas, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sherman-Denison, TX8361.1248+12.8%#5 of 374
2Odessa, TX7991.4192+5.0%#11 of 374
3Longview, TX70171.6164+3.8%#36 of 374
4Midland, TX68111.6191+9.8%#41 of 374
5Laredo, TX67101.2204+5.2%#46 of 374
6McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX66371.4176+5.6%#54 of 374
7Victoria, TX6571.9140+1.6%#61 of 374
8San Angelo, TX6071.5176+0.3%#94 of 374
9Brownsville-Harlingen, TX59221.6150+3.0%#104 of 374
10Wichita Falls, TX58122.1122+0.7%#112 of 374
11Abilene, TX58172.6101+4.8%#115 of 374
12Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX577052.6109+10.3%#117 of 374
13San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX572472.6108+9.5%#118 of 374
14Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX558242.8105+10.6%#140 of 374
15Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX483533.688+14.0%#206 of 374
16Waco, TX47302.797+4.2%#215 of 374
17Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX46402.797+0.5%#220 of 374
18Amarillo, TX44313.088+2.7%#235 of 374
19Tyler, TX40303.676+7.8%#269 of 374
20Texarkana, TX-AR37112.0125−0.4%#292 of 374
21Corpus Christi, TX37452.799+1.1%#294 of 374
22Killeen-Temple, TX37774.360+7.2%#300 of 374
23College Station-Bryan, TX34373.573+6.9%#319 of 374
24El Paso, TX33712.4105+1.3%#322 of 374
25Lubbock, TX31604.361+4.6%#340 of 374
Eagle Pass, TXNot scored10.6421+1.7%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Texas, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Granbury, TX7293.581+13.6%#18 of 180
2Jacksonville, TX5963.376+5.4%#57 of 180
3Nacogdoches, TX5752.0123+2.2%#63 of 180
4Lufkin, TX5082.5101+1.9%#90 of 180
5Kerrville, TX5062.7101+2.5%#91 of 180
6Stephenville, TX3995.448+2.8%#130 of 180
7Bay City, TX3885.248+0.5%#136 of 180
Athens, TXNot scored30.9287+7.5%
Huntsville, TXNot scored41.5154+9.5%
Rio Grande City-Roma, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Paris, TXNot scored41.6155+2.6%
Palestine, TXNot scored10.6435+3.2%
Mount Pleasant, TXNot scored00.0n/a+2.5%
Corsicana, TXNot scored10.5485+8.2%
Del Rio, TXNot scored21.2210+0.5%
Alice, TXNot scored21.2195−1.3%
Gainesville, TXNot scored42.4114+6.5%
El Campo, TXNot scored42.5105+1.2%
Brownwood, TXNot scored42.791+1.7%
Sulphur Springs, TXNot scored21.4183+6.1%
Plainview, TXNot scored10.8309−3.0%
Bonham, TXNot scored10.8344+9.2%
Brenham, TXNot scored21.3212+7.0%
Big Spring, TXNot scored10.8323−12.4%
Beeville, TXNot scored11.1214+4.7%
Show all 41 small-town markets
Small-town markets reaching Texas, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Kingsville, TXNot scored21.7144−2.2%
Mineral Wells, TXNot scored21.8144+8.2%
Fredericksburg, TXNot scored21.7165+6.6%
Uvalde, TXNot scored22.4100+1.6%
Pampa, TXNot scored33.669−1.1%
Dumas, TXNot scored00.0n/a+3.0%
Borger, TXNot scored11.4182−4.5%
Raymondville, TXNot scored11.8134−0.8%
Port Lavaca, TXNot scored11.2237−2.3%
Andrews, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Hereford, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.5%
Snyder, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.5%
Sweetwater, TXNot scored11.7143−4.1%
Zapata, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.9%
Town of Pecos, TXNot scored00.0n/a−17.8%
Vernon, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.8%

Counties

Counties in Texas, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Guadalupe County, TX8791.4212+15.8%#4 of 910
2Rockwall County, TX8651.2280+28.9%#6 of 910
3Brazoria County, TX81151.1273+12.2%#22 of 910
4Ellis County, TX81131.8166+24.0%#27 of 910
5Parker County, TX81132.3135+23.5%#29 of 910
6Grayson County, TX7961.1248+12.8%#36 of 910
7Hunt County, TX7861.6171+23.0%#49 of 910
8Fort Bend County, TX77451.5212+17.4%#52 of 910
9Denton County, TX76691.9170+16.9%#67 of 910
10Johnson County, TX75132.0143+20.5%#86 of 910
11Ector County, TX7491.4192+5.0%#96 of 910
12Montgomery County, TX69582.3132+24.9%#151 of 910
13Midland County, TX67111.6186+10.0%#169 of 910
14Hood County, TX6793.581+13.6%#182 of 910
15Webb County, TX65101.2204+5.2%#193 of 910
16Galveston County, TX65241.7171+5.9%#198 of 910
17Collin County, TX651132.7124+20.6%#204 of 910
18Randall County, TX65132.3123+7.9%#205 of 910
19Williamson County, TX65702.8116+22.3%#210 of 910
20Hidalgo County, TX63371.4176+5.6%#227 of 910
21Hays County, TX62212.1140+24.8%#253 of 910
22Comal County, TX60192.7117+27.9%#290 of 910
23Victoria County, TX5872.0130+1.5%#311 of 910
24Cameron County, TX57221.6150+3.0%#318 of 910
25Coryell County, TX5772.6100+3.0%#328 of 910
Show all 254 counties
Counties in Texas, ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
26Tom Green County, TX5671.5173+0.4%#337 of 910
27Cherokee County, TX5363.376+5.4%#394 of 910
28Tarrant County, TX522222.8102+6.3%#403 of 910
29Taylor County, TX52152.795+4.6%#406 of 910
30Kendall County, TX5173.983+19.6%#431 of 910
31Nacogdoches County, TX5052.0123+2.2%#439 of 910
32Bexar County, TX502082.898+7.2%#446 of 910
33Wichita County, TX48122.41040.0%#475 of 910
34McLennan County, TX46262.798+4.2%#516 of 910
35Harris County, TX465623.288+6.6%#520 of 910
36Bowie County, TX4351.4176−0.2%#568 of 910
37Angelina County, TX4382.5101+1.9%#575 of 910
38Gregg County, TX43132.796+1.4%#576 of 910
39Smith County, TX42303.676+7.8%#593 of 910
40Travis County, TX422614.570+7.2%#594 of 910
41Kerr County, TX4162.7101+2.5%#598 of 910
42Lampasas County, TX4056.047+9.0%#628 of 910
43Llano County, TX3965.649+9.5%#646 of 910
44Burnet County, TX38104.859+15.2%#663 of 910
45Bell County, TX36654.657+8.0%#689 of 910
46El Paso County, TX35712.4105+1.3%#696 of 910
47Matagorda County, TX3385.248+0.5%#750 of 910
48Nueces County, TX32393.088−0.2%#754 of 910
49Dallas County, TX323653.776+1.9%#758 of 910
50Brazos County, TX32364.065+6.2%#761 of 910
51Lubbock County, TX32584.657+5.6%#765 of 910
52Jefferson County, TX28353.769−0.7%#806 of 910
53Erath County, TX2695.448+2.8%#834 of 910
54Potter County, TX16184.258−3.3%#894 of 910
Kaufman County, TXNot scored40.8366+42.2%
Bastrop County, TXNot scored10.31,050+21.3%
Liberty County, TXNot scored10.3824+31.3%
Orange County, TXNot scored20.6438+1.8%
Henderson County, TXNot scored30.9287+7.5%
Walker County, TXNot scored41.5154+9.5%
Wise County, TXNot scored10.4739+21.5%
San Patricio County, TXNot scored20.8333+4.7%
Harrison County, TXNot scored31.1223+4.6%
Starr County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Van Zandt County, TXNot scored10.4587+10.7%
Waller County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+21.9%
Anderson County, TXNot scored10.6435+3.2%
Maverick County, TXNot scored10.6421+1.7%
Hardin County, TXNot scored31.4203+4.2%
Navarro County, TXNot scored10.5485+8.2%
Medina County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+11.4%
Rusk County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+5.0%
Polk County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+5.9%
Wilson County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+12.2%
Chambers County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+22.6%
Atascosa County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+8.7%
Lamar County, TXNot scored31.5168+2.7%
Caldwell County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+20.0%
Val Verde County, TXNot scored21.2210+0.5%
Wood County, TXNot scored21.1237+10.3%
Cooke County, TXNot scored42.4114+6.5%
Upshur County, TXNot scored10.6398+8.2%
Wharton County, TXNot scored42.5105+1.2%
Jim Wells County, TXNot scored21.5160−0.2%
Brown County, TXNot scored42.791+1.7%
Hopkins County, TXNot scored21.4183+6.1%
Hill County, TXNot scored21.5175+9.8%
Fannin County, TXNot scored10.8344+9.2%
Washington County, TXNot scored21.3212+7.0%
Jasper County, TXNot scored10.7336+0.5%
Howard County, TXNot scored10.8323−12.4%
Hale County, TXNot scored10.9260−2.0%
Titus County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.9%
Grimes County, TXNot scored11.0269+16.3%
Austin County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+11.6%
Bee County, TXNot scored11.1214+4.7%
Kleberg County, TXNot scored21.7144−2.2%
Palo Pinto County, TXNot scored21.8144+8.2%
Cass County, TXNot scored21.7142+0.7%
San Jacinto County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+7.1%
Gillespie County, TXNot scored21.7165+6.6%
Milam County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+6.0%
Fayette County, TXNot scored11.0282+3.9%
Uvalde County, TXNot scored22.4100+1.6%
Aransas County, TXNot scored43.283+9.3%
Shelby County, TXNot scored11.1223+1.0%
Panola County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+2.3%
Limestone County, TXNot scored11.2207+3.2%
Gaines County, TXNot scored11.4190+10.4%
Houston County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Bandera County, TXNot scored44.362+9.0%
Moore County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+3.0%
Hockley County, TXNot scored22.5102+0.5%
Montague County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+9.6%
Gray County, TXNot scored33.867−1.3%
Colorado County, TXNot scored11.3214+3.9%
Lavaca County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.5%
Jones County, TXNot scored11.7148+6.1%
Tyler County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+3.1%
Hutchinson County, TXNot scored11.4182−4.5%
Willacy County, TXNot scored11.8134−0.8%
Freestone County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+7.1%
DeWitt County, TXNot scored11.4173+2.4%
Calhoun County, TXNot scored11.2237−2.3%
Gonzales County, TXNot scored11.3191+2.5%
Burleson County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+16.2%
Bosque County, TXNot scored34.065+3.6%
Andrews County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Frio County, TXNot scored11.8130+2.3%
Deaf Smith County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.5%
Young County, TXNot scored11.3196+1.7%
Eastland County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%
Lee County, TXNot scored22.994+7.0%
Falls County, TXNot scored11.6156+5.5%
Robertson County, TXNot scored11.5175+6.4%
Scurry County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.5%
Leon County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+7.1%
Jackson County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+2.6%
Karnes County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.4%
Pecos County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.1%
Nolan County, TXNot scored11.7143−4.1%
Callahan County, TXNot scored11.9137+5.4%
Trinity County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+5.5%
Comanche County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+5.9%
Zapata County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.9%
Madison County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+5.7%
Lamb County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−3.3%
Camp County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+7.7%
Rains County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+11.2%
Reeves County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−17.8%
Wilbarger County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.8%
Blanco County, TXNot scored23.975+18.6%
Dawson County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Newton County, TXNot scored24.157−1.7%
Morris County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.3%
Terry County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%
Live Oak County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+5.1%
Red River County, TXNot scored12.0116+2.2%
Ward County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.7%
Franklin County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+6.0%
Clay County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+5.0%
Sabine County, TXNot scored12.2116+1.2%
Runnels County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.2%
Ochiltree County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−6.7%
Duval County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Marion County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.3%
Parmer County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−1.8%
Somervell County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+11.5%
Brewster County, TXNot scored36.140−1.1%
Zavala County, TXNot scored13.169−6.5%
Stephens County, TXNot scored12.889+3.1%
Mitchell County, TXNot scored13.670−0.7%
Jack County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+12.7%
Archer County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+6.7%
Hamilton County, TXNot scored13.278+5.2%
Dimmit County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−6.5%
San Augustine County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Coleman County, TXNot scored13.078+3.0%
Yoakum County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−3.0%
McCulloch County, TXNot scored13.080−1.6%
Winkler County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.8%
Castro County, TXNot scored14.159−0.4%
Dallam County, TXNot scored13.963+5.2%
Goliad County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+2.7%
Brooks County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−7.3%
Swisher County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−3.5%
Bailey County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.4%
La Salle County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Childress County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.2%
Refugio County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−1.3%
Presidio County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−11.0%
Carson County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.2%
Lynn County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+7.3%
San Saba County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Delta County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+6.3%
Haskell County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Martin County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.5%
Floyd County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−9.1%
Hartley County, TXNot scored16.146−8.1%
Hansford County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−5.9%
Garza County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−22.3%
Crosby County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.8%
Wheeler County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.1%
Jim Hogg County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−6.0%
Crane County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Mills County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+3.0%
Kimble County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+3.4%
Mason County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.5%
Fisher County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+0.4%
Hardeman County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−7.5%
Baylor County, TXNot scored16.536+0.3%
Hudspeth County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+7.7%
Coke County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+2.7%
Concho County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+8.7%
Knox County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.6%
Sutton County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.7%
Donley County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Hemphill County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−8.4%
Reagan County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−7.5%
Upton County, TXNot scored17.432−5.1%
Shackelford County, TXNot scored17.734+2.7%
Kinney County, TXNot scored00.0n/a0.0%
Lipscomb County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.8%
Crockett County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−10.5%
Hall County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.4%
Real County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Collingsworth County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−5.9%
Cochran County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.5%
Schleicher County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−7.9%
Sherman County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Oldham County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.0%
Culberson County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+3.8%
Menard County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Jeff Davis County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−13.9%
Armstrong County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−0.4%
Dickens County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−3.7%
Throckmorton County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+6.7%
Sterling County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Irion County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−2.9%
Cottle County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−10.4%
Briscoe County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+3.8%
Edwards County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−3.6%
Stonewall County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.7%
Motley County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−1.8%
Glasscock County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+1.0%
Foard County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Terrell County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−6.6%
Roberts County, TXNot scored00.0n/a+5.2%
Kent County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−11.1%
Borden County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−11.8%
McMullen County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−9.0%
King County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−28.1%
Kenedy County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−8.6%
Loving County, TXNot scored00.0n/a−17.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 property management companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Texas?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2,870 property management companies in Texas. 128 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 6,520 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Texas spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $172.4B a year, or $15,682 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 2,870 property management companies on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,992,816 households in Texas and national spending patterns by income.

How does Texas compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Texas has 2.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 108, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Texas would have about 3,103, against 2,870 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,686 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

Which market in Texas has the highest market score for property management companies?

Among 25 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Sherman-Denison metro area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 7 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Granbury area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 54 scored counties in Texas, Guadalupe County scores highest, at 87 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Texas scores 59 for property management companies (upper middle), #18 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Texas. It maps the property management companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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Top markets for property management companies across the U.S. · All business types in Texas

Screening a site or an acquisition in Texas?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.