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Property management companies in Bell County, TX
How Bell County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #689 of 910 scored counties
#45 of 54 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 65
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- +6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,403 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 57
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Bell County is 36 (lower middle), #689 of 910 scored counties and #45 of 54 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 property management companies in Bell County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Bell County comes to about $2B a year: $14,403 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 43% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Bell County was 83 in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Bell County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bell County grew 8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bell County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 57 | 108 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,715 | 1,686 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.4% | +17.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,403 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78 → 83+6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 771
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 651 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
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for property management companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bell County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guadalupe County, TX | 87 | 9 | 1.4 | 212 | +15.8% | #4 of 910 |
| 2Rockwall County, TX | 86 | 5 | 1.2 | 280 | +28.9% | #6 of 910 |
| 3Brazoria County, TX | 81 | 15 | 1.1 | 273 | +12.2% | #22 of 910 |
| 4Ellis County, TX | 81 | 13 | 1.8 | 166 | +24.0% | #27 of 910 |
| 5Parker County, TX | 81 | 13 | 2.3 | 135 | +23.5% | #29 of 910 |
| 6Grayson County, TX | 79 | 6 | 1.1 | 248 | +12.8% | #36 of 910 |
| 7Hunt County, TX | 78 | 6 | 1.6 | 171 | +23.0% | #49 of 910 |
| 8Fort Bend County, TX | 77 | 45 | 1.5 | 212 | +17.4% | #52 of 910 |
| 9Denton County, TX | 76 | 69 | 1.9 | 170 | +16.9% | #67 of 910 |
| 10Johnson County, TX | 75 | 13 | 2.0 | 143 | +20.5% | #86 of 910 |
| 45Bell County, TX | 36 | 65 | 4.6 | 57 | +8.0% | #689 of 910 |
Other business types in Bell 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 estate42
- Real estate agents and brokers46
- Property management36
- Mortgage brokers and lenders57
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Bell County, TX?
Bell County has 65 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2B a year, or $14,403 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 65 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 43% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Bell County has 4.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 57, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Bell County would have about 37, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 36 for property management companies (lower middle), #689 of 910 scored counties.
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