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Property management companies in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area
How the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #104 of 374 scored metro areas
#9 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 22
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +17.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,220 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 150
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,220 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area spend about $1.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 50% 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.
There are 22 property management companies on map listings in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 48 businesses with payroll in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 17.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,884 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is 59 (upper middle), #104 of 374 scored metro areas and #9 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area 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 | Brownsville-Harlingen metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 150 | 108 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,884 | 1,686 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.1% | +17.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,220 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $52,601 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48+17.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 273
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area, 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 the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 138,433
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 892 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 478
- Median household income
- $52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,931
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 146,355
- Daytime population
- 405,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for property management companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherman-Denison, TX | 83 | 6 | 1.1 | 248 | +12.8% | #5 of 374 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 79 | 9 | 1.4 | 192 | +5.0% | #11 of 374 |
| 3Longview, TX | 70 | 17 | 1.6 | 164 | +3.8% | #36 of 374 |
| 4Midland, TX | 68 | 11 | 1.6 | 191 | +9.8% | #41 of 374 |
| 5Laredo, TX | 67 | 10 | 1.2 | 204 | +5.2% | #46 of 374 |
| 6McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 66 | 37 | 1.4 | 176 | +5.6% | #54 of 374 |
| 7Victoria, TX | 65 | 7 | 1.9 | 140 | +1.6% | #61 of 374 |
| 8San Angelo, TX | 60 | 7 | 1.5 | 176 | +0.3% | #94 of 374 |
| 9Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 59 | 22 | 1.6 | 150 | +3.0% | #104 of 374 |
| 10Wichita Falls, TX | 58 | 12 | 2.1 | 122 | +0.7% | #112 of 374 |
Other business types in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area
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 estate54
- Real estate agents and brokers53
- Property management59
- Mortgage brokers and lenders42
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 property management companies in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 17.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.8B a year, or $13,220 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 22 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 50% 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 138,433 households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area has 1.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 150, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area would have about 33, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,884 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. Median household income in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is $52,601, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area scores 59 for property management companies (upper middle), #104 of 374 scored metro areas.
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