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Property management companies in Washington County, VT

How Washington County, VT 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #450 of 910 scored counties
#1 of 7 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$471.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,231 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
77
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,652
−0.2% 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

Households in Washington County spend about $471.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,231 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 23% 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.

Washington County has 11 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 3,232 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Washington County.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #450 of 910 scored counties and #1 of 7 scored counties in Vermont.

How Washington County compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Washington County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.33.43.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)7796100
Households per official establishment3,2321,4541,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,231$18,181$16,661
Median household income$83,449$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score5037

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 8
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,652−0.2% since 2020
Households
25,855
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
687 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$83,449+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,553
Median home value
$315,000
Jobs located here
30,099
Daytime population
61,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Vermont

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

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, VT50114.377−0.2%#450 of 910
2Rutland County, VT4193.686−1.4%#604 of 910
3Chittenden County, VT38344.873+0.4%#658 of 910
4Windham County, VT3663.0104−1.4%#674 of 910
5Windsor County, VT35104.083−0.7%#701 of 910
6Bennington County, VT3464.079−1.8%#719 of 910
7Lamoille County, VT2875.955+1.4%#811 of 910

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Washington County, VT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 property management companies in Washington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Washington County, VT spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $471.4M a year, or $18,231 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 11 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 23% 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 25,855 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington County, VT compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Washington County has 4.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 77, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Washington County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,232 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 59,652 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,855 households. Median household income in Washington County is $83,449, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. Washington County scores 50 for property management companies (upper middle), #450 of 910 scored counties.

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

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