Market rankings · Virginia
Property management companies in Virginia
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Virginia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for property management companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 971
- 44 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 1,883
- +9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 3% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 105
- 5% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #22 of 51
- Market score 52 · Upper middle
A site report maps the property management companies on map listings around any address in Virginia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Virginia has 971 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 44 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Virginia comes to about $56.7B a year: $16,844 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 5% 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.
Official counts show 1,883 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Virginia in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,787 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, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $5M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Virginia.
Among the 50 states and DC, Virginia ranks #22 for property management companies, with a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle). Of the 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Kingsport-Bristol metro area scores highest (71). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Virginia, the Danville area scores highest (57).
Every market in Virginia for property management companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Virginia, 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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 71 | 10 | 0.8 | 325 | +2.3% | #27 of 374 |
| 1Harrisonburg, VA | 54 | 12 | 2.4 | 112 | +3.5% | #148 of 374 |
| 2Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 54 | 14 | 2.7 | 98 | +3.2% | #154 of 374 |
| 3Richmond, VA | 52 | 156 | 2.9 | 100 | +5.5% | #169 of 374 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 51 | 795 | 3.4 | 102 | +3.3% | #174 of 374 |
| 4Winchester, VA-WV | 46 | 22 | 4.0 | 72 | +6.5% | #226 of 374 |
| 5Roanoke, VA | 45 | 35 | 2.7 | 99 | +0.4% | #227 of 374 |
| 6Lynchburg, VA | 40 | 37 | 3.6 | 73 | +2.9% | #270 of 374 |
| 7Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 39 | 214 | 3.0 | 94 | +0.9% | #278 of 374 |
| 8Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 30 | 29 | 4.1 | 63 | −0.1% | #350 of 374 |
| 9Charlottesville, VA | 29 | 47 | 5.2 | 58 | +3.1% | #355 of 374 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Danville, VA | 57 | 5 | 1.1 | 207 | −1.7% | #60 of 180 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 56 | 5 | 1.2 | 192 | −3.8% | #69 of 180 |
| Martinsville, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.7 | 312 | −1.9% | |
| Lake of the Woods, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | 442 | +10.1% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stafford County, VA | 82 | 13 | 2.5 | 142 | +8.3% | #20 of 910 |
| 2Hanover County, VA | 77 | 8 | 1.9 | 171 | +5.6% | #54 of 910 |
| 3Loudoun County, VA | 77 | 34 | 2.4 | 166 | +6.4% | #56 of 910 |
| 4Chesterfield County, VA | 76 | 21 | 1.5 | 207 | +8.7% | #63 of 910 |
| 5Rockingham County, VA | 76 | 5 | 1.5 | 182 | +6.6% | #66 of 910 |
| 6Suffolk city, VA | 76 | 7 | 1.8 | 159 | +10.4% | #68 of 910 |
| 7Prince William County, VA | 76 | 36 | 2.3 | 152 | +4.2% | #69 of 910 |
| 8Frederick County, VA | 75 | 7 | 2.0 | 154 | +8.8% | #85 of 910 |
| 9Spotsylvania County, VA | 70 | 16 | 3.0 | 104 | +10.5% | #148 of 910 |
| 10Chesapeake city, VA | 68 | 14 | 1.5 | 201 | +2.3% | #154 of 910 |
| 11James City County, VA | 63 | 9 | 2.8 | 113 | +6.2% | #243 of 910 |
| 12Fauquier County, VA | 60 | 10 | 3.7 | 91 | +4.8% | #292 of 910 |
| 13Arlington County, VA | 56 | 29 | 2.6 | 138 | +2.1% | #339 of 910 |
| 14Culpeper County, VA | 56 | 7 | 3.7 | 81 | +9.3% | #354 of 910 |
| 15Manassas city, VA | 55 | 5 | 3.5 | 92 | +3.9% | #367 of 910 |
| 16Bedford County, VA | 53 | 9 | 2.7 | 102 | +4.4% | #391 of 910 |
| 17Fairfax County, VA | 51 | 149 | 3.6 | 103 | +1.7% | #426 of 910 |
| 18Roanoke County, VA | 48 | 12 | 3.0 | 94 | +0.2% | #477 of 910 |
| 19Hampton city, VA | 47 | 12 | 2.1 | 126 | 0.0% | #486 of 910 |
| 20Alexandria city, VA | 44 | 25 | 3.3 | 102 | +1.0% | #545 of 910 |
| 21Portsmouth city, VA | 43 | 7 | 1.7 | 143 | −1.2% | #569 of 910 |
| 22Campbell County, VA | 41 | 5 | 2.2 | 114 | +0.1% | #597 of 910 |
| 23Fairfax city, VA | 37 | 10 | 10.9 | 32 | +10.8% | #673 of 910 |
| 24Albemarle County, VA | 36 | 29 | 6.3 | 50 | +5.1% | #692 of 910 |
| 25Henrico County, VA | 35 | 60 | 4.4 | 68 | +2.3% | #704 of 910 |
Show all 133 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Danville city, VA | 34 | 5 | 2.6 | 87 | −2.2% | #716 of 910 |
| 27Falls Church city, VA | 34 | 5 | 8.0 | 46 | +3.3% | #728 of 910 |
| 28Fredericksburg city, VA | 30 | 16 | 13.7 | 22 | +8.6% | #790 of 910 |
| 29Richmond city, VA | 29 | 48 | 4.6 | 58 | +4.6% | #797 of 910 |
| 30Virginia Beach city, VA | 28 | 78 | 4.3 | 69 | −1.3% | #807 of 910 |
| 31Staunton city, VA | 28 | 6 | 5.3 | 48 | +3.8% | #816 of 910 |
| 32Norfolk city, VA | 25 | 30 | 3.2 | 83 | −2.9% | #840 of 910 |
| 33Roanoke city, VA | 21 | 16 | 3.7 | 66 | −0.8% | #864 of 910 |
| 34Montgomery County, VA | 21 | 22 | 6.0 | 46 | −1.2% | #866 of 910 |
| 35Lynchburg city, VA | 20 | 19 | 6.6 | 37 | +3.0% | #873 of 910 |
| 36Williamsburg city, VA | 20 | 5 | 10.0 | 27 | +2.6% | #875 of 910 |
| 37Harrisonburg city, VA | 17 | 7 | 4.0 | 63 | −1.7% | #889 of 910 |
| 38Newport News city, VA | 15 | 39 | 5.1 | 51 | −1.5% | #896 of 910 |
| 39Winchester city, VA | 14 | 15 | 13.1 | 20 | +1.0% | #903 of 910 |
| 40Charlottesville city, VA | 13 | 14 | 7.1 | 40 | −4.4% | #905 of 910 |
| Augusta County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 1.3 | 211 | +1.8% | |
| York County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 1.5 | 215 | +1.6% | |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Franklin County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.9 | 304 | +1.9% | |
| Washington County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Henry County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.1% | |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 1.7 | 157 | +3.6% | |
| Prince George County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | 367 | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | 146 | +4.8% | |
| Louisa County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | 445 | +13.6% | |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.3 | 232 | +6.7% | |
| Tazewell County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | 379 | −4.4% | |
| Gloucester County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.3 | 218 | +3.6% | |
| Orange County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | 442 | +10.1% | |
| Wise County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.2 | 107 | −3.5% | |
| Botetourt County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | 369 | +1.5% | |
| Pulaski County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.1 | 121 | −0.6% | |
| Halifax County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | 161 | −1.4% | |
| Petersburg city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | 87 | +1.0% | |
| Accomack County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | 360 | +1.4% | |
| Caroline County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | 343 | +11.3% | |
| Powhatan County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | 360 | +7.0% | |
| Amherst County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | 164 | +2.1% | |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | 167 | +1.5% | |
| Smyth County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | 148 | −3.0% | |
| Carroll County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | 149 | +0.5% | |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.6% | |
| Wythe County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | 151 | −1.2% | |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | 307 | +6.2% | |
| King George County, VA | Not scored | 4 | 3.9 | 81 | +10.5% | |
| Goochland County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 2.9 | 117 | +17.4% | |
| Salem city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 3.9 | 68 | +1.7% | |
| Russell County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| New Kent County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | 149 | +21.2% | |
| Page County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Hopewell city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 3.2 | 75 | +1.1% | |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 4.1 | 61 | +7.5% | |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 3.9 | 63 | +2.3% | |
| Lee County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.1% | |
| Scott County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Greene County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | 119 | +6.6% | |
| Buchanan County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.7% | |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | 209 | +6.5% | |
| King William County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | 208 | +9.5% | |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 5.3 | 51 | +3.2% | |
| Southampton County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Patrick County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Buckingham County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Bristol city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | 160 | −3.5% | |
| Radford city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 5.4 | 45 | +7.0% | |
| Appomattox County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | 84 | +6.3% | |
| Giles County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | 170 | −1.3% | |
| Brunswick County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.6% | |
| Nottoway County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.6 | 69 | +1.0% | |
| Floyd County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.1% | |
| Grayson County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Clarke County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.4% | |
| Alleghany County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Nelson County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | 178 | +1.2% | |
| Madison County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Dickenson County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.0% | |
| Martinsville city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | 67 | +2.8% | |
| Amelia County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Poquoson city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | 154 | +6.6% | |
| Northumberland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.1% | |
| Northampton County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Charlotte County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Greensville County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.1 | 76 | −1.8% | |
| Lancaster County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | 153 | +0.9% | |
| Middlesex County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Sussex County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Essex County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.5% | |
| Cumberland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.9% | |
| Richmond County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.2% | |
| Mathews County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.1% | |
| Franklin city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.9 | 84 | +4.1% | |
| Lexington city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 18.3 | 15 | +6.2% | |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Galax city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 7.2 | 32 | −0.7% | |
| King and Queen County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Charles City County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Surry County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 3.5 | 77 | +0.8% | |
| Bland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Covington city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Emporia city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.4% | |
| Craig County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.6% | |
| Bath County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 11.0 | 23 | −2.6% | |
| Norton city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.5% | |
| Highland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.4% |
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 Virginia?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 971 property management companies in Virginia. 44 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 1,883 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Virginia spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $56.7B a year, or $16,844 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 971 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 5% 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 3,365,732 households in Virginia and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Virginia has 2.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 105, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Virginia would have about 1,020, against 971 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,787 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
Which market in Virginia has the highest market score for property management companies?
Among 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Kingsport-Bristol metro area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Virginia, the Danville area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Among 40 scored counties in Virginia, Stafford County scores highest, at 82 (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. Virginia scores 52 for property management companies (upper middle), #22 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 Virginia. 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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