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Property management companies in Albemarle County, VA
How Albemarle County, VA 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 #692 of 910 scored counties
#24 of 40 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 29
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $806.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,566 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 50
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,356
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Albemarle County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #692 of 910 scored counties and #24 of 40 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 property management companies in Albemarle County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.
At $17,566 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Albemarle County spend about $806.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 50% 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 Albemarle County was 43 in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,068 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Albemarle County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Albemarle County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Albemarle County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 50 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,068 | 1,787 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.2% | +9.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,566 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $104,392 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 43+13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 298
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 290 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Albemarle 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 Albemarle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,356+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,912
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 721 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $104,392+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,846
- Median home value
- $495,400
- Jobs located here
- 57,660
- Daytime population
- 124,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for property management companies, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Albemarle County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| 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 |
| 24Albemarle County, VA | 36 | 29 | 6.3 | 50 | +5.1% | #692 of 910 |
Other business types in Albemarle 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 estate39
- Real estate agents and brokers42
- Property management36
- Mortgage brokers and lenders36
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Albemarle County, VA?
Albemarle County has 29 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Albemarle County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $806.5M a year, or $17,566 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 29 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 50% 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 45,912 households in Albemarle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albemarle County, VA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Albemarle County has 6.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 50, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Albemarle County would have about 15, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,068 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Albemarle County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Albemarle County at 118,356 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,912 households. The median household income in Albemarle County is $104,392 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Albemarle County scores 36 for property management companies (lower middle), #692 of 910 scored counties.
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