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Property management companies in Arlington County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in Arlington County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #339 of 910 scored counties
#13 of 40 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 29
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 104
- −17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,847 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 138
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 243,931
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Arlington County comes to about $2.2B a year: $19,847 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 38% 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 29 property management companies on map listings in Arlington County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 104 businesses with payroll in Arlington County classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,077 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 Arlington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Arlington County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Arlington County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #339 of 910 scored counties and #13 of 40 scored counties in Virginia.
How Arlington 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 | Arlington County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 138 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,077 | 1,787 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.5% | +9.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,847 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $142,114 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 126 → 104−17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,378
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $105.7M
- 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
- 40The 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 Arlington 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 Arlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 243,931+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 112,027
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 41%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 26 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9,089
- Median household income
- $142,114+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $189,970
- Median home value
- $895,000
- Jobs located here
- 166,762
- Daytime population
- 284,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Arlington County, VA | 56 | 29 | 2.6 | 138 | +2.1% | #339 of 910 |
Other business types in Arlington 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 estate43
- Real estate agents and brokers44
- Property management56
- Mortgage brokers and lenders74
- Home inspectors70
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Arlington County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 property management companies in Arlington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 17.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Arlington County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.2B a year, or $19,847 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 29 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 38% 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 112,027 households in Arlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arlington County, VA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Arlington County has 2.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 138, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Arlington County would have about 40, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,077 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Arlington County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Arlington County at 243,931 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,027 households. Median household income in Arlington County is $142,114, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Arlington County scores 56 for property management companies (upper middle), #339 of 910 scored counties.
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