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Property management companies in the Charlottesville, VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Charlottesville, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #355 of 374 scored metro areas
#9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 47
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 91
- +36.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,795 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 58
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,597
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Charlottesville metro area is 29 (lower middle), #355 of 374 scored metro areas and #9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Charlottesville metro area comes to about $1.5B a year: $16,795 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 42% 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.
The Charlottesville metro area has 47 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 91 businesses with payroll in the Charlottesville metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 36.5% from 2019. That is one for every 994 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Charlottesville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Charlottesville metro area 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 | Charlottesville metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 58 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 994 | 1,787 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.5% | +9.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,795 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $93,598 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 91+36.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 640
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 472 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,597+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,452
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 136
- Median household income
- $93,598+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,972
- Median home value
- $430,300
- Jobs located here
- 108,968
- Daytime population
- 237,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for property management companies, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Charlottesville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| 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 |
Other business types in the Charlottesville 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 estate37
- Real estate agents and brokers41
- Property management29
- Mortgage brokers and lenders39
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Charlottesville, VA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 property management companies in the Charlottesville metro area. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 36.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Charlottesville, VA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.5B a year, or $16,795 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 47 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 42% 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 90,452 households in the Charlottesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Charlottesville, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Charlottesville metro area has 5.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 58, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Charlottesville metro area would have about 27, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 994 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Charlottesville, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Charlottesville metro area at 228,597 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,452 households. Median household income in the Charlottesville metro area is $93,598, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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 Charlottesville metro area scores 29 for property management companies (lower middle), #355 of 374 scored metro areas.
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