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Property management companies in Chesapeake city, VA
The property management companies in Chesapeake city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #154 of 910 scored counties
#10 of 40 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,728 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 201
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Chesapeake city comes to about $1.6B a year: $16,728 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is twice 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.
Chesapeake city has 14 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Chesapeake city in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,341 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $336K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Chesapeake city.
Population estimates put the population change in Chesapeake city from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Chesapeake city has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #154 of 910 scored counties and #10 of 40 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chesapeake city 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 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 201 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,341 | 1,787 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | +9.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,728 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 40+25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 292
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $336K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Chesapeake city, 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents 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 Chesapeake city 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 |
Other business types in Chesapeake city
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 estate33
- Real estate agents and brokers32
- Property management68
- Mortgage brokers and lenders50
- Home inspectors44
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Chesapeake city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 property management companies in Chesapeake city. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Chesapeake city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.6B a year, or $16,728 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is twice 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 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Chesapeake city has 1.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 201, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 28, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,341 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 68 for property management companies (upper middle), #154 of 910 scored counties.
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