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Property management companies in Norfolk city, VA
How Norfolk city, 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #840 of 910 scored counties
#32 of 40 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 30
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- +27.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,538 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 83
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 231,013
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Norfolk city scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #840 of 910 scored counties and #32 of 40 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Norfolk city comes to about $1.4B a year: $14,538 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 17% 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.
There are 30 property management companies on map listings in Norfolk city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Norfolk city was 79 in 2023, up 27.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,202 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 Norfolk city. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Norfolk city declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Norfolk 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 | Norfolk city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 83 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,202 | 1,787 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.4% | +9.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,538 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $66,109 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 79+27.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,886
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $202.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 303 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 231,013−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,965
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 53 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,385
- Median household income
- $66,109+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,610
- Median home value
- $289,900
- Jobs located here
- 130,869
- Daytime population
- 273,887Residents 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 Norfolk 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 |
| 32Norfolk city, VA | 25 | 30 | 3.2 | 83 | −2.9% | #840 of 910 |
Other business types in Norfolk 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 estate29
- Real estate agents and brokers34
- Property management25
- Mortgage brokers and lenders54
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Norfolk city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 property management companies in Norfolk city. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 27.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Norfolk city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.4B a year, or $14,538 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 17% 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 94,965 households in Norfolk city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Norfolk city, VA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Norfolk city has 3.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 83, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Norfolk city would have about 25, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,202 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Norfolk city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Norfolk city at 231,013 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 94,965 households. Median household income in Norfolk city is $66,109, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Norfolk city scores 25 for property management companies (lower middle), #840 of 910 scored counties.
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