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Property management companies in Stafford County, VA
How Stafford 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 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #20 of 910 scored counties
#1 of 40 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,625 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 142
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 170,803
- +8.3% since 2020
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What this means
Stafford County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #20 of 910 scored counties and #1 of 40 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for property management companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 property management companies in Stafford County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Stafford County comes to about $1B a year: $19,625 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 42% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Stafford County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 3,738 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Stafford County grew 8.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stafford 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 | Stafford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 142 | 105 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,738 | 1,787 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,625 | $16,844 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $137,807 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Stafford 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 Stafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 170,803+8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 52,326
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 609
- Median household income
- $137,807+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $160,926
- Median home value
- $485,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,246
- Daytime population
- 142,029Residents 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 |
Other business types in Stafford 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 estate61
- Real estate agents and brokers61
- Property management82
- Mortgage brokers and lenders75
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Stafford County, VA?
There are 13 property management companies on map listings in Stafford County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.
How much do households in Stafford County, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1B a year, or $19,625 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 13 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 42% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,326 households in Stafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stafford County, VA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Stafford County has 2.5 property management companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 142, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Stafford County would have about 19, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,738 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Stafford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Stafford County at 170,803 people in 2025, up 8.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,326 households. The median household income in Stafford County is $137,807 a year, 71% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Stafford County scores 82 for property management companies (high), #20 of 910 scored counties.
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