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Property management companies in Chelan County, WA

The property management companies in Chelan County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #166 of 910 scored counties
#6 of 24 scored counties in Washington

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$577.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,333 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
208
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
81,941
+3.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 property management companies in Chelan County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $18,333 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Chelan County spend about $577.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 2.1 times 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 Chelan County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 1,501 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Chelan County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chelan County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Chelan County is 67 (upper middle), #166 of 910 scored counties and #6 of 24 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Chelan County compares

The same measures for Washington 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.

Property management in Chelan County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureChelan CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.63.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)208117100
Households per official establishment1,5011,4181,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,333$19,779$16,661
Median household income$82,381$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6761

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 21
Employees, 2023
222
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Chelan 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 Chelan County

Population, 2025 estimate
81,941+3.3% since 2020
Households
31,520
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,921 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$82,381+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,869
Median home value
$490,100
Jobs located here
42,458
Daytime population
82,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for property management companies, numbered among those based in Washington, with Chelan County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Cowlitz County, WA7971.6196+3.5%#38 of 910
2Mason County, WA7962.3141+7.8%#43 of 910
3Lewis County, WA7551.5204+6.7%#80 of 910
4Snohomish County, WA73682.2174+4.9%#109 of 910
5Grays Harbor County, WA7162.0150+3.0%#135 of 910
6Chelan County, WA6751.6208+3.3%#166 of 910
7Skagit County, WA67122.3146+2.4%#173 of 910
8Benton County, WA66192.4138+6.9%#186 of 910
9Clallam County, WA6582.3135+1.1%#202 of 910
10Grant County, WA6472.0155+6.3%#218 of 910

Other business types in Chelan County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in Chelan County, WA?

There are 5 property management companies on map listings in Chelan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Chelan County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $577.8M a year, or $18,333 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 5 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.1 times 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 31,520 households in Chelan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chelan County, WA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Chelan County has 1.6 property management companies per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 208, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Chelan County would have about 10, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,501 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Chelan County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Chelan County at 81,941 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,520 households. The median household income in Chelan County is $82,381 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Chelan County scores 67 for property management companies (upper middle), #166 of 910 scored counties.

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