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Property management companies in the Longview-Kelso, WA metro area

How the Longview-Kelso, WA metro area compares with other metro areas 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 #7 of 374 scored metro areas
#1 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$761.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,336 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
196
96% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
114,885
+3.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Longview-Kelso metro area is 82 (high), #7 of 374 scored metro areas and #1 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for property management companies.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 property management companies in the Longview-Kelso metro area. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

At $17,336 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Longview-Kelso metro area spend about $761.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 96% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Longview-Kelso metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 3,995 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Longview-Kelso metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Longview-Kelso metro area 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 Longview-Kelso, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureLongview-Kelso metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.63.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)196117100
Households per official establishment3,9951,4181,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,336$19,779$16,661
Median household income$76,531$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score8261

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Longview-Kelso 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 Longview-Kelso metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
114,885+3.5% since 2020
Households
43,943
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,141 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$76,531+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,669
Median home value
$397,500
Jobs located here
40,531
Daytime population
95,784Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for property management companies, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Longview-Kelso metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in Washington ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Longview-Kelso, WA8271.6196+3.5%#7 of 374
2Kennewick-Richland, WA73201.9181+6.5%#21 of 374
3Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA7281.7196+5.0%#24 of 374
4Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA69122.3146+2.4%#39 of 374
5Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA65282.6139+2.7%#62 of 374
6Walla Walla, WA6152.1147−0.4%#87 of 374
7Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA59322.7126+2.8%#106 of 374
8Bellingham, WA59303.2102+3.9%#108 of 374
9Yakima, WA55212.4126+1.0%#134 of 374
10Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA555513.4112+3.3%#139 of 374

Other business types in the Longview-Kelso metro area

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Longview-Kelso, WA metro area?

There are 7 property management companies on map listings in the Longview-Kelso metro area as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in the Longview-Kelso, WA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $761.8M a year, or $17,336 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 96% 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 43,943 households in the Longview-Kelso metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Longview-Kelso, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Longview-Kelso metro area 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 196, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Longview-Kelso metro area would have about 14, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,995 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is the Longview-Kelso, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Longview-Kelso metro area at 114,885 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,943 households. The median household income in the Longview-Kelso metro area is $76,531 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.4% 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. The Longview-Kelso metro area scores 82 for property management companies (high), #7 of 374 scored metro areas.

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