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Property management companies in Snohomish County, WA
The property management companies in Snohomish County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #109 of 910 scored counties
#4 of 24 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 68
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 172
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $20,772 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 174
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 870,656
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 property management companies in Snohomish County. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Snohomish County comes to about $6.6B a year: $20,772 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 74% 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 172 businesses with payroll in Snohomish County classed as residential and commercial property managers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,838 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Snohomish County.
Population estimates put the population change in Snohomish County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Snohomish County is 73 (upper middle), #109 of 910 scored counties and #4 of 24 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Snohomish 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.
| Measure | Snohomish County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 174 | 117 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,838 | 1,418 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $20,772 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $111,246 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 172 → 1720.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 968
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $61.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 683 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 870,656+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 316,212
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,087 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 405
- Median household income
- $111,246+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,831
- Median home value
- $696,000
- Jobs located here
- 295,384
- Daytime population
- 731,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for property management companies, numbered among those based in Washington, with Snohomish County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cowlitz County, WA | 79 | 7 | 1.6 | 196 | +3.5% | #38 of 910 |
| 2Mason County, WA | 79 | 6 | 2.3 | 141 | +7.8% | #43 of 910 |
| 3Lewis County, WA | 75 | 5 | 1.5 | 204 | +6.7% | #80 of 910 |
| 4Snohomish County, WA | 73 | 68 | 2.2 | 174 | +4.9% | #109 of 910 |
| 5Grays Harbor County, WA | 71 | 6 | 2.0 | 150 | +3.0% | #135 of 910 |
| 6Chelan County, WA | 67 | 5 | 1.6 | 208 | +3.3% | #166 of 910 |
| 7Skagit County, WA | 67 | 12 | 2.3 | 146 | +2.4% | #173 of 910 |
| 8Benton County, WA | 66 | 19 | 2.4 | 138 | +6.9% | #186 of 910 |
| 9Clallam County, WA | 65 | 8 | 2.3 | 135 | +1.1% | #202 of 910 |
| 10Grant County, WA | 64 | 7 | 2.0 | 155 | +6.3% | #218 of 910 |
Other business types in Snohomish 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 estate50
- Real estate agents and brokers54
- Property management73
- Mortgage brokers and lenders46
- Home inspectors73
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Snohomish County, WA?
There are 68 property management companies on map listings in Snohomish County as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 172 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Snohomish County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $6.6B a year, or $20,772 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 68 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 74% 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 316,212 households in Snohomish County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Snohomish County, WA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Snohomish County has 2.2 property management companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 174, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, Snohomish County would have about 118, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,838 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Snohomish County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Snohomish County at 870,656 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 316,212 households. The median household income in Snohomish County is $111,246 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Snohomish County scores 73 for property management companies (upper middle), #109 of 910 scored counties.
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