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Property management companies in Whatcom County, WA
How Whatcom County, WA 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #303 of 910 scored counties
#16 of 24 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 30
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,166 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 102
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 236,392
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Whatcom County comes to about $1.7B a year: $18,166 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2% 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.
There are 30 property management companies on map listings in Whatcom County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Whatcom County classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,089 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Whatcom County.
Population estimates put the population change in Whatcom County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for property management companies in Whatcom County is 59 (upper middle), #303 of 910 scored counties and #16 of 24 scored counties in Washington.
How Whatcom 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 | Whatcom County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 102 | 117 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,089 | 1,418 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.2% | +0.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,166 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $81,784 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 45−8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 340
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 300 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Whatcom 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 Whatcom County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 236,392+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,021
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,108 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $81,784+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,611
- Median home value
- $585,800
- Jobs located here
- 90,570
- Daytime population
- 221,278Residents 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 Whatcom 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 |
| 16Whatcom County, WA | 59 | 30 | 3.2 | 102 | +3.9% | #303 of 910 |
Other business types in Whatcom 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 estate38
- Real estate agents and brokers38
- Property management59
- Mortgage brokers and lenders48
- Home inspectors65
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Whatcom County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 property management companies in Whatcom County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Whatcom County, WA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.7B a year, or $18,166 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 94,021 households in Whatcom County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whatcom County, WA compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Whatcom County 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 102, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Whatcom County would have about 31, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,089 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Whatcom County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whatcom County at 236,392 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 94,021 households. Median household income in Whatcom County is $81,784, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. Whatcom County scores 59 for property management companies (upper middle), #303 of 910 scored counties.
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