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Property management companies in the Yakima, WA metro area

How the Yakima, 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #134 of 374 scored metro areas
#9 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington

Listings
21
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
47
+17.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,801 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
126
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
259,185
+1.0% 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

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Yakima metro area comes to about $1.5B a year: $16,801 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 26% 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.

The Yakima metro area has 21 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 20% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in the Yakima metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,866 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Yakima metro area grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Yakima metro area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #134 of 374 scored metro areas and #9 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.

How the Yakima 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 Yakima, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureYakima metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.43.03.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)126117100
Households per official establishment1,8661,4181,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.5%+0.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,801$19,779$16,661
Median household income$70,656$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5561

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47+17.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
157
Annual payroll, 2023
$7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Yakima 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 Yakima metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
259,185+1.0% since 2020
Households
87,708
Median age
34.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
4,295 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$70,656+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,451
Median home value
$310,100
Jobs located here
108,597
Daytime population
259,646Residents 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 metro areas in Washington for property management companies, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Yakima 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 Yakima 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 Yakima, WA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 property management companies in the Yakima metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019.

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

About $1.5B a year, or $16,801 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 21 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 26% 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 87,708 households in the Yakima metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Yakima metro area has 2.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 126, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Yakima metro area would have about 27, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,866 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Yakima, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Yakima metro area at 259,185 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,708 households. Median household income in the Yakima metro area is $70,656, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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 Yakima metro area scores 55 for property management companies (upper middle), #134 of 374 scored metro areas.

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