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Property management companies in the Beckley, WV metro area

The property management companies in the Beckley, WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #211 of 374 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$588.2M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,084 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
212
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
109,940
−4.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 property management companies in the Beckley metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Households in the Beckley metro area spend about $588.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,084 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. 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.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Beckley metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,248 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Beckley metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For property management companies, the Beckley metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #211 of 374 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.

How the Beckley metro area compares

The same measures for West Virginia 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 Beckley, WV metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBeckley metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.43.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)212173100
Households per official establishment2,2484,2861,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,084$13,873$16,661
Median household income$52,620$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4761

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20
Employees, 2023
102
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
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
11The 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 Beckley 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 Beckley metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
109,940−4.3% since 2020
Households
44,952
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,267 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$52,620+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,721
Median home value
$129,600
Jobs located here
43,639
Daytime population
115,613Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for property management companies, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Beckley metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV67292.5112+7.1%#51 of 374
1Wheeling, WV-OH6061.0231−3.6%#92 of 374
2Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH5961.2195−3.6%#101 of 374
3Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH56241.6157−2.6%#123 of 374
4Parkersburg-Vienna, WV5471.8133−2.3%#146 of 374
5Charleston, WV51141.6156−4.7%#170 of 374
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV517953.4102+3.3%#174 of 374
6Morgantown, WV49142.4108+1.3%#197 of 374
7Beckley, WV4751.1212−4.3%#211 of 374
Winchester, VA-WV46224.072+6.5%#226 of 374

Other business types in the Beckley 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 Beckley, WV metro area?

The Beckley metro area has 5 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

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

About $588.2M a year, or $13,084 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, 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 44,952 households in the Beckley metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Beckley metro area has 1.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 212, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Beckley metro area would have about 11, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,248 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is the Beckley, WV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Beckley metro area at 109,940 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,952 households. The median household income in the Beckley metro area is $52,620 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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 Beckley metro area scores 47 for property management companies (lower middle), #211 of 374 scored metro areas.

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