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Property management companies in Berkeley County, WV
The property management companies in Berkeley County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #26 of 910 scored counties
#1 of 8 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $781.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,311 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 176
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 139,522
- +13.7% since 2020
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What this means
For property management companies, Berkeley County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #26 of 910 scored counties and #1 of 8 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for property management companies.
At $15,311 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Berkeley County spend about $781.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 76% 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 8 property management companies on map listings in Berkeley County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Berkeley County in 2023. That is one for every 4,638 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Population estimates show Berkeley County grew 13.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Berkeley County 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.
| Measure | Berkeley County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 176 | 173 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 4,638 | 4,286 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,311 | $13,873 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $80,815 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 139,522+13.7% since 2020
- Households
- 51,021
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 321 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 403
- Median household income
- $80,815+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,580
- Median home value
- $266,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,190
- Daytime population
- 104,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for property management companies, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Berkeley County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 81 | 8 | 1.6 | 176 | +13.7% | #26 of 910 |
| 2Wood County, WV | 50 | 7 | 2.0 | 126 | −2.1% | #438 of 910 |
| 3Putnam County, WV | 46 | 9 | 3.9 | 72 | −1.0% | #527 of 910 |
| 4Kanawha County, WV | 45 | 14 | 1.8 | 137 | −4.3% | #530 of 910 |
| 5Raleigh County, WV | 44 | 5 | 1.7 | 137 | −3.5% | #541 of 910 |
| 6Harrison County, WV | 44 | 8 | 3.0 | 84 | −2.5% | #557 of 910 |
| 7Monongalia County, WV | 42 | 14 | 3.1 | 85 | +2.0% | #590 of 910 |
| 8Cabell County, WV | 39 | 10 | 2.5 | 97 | −3.2% | #633 of 910 |
Other business types in Berkeley 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 estate57
- Real estate agents and brokers61
- Property management81
- Mortgage brokers and lenders54
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Berkeley County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 property management companies in Berkeley County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Berkeley County, WV spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $781.2M a year, or $15,311 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 76% 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 51,021 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkeley County, WV compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Berkeley County 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 176, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Berkeley County would have about 14, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,638 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
How fast is Berkeley County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Berkeley County at 139,522 people in 2025, up 13.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,021 households. Median household income in Berkeley County is $80,815, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Berkeley County scores 81 for property management companies (high), #26 of 910 scored counties.
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