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Property management companies in the Wausau, WI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Wausau, WI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #244 of 374 scored metro areas
#9 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin

Listings
18
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$814.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,081 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
81
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
139,432
+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

At $14,081 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Wausau metro area spend about $814.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per company is 19% below 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 Wausau metro area has 18 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Wausau metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,858 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Wausau metro area grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, the Wausau metro area has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #244 of 374 scored metro areas and #9 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.

How the Wausau metro area compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Wausau, WI metro area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWausau metro areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.12.53.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)81101100
Households per official establishment3,8582,5851,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.3%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,081$14,211$16,661
Median household income$77,884$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4347

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15
Employees, 2023
168
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
180 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Wausau 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 Wausau metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
139,432+1.0% since 2020
Households
57,866
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$77,884
Average household income
$97,899
Median home value
$219,600
Jobs located here
72,449
Daytime population
141,458Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Wisconsin

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

Top metro areas in Wisconsin

Metro areas in Wisconsin ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Appleton, WI71151.5176+2.7%#31 of 374
2Sheboygan, WI6181.61550.0%#85 of 374
3Fond du Lac, WI6171.6154+0.5%#86 of 374
4Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI61141.7147+0.4%#88 of 374
5Oshkosh-Neenah, WI52152.1121+1.4%#164 of 374
6Janesville-Beloit, WI49172.598+1.7%#200 of 374
7Green Bay, WI48413.085+2.5%#208 of 374
8Kenosha, WI44192.894−0.4%#234 of 374
Duluth, MN-WI43322.793+0.2%#243 of 374
9Wausau, WI43183.181+1.0%#244 of 374

Other business types in the Wausau 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 Wausau, WI metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 property management companies in the Wausau metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

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

About $814.8M a year, or $14,081 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 18 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 19% below 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 57,866 households in the Wausau metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Wausau metro area has 3.1 property management companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 81, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Wausau metro area would have about 15, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,858 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is the Wausau, WI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Wausau metro area at 139,432 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,866 households. Median household income in the Wausau metro area is $77,884, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Wausau metro area scores 43 for property management companies (lower middle), #244 of 374 scored metro areas.

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