Real estate · Small-town market · Arizona
Real estate agents and brokers in the Payson, AZ area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in the Payson, AZ area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #480 of 533 scored small-town markets
#4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Arizona
- Listings
- 82
- 7 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $379.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,050 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 85
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.7
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,801
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Payson area is 33 (lower middle), #480 of 533 scored small-town markets and #4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Arizona. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Payson area spend about $379.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,050 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 15% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
The Payson area has 82 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 9%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.7, 13% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Payson area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 739 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Payson area grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Payson area compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Payson area | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.7 | 36.3 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 85 | 91 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 739 | 456 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.5% | +23.0% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,050 | $18,061 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,986 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32+18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 827 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The 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 offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Payson 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 Payson area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,801+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,645
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $61,986+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,972
- Median home value
- $269,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,608
- Daytime population
- 48,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arizona for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Payson area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Safford, AZ | 61 | 22 | 17.3 | 173 | +4.0% | #121 of 533 |
| 2Nogales, AZ | 54 | 37 | 21.8 | 129 | +4.8% | #209 of 533 |
| 3Show Low, AZ | 43 | 88 | 22.0 | 127 | +3.0% | #355 of 533 |
| 4Payson, AZ | 33 | 82 | 34.7 | 85 | +0.9% | #480 of 533 |
Other business types in the Payson area
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 estate36
- Real estate agents and brokers33
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Payson, AZ area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 real estate agents and brokers in the Payson area. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Payson, AZ area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $379.5M a year, or $16,050 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 82 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 15% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,645 households in the Payson area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Payson, AZ area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Payson area has 34.7 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 85, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Payson area would have about 70, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 739 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Payson, AZ area growing?
Population estimates put the Payson area at 53,801 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,645 households. Median household income in the Payson area is $61,986, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Payson area scores 33 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #480 of 533 scored small-town markets.
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