Real estate · Small-town market · California
Real estate agents and brokers in the Crescent City, CA area
The real estate agents and brokers in the Crescent City, CA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #496 of 533 scored small-town markets
#7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $158.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,612 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 116
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,410
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Crescent City area scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #496 of 533 scored small-town markets and #7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Crescent City area spend about $158.2M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,612 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 16% above 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.
There are 25 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Crescent City area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 26.3 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in the Crescent City area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 952 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Crescent City area declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Crescent City area compares
The same measures for California 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 | Crescent City area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 38.0 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 116 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 952 | 601 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,612 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,058 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $970K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Crescent City 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 Crescent City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,410−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 9,522
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $67,058+48.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,665
- Median home value
- $342,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,729
- Daytime population
- 25,295Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in California for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in California (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Crescent City area marked.
Top small-town markets in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bishop, CA | 64 | 12 | 14.9 | 215 | −4.4% | #89 of 533 |
| 2Red Bluff, CA | 61 | 47 | 19.0 | 160 | −1.7% | #125 of 533 |
| 3Susanville, CA | 51 | 14 | 15.1 | 199 | −13.1% | #239 of 533 |
| 4Clearlake, CA | 45 | 70 | 26.0 | 116 | −0.6% | #333 of 533 |
| 5Ukiah, CA | 43 | 78 | 22.4 | 139 | −3.5% | #352 of 533 |
| 6Eureka-Arcata, CA | 40 | 135 | 24.6 | 123 | −3.4% | #384 of 533 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 34 | 102 | 46.9 | 75 | +0.9% | #472 of 533 |
| 7Crescent City, CA | 31 | 25 | 26.3 | 116 | −4.4% | #496 of 533 |
| 8Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 30 | 228 | 53.2 | 66 | −0.4% | #504 of 533 |
| 9Sonora, CA | 29 | 77 | 33.9 | 96 | −4.0% | #506 of 533 |
Other business types in the Crescent City 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 estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers31
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Crescent City, CA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 real estate agents and brokers in the Crescent City area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in the Crescent City, CA area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $158.2M a year, or $16,612 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 25 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 16% above 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 9,522 households in the Crescent City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Crescent City, CA area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Crescent City area has 26.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 116, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Crescent City area would have about 29, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 952 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is the Crescent City, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Crescent City area at 26,410 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,522 households. Median household income in the Crescent City area is $67,058, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.1%, 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 Crescent City area scores 31 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #496 of 533 scored small-town markets.
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