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Real estate agents and brokers in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate agents and brokers in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #73 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
121
4 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
171
+28.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,107 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
161
61% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.2
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,772
+21.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 121 real estate agents and brokers in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 17.2 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $15,107 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 61% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area was 171 in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 411 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Wildwood-The Villages metro area grew 21.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, the Wildwood-The Villages metro area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #73 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Wildwood-The Villages metro area compares

The same measures for Florida 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureWildwood-The Villages metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.250.230.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)16156100
Households per official establishment411414788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.6%+26.6%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,107$15,326$16,661
Median household income$76,508$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6330

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
171+28.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
638
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1214 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
195The 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 Wildwood-The Villages 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 Wildwood-The Villages metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
157,772+21.1% since 2020
Households
70,318
Median age
62.4
Homes lived in by their owners
88%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
557 sq. mi.
People per square mile
257
Median household income
$76,508
Average household income
$98,339
Median home value
$385,400
Jobs located here
37,385
Daytime population
146,480Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Wildwood-The Villages metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL6312117.2161+21.1%#73 of 387
2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL5274225.6103+19.8%#167 of 387
3Sebring, FL4411223.9103+9.7%#244 of 387
4Gainesville, FL4139928.094+5.4%#270 of 387
5Tallahassee, FL3647329.989+3.1%#326 of 387
6Homosassa Springs, FL3519927.990+11.1%#337 of 387
7Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL3574837.175+6.5%#340 of 387
8Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL351,16839.768+11.2%#341 of 387
9Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL351,14244.364+9.1%#342 of 387
10Jacksonville, FL352,99545.264+10.7%#343 of 387

Other business types in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area?

There are 121 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area as of September 2026. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1.1B a year, or $15,107 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 121 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 61% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,318 households in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The Wildwood-The Villages metro area has 17.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 161, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Wildwood-The Villages metro area would have about 195, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 411 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Wildwood-The Villages metro area at 157,772 people in 2025, up 21.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,318 households. The median household income in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area is $76,508 a year, 5% 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 Wildwood-The Villages metro area scores 63 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #73 of 387 scored metro areas.

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