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Real estate agents and brokers in Montgomery County, KS
How Montgomery County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,729 of 2,176 scored counties
#25 of 37 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $159.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,350 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 139
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,177
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Montgomery County is 37 (lower middle), #1,729 of 2,176 scored counties and #25 of 37 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Montgomery County comes to about $159.1M a year: $12,350 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 39% 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.
Montgomery County has 21 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 16.3 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 2,147 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $54K has gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Montgomery County. Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Montgomery County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Montgomery County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 25.5 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 139 | 101 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,147 | 891 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.4% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,350 | $14,105 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $55,697 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $474K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 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
- 1
- Amount
- $54K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,177−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,880
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $55,697+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,564
- Median home value
- $101,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,202
- Daytime population
- 32,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Montgomery County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, KS | 64 | 8 | 10.8 | 246 | −0.2% | #379 of 2,176 |
| 2Wyandotte County, KS | 63 | 49 | 8.0 | 299 | +1.0% | #410 of 2,176 |
| 3Leavenworth County, KS | 59 | 45 | 14.9 | 183 | +3.2% | #596 of 2,176 |
| 4Pottawatomie County, KS | 57 | 14 | 14.9 | 183 | +6.9% | #686 of 2,176 |
| 5Butler County, KS | 53 | 48 | 18.9 | 140 | +3.1% | #898 of 2,176 |
| 6Cherokee County, KS | 51 | 5 | 6.3 | 357 | −1.0% | #971 of 2,176 |
| 7Miami County, KS | 51 | 27 | 19.7 | 138 | +5.9% | #997 of 2,176 |
| 8Nemaha County, KS | 50 | 5 | 12.4 | 205 | −2.1% | #1,025 of 2,176 |
| 9Osage County, KS | 49 | 11 | 17.1 | 145 | −0.3% | #1,095 of 2,176 |
| 10Ford County, KS | 48 | 19 | 16.1 | 154 | −0.6% | #1,148 of 2,176 |
| 25Montgomery County, KS | 37 | 21 | 16.3 | 139 | −3.9% | #1,729 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 estate31
- Real estate agents and brokers37
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Montgomery County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 real estate agents and brokers in Montgomery County. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Montgomery County, KS spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $159.1M a year, or $12,350 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 21 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 39% 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 12,880 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, KS compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Montgomery County has 16.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 139, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 29, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,147 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 30,177 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,880 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $55,697, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Montgomery County scores 37 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #1,729 of 2,176 scored counties.
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How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Montgomery County
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