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Real estate agents and brokers in Hampshire County, MA
How Hampshire County, MA 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 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #18 of 2,176 scored counties
#1 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 129
- 3 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,798 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 166
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 164,065
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate agents and brokers, Hampshire County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #18 of 2,176 scored counties and #1 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate agents and brokers.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 129 real estate agents and brokers in Hampshire County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 2%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.8, 32% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hampshire County comes to about $1.2B a year: $18,798 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 66% 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 Hampshire County was 18 in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,451 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hampshire County grew 10.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hampshire County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Hampshire County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 31.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 166 | 119 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,451 | 1,181 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −25.0% | +8.9% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,798 | $20,433 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $87,001 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 18−25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1293 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 214The 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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 164,065+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 62,114
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 307
- Median household income
- $87,001+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,338
- Median home value
- $390,300
- Jobs located here
- 70,980
- Daytime population
- 165,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 81 | 129 | 20.8 | 166 | +10.4% | #18 of 2,176 |
| 2Franklin County, MA | 77 | 39 | 12.4 | 258 | −0.3% | #63 of 2,176 |
| 3Worcester County, MA | 68 | 739 | 22.0 | 163 | +3.7% | #284 of 2,176 |
| 4Bristol County, MA | 62 | 570 | 24.4 | 140 | +2.9% | #491 of 2,176 |
| 5Hampden County, MA | 60 | 394 | 21.4 | 149 | +0.2% | #566 of 2,176 |
| 6Essex County, MA | 60 | 878 | 28.0 | 132 | +2.3% | #573 of 2,176 |
| 7Middlesex County, MA | 56 | 2,086 | 32.9 | 125 | +2.8% | #764 of 2,176 |
| 8Plymouth County, MA | 56 | 662 | 32.6 | 118 | +3.5% | #766 of 2,176 |
| 9Berkshire County, MA | 55 | 136 | 23.6 | 139 | −1.2% | #795 of 2,176 |
| 10Norfolk County, MA | 49 | 1,072 | 37.8 | 109 | +2.2% | #1,119 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Hampshire 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 estate74
- Real estate agents and brokers81
- Property management70
- Mortgage brokers and lenders90
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Hampshire County, MA?
There are 129 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Hampshire County as of September 2026. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Hampshire County, MA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.2B a year, or $18,798 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 129 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 66% 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 62,114 households in Hampshire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampshire County, MA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Hampshire County has 20.8 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 166, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Hampshire County would have about 214, against 129 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,451 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampshire County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Hampshire County at 164,065 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,114 households. The median household income in Hampshire County is $87,001 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hampshire County scores 81 for real estate agents and brokers (high), #18 of 2,176 scored counties.
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