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Real estate agents and brokers in Middlesex County, MA
How Middlesex 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #764 of 2,176 scored counties
#7 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 2,086
- 115 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 545
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $22,407 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 125
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.9
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,669,979
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,086 real estate agents and brokers in Middlesex County. 115 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 32.9 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in Middlesex County spend about $14.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $22,407 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 25% 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 Middlesex County was 545 in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,164 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Middlesex County.
Population estimates show Middlesex County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in Middlesex County is 56 (upper middle), #764 of 2,176 scored counties and #7 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Middlesex 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 | Middlesex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.9 | 31.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 125 | 119 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,164 | 1,181 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +8.9% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $22,407 | $20,433 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $130,847 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 512 → 545+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,801
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $163M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,086115 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,607The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,669,979+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 634,215
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 818 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,003
- Median household income
- $130,847+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $178,065
- Median home value
- $727,800
- Jobs located here
- 949,767
- Daytime population
- 1,753,217Residents 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 Middlesex 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 estate52
- Real estate agents and brokers56
- Property management58
- Mortgage brokers and lenders75
- Home inspectors83
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Middlesex County, MA?
Middlesex County has 2,086 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 115 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 545 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Middlesex County, MA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $14.2B a year, or $22,407 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 2,086 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 25% 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 634,215 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, MA compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Middlesex County has 32.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 125, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 2,607, against 2,086 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,164 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 1,669,979 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 634,215 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $130,847 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Middlesex County scores 56 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #764 of 2,176 scored counties.
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