Real estate · Small-town market · Michigan
Real estate agents and brokers in the Coldwater, MI area
The real estate agents and brokers in the Coldwater, MI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #321 of 533 scored small-town markets
#8 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 32
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $219M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,951 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 125
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.9
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,993
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $12,951 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in the Coldwater area spend about $219M a year on rent and homeowner costs. 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.
There are 32 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Coldwater area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 13%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.9, 38% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Coldwater area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers. That is one for every 2,818 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Coldwater area grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Coldwater area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #321 of 533 scored small-town markets and #8 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.
How the Coldwater area compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Coldwater area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.9 | 24.6 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 125 | 104 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,818 | 1,600 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.3% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,951 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $63,724 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $422K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 324 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Coldwater 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 Coldwater area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,993+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,906
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 506 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $63,724+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,966
- Median home value
- $162,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,063
- Daytime population
- 41,389Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Coldwater area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Houghton, MI | 68 | 18 | 11.7 | 204 | +1.8% | #62 of 533 |
| 2Holland, MI | 61 | 72 | 15.8 | 167 | +2.1% | #124 of 533 |
| 3Owosso, MI | 58 | 35 | 12.4 | 195 | −0.4% | #154 of 533 |
| 4Alma, MI | 57 | 17 | 11.5 | 207 | −1.1% | #164 of 533 |
| 5Iron Mountain, MI-WI | 57 | 18 | 12.8 | 187 | +0.4% | #168 of 533 |
| 6Alpena, MI | 54 | 17 | 13.1 | 174 | −0.1% | #203 of 533 |
| 7Sturgis, MI | 53 | 33 | 14.0 | 171 | +0.1% | #217 of 533 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 51 | 42 | 14.3 | 165 | +0.3% | #242 of 533 |
| 8Coldwater, MI | 46 | 32 | 18.9 | 125 | +2.5% | #321 of 533 |
| 9Escanaba, MI | 45 | 27 | 16.9 | 139 | −0.8% | #328 of 533 |
Other business types in the Coldwater 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 estate42
- Real estate agents and brokers46
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Coldwater, MI area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 real estate agents and brokers in the Coldwater area. 4 of them (13%) 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 the Coldwater, MI area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $219M a year, or $12,951 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,906 households in the Coldwater area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Coldwater, MI area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Coldwater area has 18.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 125, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Coldwater area would have about 40, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,818 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is the Coldwater, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Coldwater area at 45,993 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,906 households. Median household income in the Coldwater area is $63,724, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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 Coldwater area scores 46 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #321 of 533 scored small-town markets.
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