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Real estate agents and brokers in the Carson City, NV metro area
How the Carson City, NV metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #367 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada
- Listings
- 101
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $410M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,304 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 74
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.6
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,571
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Carson City metro area scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #367 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 101 real estate agents and brokers in the Carson City metro area. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.6, 39% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Carson City metro area comes to about $410M a year: $17,304 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 26% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in the Carson City metro area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, down 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 817 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Carson City metro area declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Carson City metro area compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Carson City metro area | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.6 | 44.7 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 74 | 73 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 817 | 524 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.4% | +22.2% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,304 | $17,879 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $72,355 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29−6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 352
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1011 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The 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 Carson City 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 Carson City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,571−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,692
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 404
- Median household income
- $72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,042
- Median home value
- $453,000
- Jobs located here
- 29,300
- Daytime population
- 60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Reno, NV | 40 | 1,025 | 45.6 | 75 | +5.0% | #287 of 387 |
| 2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 37 | 4,008 | 46.5 | 70 | +5.8% | #316 of 387 |
| 3Carson City, NV | 31 | 101 | 42.6 | 74 | −0.2% | #367 of 387 |
Other business types in the Carson City metro 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 estate31
- Real estate agents and brokers31
- Property management47
- Mortgage brokers and lenders24
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Carson City, NV metro area?
There are 101 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Carson City metro area as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, down 6.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Carson City, NV metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $410M a year, or $17,304 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 101 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 26% below 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 23,692 households in the Carson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Carson City, NV metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Carson City metro area has 42.6 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 74, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Carson City metro area would have about 75, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 817 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Carson City, NV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Carson City metro area at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in the Carson City metro area is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. The Carson City metro area scores 31 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #367 of 387 scored metro areas.
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