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Real estate agents and brokers in New York

Markets across New York ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 20,357; 629 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments: 6,584; +7.2% since 2019
Household spending a year: $146.8B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 26.4; 14% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 132; 32% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #9 of 51; Market score 66 · Upper middle

A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings around any address in New York by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 20,357 real estate agents and brokers in New York. Of those, 629 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.4, 14% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in New York spend about $146.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,048 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 32% 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 New York was 6,584 in 2023, up 7.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,170 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 101 SBA-backed loans worth $18.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in New York.

Among the 50 states and DC, New York ranks #9 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle). Of the 13 scored metro areas in or partly in New York, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area scores highest (77). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in New York, the Seneca Falls area scores highest (80).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New York, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New York, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	77	841	22.0	157	+1.9%	#15 of 387
2Binghamton, NY	74	121	11.8	259	−1.3%	#22 of 387
3Elmira, NY	73	38	10.8	280	−3.9%	#25 of 387
4Utica-Rome, NY	73	158	13.1	237	−2.0%	#28 of 387
5Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	72	838	16.7	191	−0.8%	#31 of 387
6Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	72	651	25.5	142	+3.0%	#34 of 387
7Ithaca, NY	70	85	19.6	167	−1.4%	#38 of 387
8Kingston, NY	70	187	25.2	137	+1.1%	#41 of 387
9Syracuse, NY	68	527	19.4	166	−1.3%	#46 of 387
10Rochester, NY	67	911	20.4	159	−0.7%	#50 of 387
11Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	65	99	20.8	146	−3.9%	#60 of 387
12Glens Falls, NY	64	136	24.9	129	−1.9%	#71 of 387
13New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	57	22,679	30.7	121	+0.6%	#119 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New York, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Seneca Falls, NY	80	7	5.1	593	−1.7%	#6 of 533
2Amsterdam, NY	79	22	11.2	270	+1.1%	#13 of 533
3Batavia, NY	78	17	6.8	456	+0.2%	#15 of 533
4Massena-Ogdensburg, NY	77	41	9.8	303	−2.5%	#18 of 533
5Corning, NY	77	45	11.5	267	−1.6%	#19 of 533
6Auburn, NY	76	40	12.7	242	−2.3%	#23 of 533
7Olean, NY	73	34	10.7	271	−2.1%	#33 of 533
8Cortland, NY	70	18	9.5	326	−1.9%	#50 of 533
9Plattsburgh, NY	65	60	17.9	174	−2.0%	#85 of 533
10Gloversville, NY	64	37	16.2	187	−1.6%	#92 of 533
11Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY	63	80	15.0	194	−2.6%	#100 of 533
12Monticello, NY	61	66	21.0	155	+2.7%	#128 of 533
13Oneonta, NY	56	60	25.9	120	+3.8%	#179 of 533
14Hudson, NY	54	55	20.7	166	−2.1%	#204 of 533

Counties

Counties in New York, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Schenectady County, NY	85	76	11.4	291	+3.0%	#6 of 2,176
2Wayne County, NY	80	34	8.9	355	+0.1%	#22 of 2,176
3Tioga County, NY	79	12	5.9	539	−1.9%	#31 of 2,176
4Seneca County, NY	78	7	5.1	593	−1.7%	#44 of 2,176
5Genesee County, NY	78	17	6.8	456	+0.2%	#45 of 2,176
6Wyoming County, NY	78	12	7.3	420	−1.3%	#47 of 2,176
7Oswego County, NY	78	39	8.3	375	+1.0%	#48 of 2,176
8Allegany County, NY	78	19	10.7	274	+0.9%	#53 of 2,176
9Rensselaer County, NY	78	91	13.6	248	−0.2%	#54 of 2,176
10Schoharie County, NY	77	13	10.1	310	+1.4%	#60 of 2,176
11Orleans County, NY	76	18	11.1	270	−0.5%	#69 of 2,176
12Montgomery County, NY	76	22	11.2	270	+1.1%	#70 of 2,176
13Lewis County, NY	75	12	10.8	280	−0.3%	#83 of 2,176
14Chenango County, NY	74	16	8.0	370	−2.9%	#96 of 2,176
15St. Lawrence County, NY	74	41	9.8	303	−2.5%	#101 of 2,176
16Washington County, NY	74	26	10.6	292	−2.9%	#102 of 2,176
17Herkimer County, NY	74	27	10.5	290	−1.4%	#103 of 2,176
18Steuben County, NY	74	45	11.5	267	−1.6%	#106 of 2,176
19Niagara County, NY	73	96	10.4	299	−1.5%	#122 of 2,176
20Chemung County, NY	73	38	10.8	280	−3.9%	#124 of 2,176
21Cayuga County, NY	73	40	12.7	242	−2.3%	#130 of 2,176
22Madison County, NY	73	37	14.1	229	−1.2%	#132 of 2,176
23Franklin County, NY	72	23	11.8	255	−1.6%	#154 of 2,176
24Cattaraugus County, NY	71	34	10.7	271	−2.1%	#175 of 2,176
25Livingston County, NY	71	34	13.9	229	−0.2%	#180 of 2,176

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Counties in New York, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Cortland County, NY	70	18	9.5	326	−1.9%	#201 of 2,176
27Broome County, NY	70	109	13.3	228	−1.2%	#210 of 2,176
28Oneida County, NY	70	131	13.8	226	−2.1%	#211 of 2,176
29Richmond County, NY	70	323	18.9	192	+1.3%	#217 of 2,176
30Ontario County, NY	69	91	18.8	178	+0.6%	#250 of 2,176
31Bronx County, NY	68	512	9.6	293	−3.8%	#260 of 2,176
32Schuyler County, NY	66	7	9.5	326	−5.3%	#318 of 2,176
33Putnam County, NY	65	65	18.3	218	+1.4%	#352 of 2,176
34Dutchess County, NY	65	241	20.7	177	+1.5%	#366 of 2,176
35Clinton County, NY	64	60	17.9	174	−2.0%	#396 of 2,176
36Chautauqua County, NY	63	80	15.0	194	−2.6%	#428 of 2,176
37Fulton County, NY	63	37	16.2	187	−1.6%	#433 of 2,176
38Delaware County, NY	63	42	21.9	139	+0.2%	#441 of 2,176
39Erie County, NY	62	742	18.1	177	−0.6%	#478 of 2,176
40Sullivan County, NY	62	66	21.0	155	+2.7%	#487 of 2,176
41Saratoga County, NY	62	274	26.9	136	+2.3%	#492 of 2,176
42Queens County, NY	61	1,513	18.0	191	−1.1%	#518 of 2,176
43Tompkins County, NY	61	85	19.6	167	−1.4%	#526 of 2,176
44Kings County, NY	60	1,667	16.5	208	−2.5%	#553 of 2,176
45Ulster County, NY	59	187	25.2	137	+1.1%	#614 of 2,176
46Otsego County, NY	59	60	25.9	120	+3.8%	#621 of 2,176
47Albany County, NY	57	387	28.7	118	+2.2%	#708 of 2,176
48Columbia County, NY	56	55	20.7	166	−2.1%	#742 of 2,176
49Jefferson County, NY	56	99	20.8	146	−3.9%	#753 of 2,176
50Orange County, NY	56	410	29.6	121	+4.2%	#765 of 2,176
51Greene County, NY	54	46	24.6	133	−1.1%	#841 of 2,176
52Onondaga County, NY	53	451	22.8	143	−1.9%	#894 of 2,176
53Monroe County, NY	53	734	23.1	142	−1.0%	#897 of 2,176
54Warren County, NY	50	110	36.5	90	−0.9%	#1,069 of 2,176
55Rockland County, NY	48	369	35.5	108	+5.9%	#1,177 of 2,176
56Essex County, NY	47	38	23.3	136	−2.2%	#1,219 of 2,176
57Yates County, NY	43	28	29.5	108	−0.8%	#1,431 of 2,176
58Westchester County, NY	43	1,456	39.0	103	+1.4%	#1,433 of 2,176
59Suffolk County, NY	41	2,012	40.7	100	+1.6%	#1,534 of 2,176
60Nassau County, NY	36	2,237	48.8	88	+0.6%	#1,816 of 2,176
61New York County, NY	28	4,778	61.4	63	−1.3%	#2,085 of 2,176
Hamilton County, NY	Not scored	8	33.0	94	−1.3%

Markets with fewer than 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in New York?

New York has 20,357 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 629 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 6,584 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 7.2% from 2019.

How much do households in New York spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $146.8B a year, or $19,048 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 20,357 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 32% 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 7,704,486 households in New York and national spending patterns by income.

How does New York compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

New York has 26.4 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 132, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, New York would have about 26,917, against 20,357 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,170 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

Which market in New York has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?

Among 13 scored metro areas in or partly in New York, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in New York, the Seneca Falls area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 61 scored counties in New York, Schenectady County scores highest, at 85 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New York scores 66 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #9 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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