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Real estate agents and brokers in Putnam County, NY
The real estate agents and brokers in Putnam County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #352 of 2,176 scored counties
#33 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 65
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $772.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $21,740 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 218
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,028
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 real estate agents and brokers in Putnam County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 18.3 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in Putnam County spend about $772.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $21,740 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.2 times 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 37 businesses with payroll in Putnam County classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 961 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Putnam County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Putnam County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #352 of 2,176 scored counties and #33 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Putnam County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Putnam County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 26.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 218 | 132 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 961 | 1,170 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +7.2% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $21,740 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $126,257 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 370.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 651 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 142The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,028+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,545
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 230 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 426
- Median household income
- $126,257+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $153,855
- Median home value
- $471,300
- Jobs located here
- 26,374
- Daytime population
- 76,363Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| 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 |
| 33Putnam County, NY | 65 | 65 | 18.3 | 218 | +1.4% | #352 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 estate63
- Real estate agents and brokers65
- Property management73
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors37
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Putnam County, NY?
Putnam County has 65 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Putnam County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $772.7M a year, or $21,740 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 65 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 times 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 35,545 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Putnam County has 18.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 218, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Putnam County would have about 142, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 961 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 99,028 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,545 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $126,257 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Putnam County scores 65 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #352 of 2,176 scored counties.
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