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Real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County, TN

How Franklin County, TN 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #308 of 2,176 scored counties
#26 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
30
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$245.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,090 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
150
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.2
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,579
+6.4% since 2020

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.2, 44% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

Households in Franklin County spend about $245.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $14,090 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 50% 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 Franklin County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,489 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate agents and brokers, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #308 of 2,176 scored counties and #26 of 76 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Franklin County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.229.630.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)15092100
Households per official establishment3,4891,725788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.4%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.4%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,090$14,833$16,661
Median household income$63,494$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6755

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$881K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
300 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
45The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,579+6.4% since 2020
Households
17,445
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
79
Median household income
$63,494+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,726
Median home value
$236,900
Jobs located here
10,501
Daytime population
36,269Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN802011.6248+7.7%#26 of 2,176
2Macon County, TN7966.4393+9.5%#35 of 2,176
3Union County, TN7967.6334+8.1%#39 of 2,176
4Bedford County, TN792512.8206+9.7%#42 of 2,176
5Polk County, TN7868.1318+5.9%#51 of 2,176
6Gibson County, TN75209.8259+2.7%#84 of 2,176
7Anderson County, TN754714.3186+6.1%#90 of 2,176
8Sequatchie County, TN7469.7255+12.7%#108 of 2,176
9Jefferson County, TN742913.3197+9.3%#113 of 2,176
10Smith County, TN73911.3234+5.1%#131 of 2,176
26Franklin County, TN673017.2150+6.4%#308 of 2,176

Other business types in Franklin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Franklin County, TN?

There are 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in Franklin County, TN spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $245.8M a year, or $14,090 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 30 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 50% 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 17,445 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Franklin County, TN compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Franklin County has 17.2 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 150, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Franklin County would have about 45, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,489 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 45,579 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,445 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $63,494 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. Franklin County scores 67 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #308 of 2,176 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate agents and brokers · All 56 business types in Franklin County

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