Real estate · Small-town market · Arizona
Real estate businesses in the Show Low, AZ area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Show Low, AZ area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #314 of 536 scored small-town markets
#3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Arizona
- Listings
- 101
- 9 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 84
- +42.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $608.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,186 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 139
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 101 real estate businesses in the Show Low area. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.2, 35% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Show Low area comes to about $608.4M a year: $15,186 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 39% 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 businesses take in.
Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Show Low area in 2023, up 42.4% from 2019. That is one for every 477 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 403 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $405K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Show Low area.
Population estimates show the Show Low area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Show Low area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #314 of 536 scored small-town markets and #3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Arizona.
How the Show Low area compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Show Low area | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 47.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 139 | 89 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 477 | 290 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +42.4% | +19.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,186 | $18,061 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $54,606 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 84+42.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 403Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1019 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $405K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Show Low 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 Show Low area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,063
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,950 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $54,606+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,874
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,234
- Daytime population
- 104,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arizona for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Show Low area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Safford, AZ | 70 | 27 | 21.2 | 178 | +4.0% | #49 of 536 |
| 2Nogales, AZ | 53 | 43 | 25.3 | 140 | +4.8% | #232 of 536 |
| 3Show Low, AZ | 46 | 101 | 25.2 | 139 | +3.0% | #314 of 536 |
| 4Payson, AZ | 36 | 87 | 36.8 | 101 | +0.9% | #448 of 536 |
Other business types in the Show Low 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in the Show Low, AZ area?
There are 101 real estate businesses on map listings in the Show Low area as of September 2026. 9 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 42.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 403 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Show Low, AZ area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $608.4M a year, or $15,186 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 101 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 39% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,063 households in the Show Low area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Show Low, AZ area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Show Low area has 25.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 139, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Show Low area would have about 141, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 477 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Show Low, AZ area growing?
Population estimates put the Show Low area at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. The median household income in the Show Low area is $54,606 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% 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. 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 Show Low area scores 46 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #314 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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