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Real estate businesses in the Red Bluff, CA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Red Bluff, CA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #270 of 536 scored small-town markets
#2 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California

Listings
64
6 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
23
−4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$409.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,532 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
148
48% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.8
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,665
−1.7% 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

Households in the Red Bluff area spend about $409.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,532 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 48% 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.

The Red Bluff area has 64 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 25.8 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Red Bluff area was 23 in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,078 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 144 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Red Bluff area declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Red Bluff area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #270 of 536 scored small-town markets and #2 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California.

How the Red Bluff area compares

The same measures for California 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 in Red Bluff, CA area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureRed Bluff areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.849.038.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)14894100
Households per official establishment1,078293414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.2%+13.8%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,532$19,977$16,661
Median household income$63,784$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5032

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23−4.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
144Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
646 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
95The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff area

Population, 2025 estimate
64,665−1.7% since 2020
Households
24,788
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,949 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$63,784+43.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,910
Median home value
$339,600
Jobs located here
18,377
Daytime population
57,669Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across California

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in California for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in California (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Red Bluff area marked.

Top small-town markets in California

Small-town markets in California ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Bishop, CA741214.9270−4.4%#34 of 536
2Red Bluff, CA506425.8148−1.7%#270 of 536
3Susanville, CA402324.9152−13.1%#389 of 536
4Clearlake, CA408130.1127−0.6%#394 of 536
5Ukiah, CA379727.8141−3.5%#426 of 536
6Crescent City, CA342930.5126−4.4%#462 of 536
7Eureka-Arcata, CA3416830.6124−3.4%#463 of 536
Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA3313160.273+0.9%#482 of 536
8Truckee-Grass Valley, CA3028265.867−0.4%#507 of 536
9Sonora, CA298838.8106−4.0%#510 of 536

Other business types in the Red Bluff area

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Red Bluff, CA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 real estate businesses in the Red Bluff area. 6 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 23 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. Official counts list 144 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Red Bluff, CA area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $409.8M a year, or $16,532 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 64 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 48% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,788 households in the Red Bluff area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Red Bluff, CA area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Red Bluff area has 25.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 148, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Red Bluff area would have about 95, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,078 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Red Bluff, CA area growing?

Population estimates put the Red Bluff area at 64,665 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,788 households. Median household income in the Red Bluff area is $63,784, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.3%, 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 Red Bluff area scores 50 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #270 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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