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Real estate businesses in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area
How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #303 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 10,908
- 530 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 7,704
- +19.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,509 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 81
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.2
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,482,182
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #303 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area spend about $38.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,509 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 19% below 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.
There are 10,908 real estate businesses on map listings in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 530 are chain locations, or 5%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 47.2 for every 10,000 households, 23% above 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area was 7,704 in 2023, up 19.0% from 2019. That is one for every 300 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 71 SBA-backed loans worth $21.2M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.2 | 39.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 81 | 92 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 300 | 377 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.0% | +20.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,509 | $15,525 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $89,724 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7,704+19.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 34,981
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39,972Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10,908530 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8,816The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 71
- Amount
- $21.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,482,182+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 2,313,055
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,784 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 712
- Median household income
- $89,724
- Average household income
- $122,540
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,999,529
- Daytime population
- 6,397,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dalton, GA | 76 | 73 | 14.0 | 235 | +3.5% | #15 of 387 |
| 2Warner Robins, GA | 68 | 208 | 27.9 | 125 | +8.2% | #49 of 387 |
| 3Rome, GA | 62 | 84 | 22.8 | 145 | +2.8% | #78 of 387 |
| 4Macon-Bibb County, GA | 56 | 205 | 23.1 | 140 | +2.1% | #125 of 387 |
| 5Valdosta, GA | 52 | 133 | 23.4 | 133 | +3.3% | #159 of 387 |
| 6Albany, GA | 51 | 123 | 21.3 | 146 | −1.8% | #168 of 387 |
| 7Hinesville, GA | 50 | 95 | 31.5 | 100 | +12.6% | #184 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 50 | 889 | 38.4 | 90 | +5.3% | #185 of 387 |
| 8Gainesville, GA | 49 | 256 | 34.8 | 105 | +11.4% | #191 of 387 |
| 9Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 47 | 838 | 36.1 | 94 | +4.7% | #218 of 387 |
| 11Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 38 | 10,908 | 47.2 | 81 | +5.9% | #303 of 387 |
Other business types in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10,908 real estate businesses in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. 530 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 7,704 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 19.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 39,972 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $38.2B a year, or $16,509 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 10,908 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 19% below 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 2,313,055 households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area has 47.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 81, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area would have about 8,816, against 10,908 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 300 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area at 6,482,182 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,313,055 households. Median household income in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is $89,724, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 38 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #303 of 387 scored metro areas.
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