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Real estate businesses in Montgomery County, IN
How Montgomery County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #659 of 2,229 scored counties
#20 of 82 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 25
- 4 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $210.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,504 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 195
- 95% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,954
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 real estate businesses in Montgomery County. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 16.0 per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Montgomery County comes to about $210.7M a year: $13,504 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 95% 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Montgomery County in 2023. That is one for every 1,040 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 108 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #659 of 2,229 scored counties and #20 of 82 scored counties in Indiana.
How Montgomery County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Montgomery County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 28.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 195 | 112 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,040 | 589 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,504 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,479 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $855K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 108Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 254 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,954+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,602
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 505 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $71,479+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,874
- Median home value
- $171,800
- Jobs located here
- 14,890
- Daytime population
- 36,070Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Montgomery County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, IN | 75 | 10 | 10.9 | 303 | +2.2% | #101 of 2,229 |
| 2LaGrange County, IN | 73 | 13 | 10.1 | 329 | +1.9% | #137 of 2,229 |
| 3Daviess County, IN | 69 | 16 | 13.5 | 227 | +2.5% | #236 of 2,229 |
| 4Posey County, IN | 68 | 9 | 8.5 | 384 | −0.8% | #259 of 2,229 |
| 5Clinton County, IN | 66 | 14 | 11.2 | 271 | +0.4% | #332 of 2,229 |
| 6Clay County, IN | 66 | 13 | 12.3 | 254 | −0.1% | #334 of 2,229 |
| 7Jennings County, IN | 65 | 10 | 9.1 | 331 | +0.1% | #364 of 2,229 |
| 8Ripley County, IN | 65 | 16 | 13.9 | 224 | +1.6% | #377 of 2,229 |
| 9Tipton County, IN | 63 | 8 | 12.8 | 249 | −0.4% | #438 of 2,229 |
| 10Carroll County, IN | 63 | 10 | 12.4 | 247 | +1.6% | #440 of 2,229 |
| 20Montgomery County, IN | 58 | 25 | 16.0 | 195 | +2.7% | #659 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Montgomery County, IN?
Montgomery County has 25 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Another 108 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Montgomery County, IN spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $210.7M a year, or $13,504 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 25 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 95% 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 15,602 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, IN compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Montgomery County has 16.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 195, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 49, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,040 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 38,954 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,602 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $71,479 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Montgomery County scores 58 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #659 of 2,229 scored counties.
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