Real estate · Small-town market · Indiana
Real estate businesses in the Richmond, IN area
The real estate businesses in the Richmond, IN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #513 of 536 scored small-town markets
#25 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 67
- 5 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $338.8M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,561 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 117
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.8
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,169
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in the Richmond area is 28 (lower middle), #513 of 536 scored small-town markets and #25 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Richmond area comes to about $338.8M a year: $12,561 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 17% 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.
There are 67 real estate businesses on map listings in the Richmond area as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 24.8 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Richmond area in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 963 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Richmond area declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Richmond area 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 | Richmond area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.8 | 28.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 117 | 112 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 963 | 589 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.7% | +17.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,561 | $13,818 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $55,692 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28+21.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 162Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 675 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,169−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,975
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 165
- Median household income
- $55,692+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,425
- Median home value
- $140,200
- Jobs located here
- 29,039
- Daytime population
- 66,064Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Richmond area marked.
Top small-town markets in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington, IN | 75 | 16 | 13.5 | 227 | +2.5% | #30 of 536 |
| 2Frankfort, IN | 71 | 14 | 11.2 | 271 | +0.4% | #44 of 536 |
| 3Crawfordsville, IN | 62 | 25 | 16.0 | 195 | +2.7% | #113 of 536 |
| 4Logansport, IN | 59 | 23 | 15.3 | 189 | +0.1% | #143 of 536 |
| 5Kendallville, IN | 58 | 30 | 16.5 | 188 | +1.0% | #150 of 536 |
| 6Huntington, IN | 56 | 24 | 15.6 | 196 | +1.6% | #177 of 536 |
| 7Auburn, IN | 56 | 33 | 19.3 | 162 | +2.9% | #181 of 536 |
| 8Seymour, IN | 55 | 37 | 20.4 | 153 | +1.9% | #197 of 536 |
| 9Connersville, IN | 52 | 13 | 13.8 | 211 | +0.7% | #237 of 536 |
| 10Monticello, IN | 52 | 20 | 19.5 | 157 | +2.0% | #245 of 536 |
| 25Richmond, IN | 28 | 67 | 24.8 | 117 | −0.5% | #513 of 536 |
Other business types in the Richmond 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 Richmond, IN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 real estate businesses in the Richmond area. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019. Official counts list 162 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Richmond, IN area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $338.8M a year, or $12,561 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 67 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 17% 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 26,975 households in the Richmond area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Richmond, IN area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Richmond area has 24.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 117, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Richmond area would have about 78, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 963 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Richmond, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Richmond area at 66,169 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,975 households. Median household income in the Richmond area is $55,692, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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 Richmond area scores 28 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #513 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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