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Real estate businesses in Hampden County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Hampden County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #928 of 2,229 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 493
- 25 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 238
- +10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.2B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,355 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 150
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.7
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 464,338
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 493 real estate businesses in Hampden County. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 5%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 26.7 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Hampden County spend about $3.2B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,355 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 50% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hampden County was 238 in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 775 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,639 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hampden County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hampden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hampden County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #928 of 2,229 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Hampden County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.7 | 38.6 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 150 | 122 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 775 | 500 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.7% | +11.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,355 | $20,433 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,306 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 215 → 238+10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,217
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $75.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,639Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 49325 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 739The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hampden 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 Hampden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 464,338+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 184,471
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 750
- Median household income
- $71,306+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,828
- Median home value
- $298,800
- Jobs located here
- 204,758
- Daytime population
- 449,264Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Hampden County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, MA | 77 | 44 | 13.9 | 288 | −0.3% | #71 of 2,229 |
| 2Hampshire County, MA | 74 | 161 | 25.9 | 167 | +10.4% | #134 of 2,229 |
| 3Worcester County, MA | 63 | 924 | 27.5 | 164 | +3.7% | #469 of 2,229 |
| 4Bristol County, MA | 58 | 694 | 29.7 | 145 | +2.9% | #683 of 2,229 |
| 5Plymouth County, MA | 54 | 814 | 40.1 | 121 | +3.5% | #883 of 2,229 |
| 6Hampden County, MA | 53 | 493 | 26.7 | 150 | +0.2% | #928 of 2,229 |
| 7Middlesex County, MA | 52 | 2,533 | 39.9 | 130 | +2.8% | #997 of 2,229 |
| 8Essex County, MA | 52 | 1,141 | 36.4 | 128 | +2.3% | #999 of 2,229 |
| 9Berkshire County, MA | 51 | 157 | 27.3 | 152 | −1.2% | #1,039 of 2,229 |
| 10Norfolk County, MA | 45 | 1,304 | 46.0 | 113 | +2.2% | #1,353 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Hampden 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 Hampden County, MA?
There are 493 real estate businesses on map listings in Hampden County as of September 2026. 25 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 238 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,639 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hampden County, MA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.2B a year, or $17,355 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 493 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 50% 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 184,471 households in Hampden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampden County, MA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Hampden County has 26.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 150, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Hampden County would have about 739, against 493 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 775 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampden County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Hampden County at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. The median household income in Hampden County is $71,306 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Hampden County scores 53 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #928 of 2,229 scored counties.
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