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Real estate businesses in Hillsdale County, MI
How Hillsdale County, MI 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,069 of 2,229 scored counties
#24 of 75 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 32
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $233.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,077 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 168
- 68% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.9
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,738
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hillsdale County comes to about $233.6M a year: $13,077 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 68% 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.
Hillsdale County has 32 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 17.9 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Hillsdale County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 1,488 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 127 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hillsdale County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hillsdale County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,069 of 2,229 scored counties and #24 of 75 scored counties in Michigan.
How Hillsdale County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Hillsdale County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.9 | 31.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 168 | 104 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,488 | 728 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,077 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $64,242 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $645K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 127Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 323 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,7380.0% since 2020
- Households
- 17,860
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $64,242+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,816
- Median home value
- $176,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,372
- Daytime population
- 39,069Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Hillsdale County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Barry County, MI | 68 | 32 | 13.1 | 249 | +2.2% | #270 of 2,229 |
| 2Arenac County, MI | 65 | 5 | 7.6 | 379 | +0.5% | #362 of 2,229 |
| 3Alcona County, MI | 65 | 6 | 11.3 | 254 | +3.7% | #370 of 2,229 |
| 4Montcalm County, MI | 64 | 35 | 14.3 | 210 | +4.1% | #411 of 2,229 |
| 5Newaygo County, MI | 63 | 25 | 12.7 | 236 | +3.1% | #443 of 2,229 |
| 6Tuscola County, MI | 58 | 27 | 12.6 | 235 | −1.2% | #649 of 2,229 |
| 7Presque Isle County, MI | 57 | 10 | 15.0 | 195 | +1.0% | #712 of 2,229 |
| 8Ionia County, MI | 57 | 38 | 16.3 | 192 | −0.5% | #714 of 2,229 |
| 9Osceola County, MI | 57 | 16 | 17.1 | 171 | +2.7% | #720 of 2,229 |
| 10Allegan County, MI | 57 | 92 | 20.2 | 165 | +2.1% | #726 of 2,229 |
| 24Hillsdale County, MI | 50 | 32 | 17.9 | 168 | 0.0% | #1,069 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 real estate businesses in Hillsdale County. 3 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 127 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hillsdale County, MI spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $233.6M a year, or $13,077 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 32 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 68% 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 17,860 households in Hillsdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsdale County, MI compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Hillsdale County has 17.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 168, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Hillsdale County would have about 54, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,488 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Hillsdale County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Hillsdale County at 45,738 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,860 households. Median household income in Hillsdale County is $64,242, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Hillsdale County scores 50 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #1,069 of 2,229 scored counties.
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