Real estate · Small-town market · Michigan
Real estate businesses in the Holland, MI area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Holland, MI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #137 of 536 scored small-town markets
#1 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 92
- 17 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $657M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,432 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 165
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.2
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,188
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $14,432 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Holland area spend about $657M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 65% 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.
The Holland area has 92 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 20.2 for every 10,000 households, 48% below 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 Holland area was 46 in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 990 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 437 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Holland area.
Population estimates show the Holland area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, the Holland area has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #137 of 536 scored small-town markets and #1 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.
How the Holland area 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 | Holland area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.2 | 31.2 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 165 | 104 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 990 | 728 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.5% | +11.2% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,432 | $13,996 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $83,283 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46+9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 147
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 437Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 152The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Holland 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 Holland area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,188+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,522
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 825 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,889
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,851
- Daytime population
- 107,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Holland area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Holland, MI | 60 | 92 | 20.2 | 165 | +2.1% | #137 of 536 |
| 2Houghton, MI | 59 | 22 | 14.2 | 211 | +1.8% | #141 of 536 |
| 3Owosso, MI | 59 | 44 | 15.6 | 195 | −0.4% | #142 of 536 |
| 4Iron Mountain, MI-WI | 57 | 20 | 14.2 | 212 | +0.4% | #163 of 536 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 56 | 47 | 16.0 | 185 | +0.3% | #178 of 536 |
| 5Sturgis, MI | 55 | 40 | 16.9 | 178 | +0.1% | #195 of 536 |
| 6Hillsdale, MI | 51 | 32 | 17.9 | 168 | 0.0% | #251 of 536 |
| 7Alpena, MI | 49 | 25 | 19.2 | 149 | −0.1% | #282 of 536 |
| 8Alma, MI | 48 | 27 | 18.3 | 164 | −1.1% | #291 of 536 |
| 9Sault Ste. Marie, MI | 42 | 26 | 18.5 | 159 | −1.9% | #359 of 536 |
Other business types in the Holland 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 Holland, MI area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 real estate businesses in the Holland area. 17 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. Official counts list 437 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Holland, MI area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $657M a year, or $14,432 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 92 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 65% 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 45,522 households in the Holland area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Holland, MI area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Holland area has 20.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 165, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Holland area would have about 152, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 990 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Holland, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Holland area at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. Median household income in the Holland area is $83,283, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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 Holland area scores 60 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #137 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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