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Real estate businesses in Taney County, MO

The real estate businesses in Taney County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 12 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,229 of 2,229 scored counties
#82 of 82 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
180
15 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
147
+98.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$289.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,710 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
37
63% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
79.0
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,001
+1.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For real estate businesses, Taney County has a Groundwork market score of 12 (low): #2,229 of 2,229 scored counties and #82 of 82 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 180 real estate businesses in Taney County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 79.0, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Taney County spend about $289.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,710 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 63% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 147 businesses with payroll in Taney County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 98.7% from 2019. That is one for every 155 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $169K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Taney County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Taney County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Taney County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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.

Real estate in Taney County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureTaney CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households79.032.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)3797100
Households per official establishment155540414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+98.7%+15.3%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,710$13,809$16,661
Median household income$56,497$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score1237

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
74 → 147+98.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,489
Annual payroll, 2023
$85.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
422Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18015 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$169K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Taney 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 Taney County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,001+1.7% since 2020
Households
22,788
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$56,497+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,677
Median home value
$218,800
Jobs located here
27,574
Daytime population
57,828Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Taney County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Andrew County, MO7168.6373+0.7%#174 of 2,229
2Dallas County, MO69710.3270+5.2%#229 of 2,229
3Ste. Genevieve County, MO6657.0447+1.1%#324 of 2,229
4Lawrence County, MO632215.1195+3.7%#458 of 2,229
5Warren County, MO633122.4148+9.2%#473 of 2,229
6McDonald County, MO6178.2346+3.1%#524 of 2,229
7Bates County, MO6169.7302+2.9%#528 of 2,229
8Benton County, MO6078.2340+5.7%#559 of 2,229
9Lincoln County, MO606026.3126+11.4%#584 of 2,229
10Washington County, MO5866.7422+1.6%#641 of 2,229
82Taney County, MO1218079.037+1.7%#2,229 of 2,229

Other business types in Taney County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Taney County, MO?

Taney County has 180 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 147 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 98.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 422 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Taney County, MO spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $289.6M a year, or $12,710 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 180 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 63% below 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 22,788 households in Taney County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Taney County, MO compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Taney County has 79.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 37, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Taney County would have about 67, against 180 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 155 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 98.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Taney County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Taney County at 57,001 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,788 households. The median household income in Taney County is $56,497 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Taney County scores 12 for real estate businesses (low), #2,229 of 2,229 scored counties.

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