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Real estate businesses in New York

Markets across New York ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 24,477; 1,010 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments: 16,880; +4.7% since 2019
Household spending a year: $146.8B; On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households: 31.8; 17% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100): 138; 38% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #10 of 51; Market score 61 · Upper middle

A site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings around any address in New York by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24,477 real estate businesses in New York. Of those, 1,010 are chain locations, or 4%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 31.8 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in New York spend about $146.8B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,048 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 38% 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 New York was 16,880 in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 456 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 275 SBA-backed loans worth $57.4M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in New York.

Among the 50 states and DC, New York ranks #10 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle). Of the 13 scored metro areas in or partly in New York, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area scores highest (76). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in New York, the Seneca Falls area scores highest (81).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New York, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New York, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	76	1,038	27.1	160	+1.9%	#16 of 387
2Binghamton, NY	75	157	15.3	251	−1.3%	#18 of 387
3Utica-Rome, NY	74	192	15.9	245	−2.0%	#21 of 387
4Kingston, NY	73	206	27.7	156	+1.1%	#27 of 387
5Elmira, NY	72	57	16.2	235	−3.9%	#29 of 387
6Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	72	1,017	20.3	198	−0.8%	#31 of 387
7Ithaca, NY	71	103	23.8	173	−1.4%	#33 of 387
8Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	71	769	30.2	151	+3.0%	#34 of 387
9Syracuse, NY	69	645	23.8	171	−1.3%	#39 of 387
10Rochester, NY	67	1,118	25.1	163	−0.7%	#51 of 387
11Glens Falls, NY	67	156	28.6	141	−1.9%	#54 of 387
12Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	60	126	26.5	145	−3.9%	#92 of 387
13New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	55	27,437	37.1	126	+0.6%	#131 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New York, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Seneca Falls, NY	81	11	8.1	475	−1.7%	#3 of 536
2Batavia, NY	81	22	8.8	444	+0.2%	#4 of 536
3Corning, NY	78	47	12.0	321	−1.6%	#17 of 536
4Amsterdam, NY	77	30	15.3	249	+1.1%	#20 of 536
5Massena-Ogdensburg, NY	76	49	11.8	319	−2.5%	#24 of 536
6Auburn, NY	76	43	13.6	284	−2.3%	#25 of 536
7Olean, NY	74	37	11.6	314	−2.1%	#33 of 536
8Cortland, NY	69	26	13.7	284	−1.9%	#53 of 536
9Gloversville, NY	66	40	17.5	218	−1.6%	#78 of 536
10Plattsburgh, NY	64	69	20.6	191	−2.0%	#94 of 536
11Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY	60	103	19.3	189	−2.6%	#134 of 536
12Monticello, NY	59	75	23.9	171	+2.7%	#146 of 536
13Oneonta, NY	57	70	30.2	130	+3.8%	#172 of 536
14Hudson, NY	54	67	25.2	172	−2.1%	#211 of 536

Counties

Counties in New York, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Schoharie County, NY	82	14	10.9	362	+1.4%	#13 of 2,229
2Schenectady County, NY	81	99	14.8	281	+3.0%	#16 of 2,229
3Allegany County, NY	80	19	10.7	345	+0.9%	#21 of 2,229
4Tioga County, NY	79	15	7.4	543	−1.9%	#33 of 2,229
5Genesee County, NY	79	22	8.8	444	+0.2%	#38 of 2,229
6Wayne County, NY	79	35	9.1	434	+0.1%	#39 of 2,229
7Seneca County, NY	78	11	8.1	475	−1.7%	#44 of 2,229
8Oswego County, NY	78	53	11.2	347	+1.0%	#53 of 2,229
9Lewis County, NY	78	13	11.7	325	−0.3%	#54 of 2,229
10Wyoming County, NY	76	14	8.5	454	−1.3%	#77 of 2,229
11Orleans County, NY	76	20	12.3	306	−0.5%	#86 of 2,229
12Steuben County, NY	75	47	12.0	321	−1.6%	#99 of 2,229
13Madison County, NY	74	41	15.6	260	−1.2%	#128 of 2,229
14Rensselaer County, NY	74	112	16.8	253	−0.2%	#129 of 2,229
15St. Lawrence County, NY	73	49	11.8	319	−2.5%	#138 of 2,229
16Cayuga County, NY	73	43	13.6	284	−2.3%	#143 of 2,229
17Montgomery County, NY	73	30	15.3	249	+1.1%	#145 of 2,229
18Chenango County, NY	72	18	9.0	413	−2.9%	#155 of 2,229
19Herkimer County, NY	72	29	11.3	340	−1.4%	#157 of 2,229
20Cattaraugus County, NY	72	37	11.6	314	−2.1%	#158 of 2,229
21Livingston County, NY	72	42	17.2	233	−0.2%	#165 of 2,229
22Niagara County, NY	70	118	12.8	306	−1.5%	#202 of 2,229
23Washington County, NY	69	30	12.3	319	−2.9%	#222 of 2,229
24Cortland County, NY	68	26	13.7	284	−1.9%	#265 of 2,229
25Chemung County, NY	68	57	16.2	235	−3.9%	#272 of 2,229

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Counties in New York, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Schuyler County, NY	67	8	10.9	360	−5.3%	#285 of 2,229
27Franklin County, NY	67	27	13.8	273	−1.6%	#295 of 2,229
28Ontario County, NY	67	103	21.3	197	+0.6%	#309 of 2,229
29Oneida County, NY	66	163	17.1	228	−2.1%	#340 of 2,229
30Broome County, NY	66	142	17.3	221	−1.2%	#342 of 2,229
31Fulton County, NY	64	40	17.5	218	−1.6%	#408 of 2,229
32Putnam County, NY	63	77	21.7	232	+1.4%	#444 of 2,229
33Richmond County, NY	63	408	23.9	191	+1.3%	#460 of 2,229
34Clinton County, NY	62	69	20.6	191	−2.0%	#503 of 2,229
35Delaware County, NY	60	44	22.9	167	+0.2%	#574 of 2,229
36Chautauqua County, NY	58	103	19.3	189	−2.6%	#662 of 2,229
37Erie County, NY	58	899	21.9	184	−0.6%	#663 of 2,229
38Dutchess County, NY	58	305	26.2	176	+1.5%	#669 of 2,229
39Ulster County, NY	58	206	27.7	156	+1.1%	#675 of 2,229
40Otsego County, NY	58	70	30.2	130	+3.8%	#690 of 2,229
41Bronx County, NY	57	658	12.3	287	−3.8%	#698 of 2,229
42Tompkins County, NY	57	103	23.8	173	−1.4%	#718 of 2,229
43Sullivan County, NY	57	75	23.9	171	+2.7%	#719 of 2,229
44Saratoga County, NY	56	337	33.1	139	+2.3%	#788 of 2,229
45Queens County, NY	55	1,814	21.6	201	−1.1%	#813 of 2,229
46Columbia County, NY	55	67	25.2	172	−2.1%	#825 of 2,229
47Orange County, NY	55	464	33.5	135	+4.2%	#838 of 2,229
48Greene County, NY	53	51	27.3	151	−1.1%	#927 of 2,229
49Kings County, NY	51	2,074	20.5	210	−2.5%	#1,022 of 2,229
50Albany County, NY	50	476	35.3	121	+2.2%	#1,100 of 2,229
51Essex County, NY	48	40	24.5	163	−2.2%	#1,170 of 2,229
52Onondaga County, NY	48	551	27.9	148	−1.9%	#1,177 of 2,229
53Monroe County, NY	47	918	28.8	143	−1.0%	#1,225 of 2,229
54Rockland County, NY	47	436	42.0	115	+5.9%	#1,238 of 2,229
55Warren County, NY	46	126	41.8	99	−0.9%	#1,316 of 2,229
56Jefferson County, NY	45	126	26.5	145	−3.9%	#1,341 of 2,229
57Yates County, NY	43	31	32.7	122	−0.8%	#1,465 of 2,229
58Westchester County, NY	40	1,756	47.1	107	+1.4%	#1,621 of 2,229
59Suffolk County, NY	40	2,438	49.3	104	+1.6%	#1,624 of 2,229
60Nassau County, NY	35	2,672	58.3	92	+0.6%	#1,875 of 2,229
61New York County, NY	26	5,598	71.9	67	−1.3%	#2,168 of 2,229
Hamilton County, NY	Not scored	8	33.0	118	−1.3%

Markets with fewer than 5 real estate businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in New York?

There are 24,477 real estate businesses on map listings in New York as of September 2026. 1,010 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 16,880 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 109,783 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in New York spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $146.8B a year, or $19,048 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 24,477 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 38% 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 7,704,486 households in New York and national spending patterns by income.

How does New York compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

New York has 31.8 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 138, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, New York would have about 33,879, against 24,477 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 456 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

Which market in New York has the highest market score for real estate businesses?

Among 13 scored metro areas in or partly in New York, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metro area scores highest, at 76 (high). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in New York, the Seneca Falls area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 61 scored counties in New York, Schoharie County scores highest, at 82 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New York scores 61 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #10 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New York. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

Real estate agents and brokers20,357 listings
Property management2,075 listings
Mortgage brokers and lenders1,543 listings
Home inspectors502 listings

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