Real estate · County · New York
Real estate businesses in Albany County, NY
How Albany County, NY 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 #1,100 of 2,229 scored counties
#50 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 476
- 13 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 213
- −0.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,555 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 121
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
See the real estate businesses around any address in Albany County
The site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Albany County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Albany County comes to about $2.5B a year: $18,555 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 21% 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.
There are 476 real estate businesses on map listings in Albany County as of September 2026. 13 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 35.3 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 213 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Albany County in 2023, down 0.5% from 2019. That is one for every 632 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,457 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Albany County.
Population estimates show Albany County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Albany County is 50 (upper middle), #1,100 of 2,229 scored counties and #50 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.3 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 121 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 632 | 456 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.5% | +4.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,555 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 214 → 213−0.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,819
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $131.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,457Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 47613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 577The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Albany County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the real estate businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Albany County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardReal estate across New York
Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Albany County marked.
Top counties in New York
| 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 |
| 50Albany County, NY | 50 | 476 | 35.3 | 121 | +2.2% | #1,100 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Albany 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 Albany County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 476 real estate businesses in Albany County. 13 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 213 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 0.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,457 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.5B a year, or $18,555 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 476 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 21% 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 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Albany County has 35.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 121, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Albany County would have about 577, against 476 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 632 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 50 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #1,100 of 2,229 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Albany County. 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.
How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Albany County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Albany County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Albany County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.