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Real estate businesses in Columbia County, NY
The real estate businesses in Columbia County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #825 of 2,229 scored counties
#46 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 67
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $499M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,740 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 172
- 72% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,168
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $18,740 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $499M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 72% 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.
Columbia County has 67 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 25.2 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 832 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 429 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Columbia County is 55 (upper middle), #825 of 2,229 scored counties and #46 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 172 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 832 | 456 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +4.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,740 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $81,528 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 32+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 429Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 671 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 115The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,168−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,627
- Median age
- 49.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 635 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $81,528+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,394
- Median home value
- $347,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,215
- Daytime population
- 54,169Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 46Columbia County, NY | 55 | 67 | 25.2 | 172 | −2.1% | #825 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 Columbia County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 real estate businesses in Columbia County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. Official counts list 429 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Columbia County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $499M a year, or $18,740 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 67 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 72% 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 26,627 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Columbia County has 25.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 172, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Columbia County would have about 115, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 832 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 60,168 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,627 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $81,528, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 55 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #825 of 2,229 scored counties.
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