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Real estate businesses in Dutchess County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Dutchess County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #669 of 2,229 scored counties
#38 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 305
- 21 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 193
- +6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,976 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 176
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.2
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 300,708
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Dutchess County comes to about $2.3B a year: $19,976 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 76% 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 305 real estate businesses on map listings in Dutchess County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 26.2 per 10,000 households, 32% 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 Dutchess County was 193 in 2023, up 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 602 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 1,610 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $773K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Dutchess County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dutchess County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Dutchess County is 58 (upper middle), #669 of 2,229 scored counties and #38 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Dutchess 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 | Dutchess County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.2 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 176 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 602 | 456 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.0% | +4.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,976 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $99,478 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 182 → 193+6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 737
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,610Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30521 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 536The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $773K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 300,708+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 116,275
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 796 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 375
- Median household income
- $99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,997
- Median home value
- $400,600
- Jobs located here
- 112,196
- Daytime population
- 274,540Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Dutchess 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 |
| 38Dutchess County, NY | 58 | 305 | 26.2 | 176 | +1.5% | #669 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 305 real estate businesses in Dutchess County. 21 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 193 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 6.0% from 2019. Official counts list 1,610 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dutchess County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $2.3B a year, or $19,976 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 305 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 76% 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 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dutchess County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Dutchess County has 26.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 176, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 536, against 305 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 602 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 58 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #669 of 2,229 scored counties.
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