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Real estate businesses in Greene County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Greene County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #927 of 2,229 scored counties
#48 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 51
- 5 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $333.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,852 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 151
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.3
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,238
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 real estate businesses in Greene County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 10%, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.3, 29% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Greene County spend about $333.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,852 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 51% 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 Greene County was 21 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 889 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 287 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Greene County is 53 (upper middle), #927 of 2,229 scored counties and #48 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Greene 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 | Greene County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.3 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 151 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 889 | 456 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,852 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,945 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 210.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 287Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 515 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The 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 Greene 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 Greene County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,238−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,674
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 647 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $77,945+45.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,545
- Median home value
- $271,600
- Jobs located here
- 14,070
- Daytime population
- 41,066Residents 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 Greene 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 |
| 48Greene County, NY | 53 | 51 | 27.3 | 151 | −1.1% | #927 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Greene 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 Greene County, NY?
There are 51 real estate businesses on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 287 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Greene County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $333.4M a year, or $17,852 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 51 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 51% 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 18,674 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greene County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Greene County has 27.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 151, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Greene County would have about 77, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 889 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Greene County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Greene County at 47,238 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,674 households. The median household income in Greene County is $77,945 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.4% 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. Greene County scores 53 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #927 of 2,229 scored counties.
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