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Real estate businesses in Hamilton County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Hamilton County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$41.1M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,944 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
118
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.0
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,006
−1.3% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Hamilton County comes to about $41.1M a year: $16,944 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 18% 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 8 real estate businesses on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 33.0 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hamilton County in 2023. That is one for every 485 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Hamilton County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hamilton 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.

Real estate in Hamilton County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.031.838.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)118138100
Households per official establishment485456414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,944$19,048$16,661
Median household income$68,835$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
2
Annual payroll, 2023
$197K
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,006−1.3% since 2020
Households
2,423
Median age
56.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,717 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$68,835
Average household income
$89,855
Median home value
$260,200
Jobs located here
1,520
Daytime population
4,882Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Hamilton County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Schoharie County, NY821410.9362+1.4%#13 of 2,229
2Schenectady County, NY819914.8281+3.0%#16 of 2,229
3Allegany County, NY801910.7345+0.9%#21 of 2,229
4Tioga County, NY79157.4543−1.9%#33 of 2,229
5Genesee County, NY79228.8444+0.2%#38 of 2,229
6Wayne County, NY79359.1434+0.1%#39 of 2,229
7Seneca County, NY78118.1475−1.7%#44 of 2,229
8Oswego County, NY785311.2347+1.0%#53 of 2,229
9Lewis County, NY781311.7325−0.3%#54 of 2,229
10Wyoming County, NY76148.5454−1.3%#77 of 2,229
Hamilton County, NYNot scored833.0118−1.3%

Other business types in Hamilton County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Hamilton County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 real estate businesses in Hamilton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hamilton County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $41.1M a year, or $16,944 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 8 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 18% 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 2,423 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hamilton County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Hamilton County has 33.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 118, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 485 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is Hamilton County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 5,006 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,423 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $68,835, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for real estate businesses · All 56 business types in Hamilton County

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