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Real estate businesses in Schoharie County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Schoharie County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #13 of 2,229 scored counties
#1 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $219.4M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,057 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 362
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,176
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate businesses, Schoharie County has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #13 of 2,229 scored counties and #1 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 real estate businesses in Schoharie County. None of them are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.9, 72% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $17,057 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Schoharie County spend about $219.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 3.6 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Schoharie County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors. That is one for every 2,144 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Schoharie County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Schoharie 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 | Schoharie County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 362 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 2,144 | 456 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,057 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $70,133 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $953K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 84Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Schoharie 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 Schoharie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,176+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,861
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 622 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $70,133+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,591
- Median home value
- $192,500
- Jobs located here
- 7,692
- Daytime population
- 26,987Residents 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 |
Other business types in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County, NY?
Schoharie County has 14 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 84 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Schoharie County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $219.4M a year, or $17,057 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.6 times 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 12,861 households in Schoharie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schoharie County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Schoharie County has 10.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 362, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Schoharie County would have about 51, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,144 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is Schoharie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Schoharie County at 30,176 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,861 households. The median household income in Schoharie County is $70,133 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Schoharie County scores 82 for real estate businesses (high), #13 of 2,229 scored counties.
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