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Real estate businesses in Ulster County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Ulster County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #675 of 2,229 scored counties
#39 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 206
- 3 chain locations (1%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- −6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,750 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 156
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.7
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 183,330
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ulster County spend about $1.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,750 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 56% 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.
Ulster County has 206 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (1%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 27.7 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Ulster County in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 790 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 1,079 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Ulster County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ulster County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Ulster County is 58 (upper middle), #675 of 2,229 scored counties and #39 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Ulster 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 | Ulster County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.7 | 31.8 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 156 | 138 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 790 | 456 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.0% | +4.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $18,750 | $19,048 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $86,271 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 100 → 94−6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 249
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,079Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2063 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 322The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Ulster 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 Ulster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 183,330+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 74,278
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,124 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $86,271+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,353
- Median home value
- $352,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,240
- Daytime population
- 161,256Residents 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 Ulster 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 |
| 39Ulster County, NY | 58 | 206 | 27.7 | 156 | +1.1% | #675 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Ulster 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 Ulster County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 206 real estate businesses in Ulster County. 3 of them (1%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. Official counts list 1,079 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ulster County, NY spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.4B a year, or $18,750 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 206 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 56% 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 74,278 households in Ulster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ulster County, NY compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Ulster County has 27.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 156, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Ulster County would have about 322, against 206 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 790 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Ulster County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Ulster County at 183,330 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,278 households. Median household income in Ulster County is $86,271, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Ulster County scores 58 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #675 of 2,229 scored counties.
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