Real estate · Small-town market · Ohio
Real estate businesses in the Bellefontaine, OH area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Bellefontaine, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #258 of 536 scored small-town markets
#21 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 42
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $265.3M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,561 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 146
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.5
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,302
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,561 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Bellefontaine area spend about $265.3M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 46% 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.
The Bellefontaine area has 42 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.5, 44% 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 the Bellefontaine area was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,505 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 150 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Bellefontaine area grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Bellefontaine area scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #258 of 536 scored small-town markets and #21 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Bellefontaine area compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Bellefontaine area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.5 | 26.4 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 146 | 122 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,505 | 728 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.4% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,561 | $13,878 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,551 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 150Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 421 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The 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 the Bellefontaine area, 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 the Bellefontaine area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,302+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,560
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 459 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $71,551+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,928
- Median home value
- $203,200
- Jobs located here
- 19,360
- Daytime population
- 44,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Bellefontaine area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sidney, OH | 67 | 31 | 16.4 | 196 | −0.2% | #66 of 536 |
| 2Celina, OH | 67 | 27 | 16.5 | 191 | +0.5% | #67 of 536 |
| 3Van Wert, OH | 65 | 10 | 8.7 | 352 | +0.3% | #82 of 536 |
| 4Gallipolis, OH | 64 | 13 | 11.2 | 259 | −0.5% | #91 of 536 |
| 5Wilmington, OH | 64 | 26 | 15.5 | 201 | +0.6% | #92 of 536 |
| 6Urbana, OH | 64 | 29 | 18.5 | 170 | +0.2% | #96 of 536 |
| 7Bucyrus, OH | 63 | 22 | 12.2 | 239 | −0.3% | #99 of 536 |
| 8Coshocton, OH | 63 | 22 | 14.9 | 193 | +1.6% | #103 of 536 |
| 9Fremont, OH | 61 | 34 | 13.8 | 217 | −0.4% | #119 of 536 |
| 10Marion, OH | 60 | 35 | 14.2 | 207 | −0.4% | #130 of 536 |
| 21Bellefontaine, OH | 51 | 42 | 21.5 | 146 | +0.4% | #258 of 536 |
Other business types in the Bellefontaine area
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 the Bellefontaine, OH area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 real estate businesses in the Bellefontaine area. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 150 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bellefontaine, OH area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $265.3M a year, or $13,561 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 42 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 46% 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 19,560 households in the Bellefontaine area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bellefontaine, OH area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Bellefontaine area has 21.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 146, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Bellefontaine area would have about 61, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,505 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bellefontaine, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Bellefontaine area at 46,302 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,560 households. Median household income in the Bellefontaine area is $71,551, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Bellefontaine area scores 51 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #258 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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