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Real estate businesses in Greene County, OH

How Greene County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,147 of 2,229 scored counties
#58 of 85 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
198
13 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
89
+30.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1B
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,027 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
119
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.0
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
174,322
+3.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $15,027 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Greene County spend about $1B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 19% 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 198 real estate businesses on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 7%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 29.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 89 businesses with payroll in Greene County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 30.9% from 2019. That is one for every 766 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 646 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Greene County.

Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Greene County is 49 (lower middle), #1,147 of 2,229 scored counties and #58 of 85 scored counties in Ohio.

How Greene County 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.

Real estate in Greene County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.026.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)119122100
Households per official establishment766728414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+30.9%+14.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,027$13,878$16,661
Median household income$87,309$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4955

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
68 → 89+30.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
264
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
646Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
19813 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
237The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

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
174,322+3.7% since 2020
Households
68,166
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
414 sq. mi.
People per square mile
410
Median household income
$87,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,530
Median home value
$252,200
Jobs located here
68,123
Daytime population
167,684Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Holmes County, OH76139.7341+1.7%#82 of 2,229
2Putnam County, OH75129.13650.0%#97 of 2,229
3Henry County, OH71119.6335−0.2%#178 of 2,229
4Madison County, OH703421.7156+7.1%#218 of 2,229
5Brown County, OH662112.3252+1.6%#335 of 2,229
6Perry County, OH661813.4230+1.3%#338 of 2,229
7Pickaway County, OH664420.1160+7.4%#356 of 2,229
8Fulton County, OH652213.0248−1.9%#371 of 2,229
9Hardin County, OH6497.7393−2.1%#390 of 2,229
10Clermont County, OH6413816.2210+3.9%#412 of 2,229
58Greene County, OH4919829.0119+3.7%#1,147 of 2,229

Other business types in Greene County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Greene County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 198 real estate businesses in Greene County. 13 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 30.9% from 2019. Another 646 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Greene County, OH spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $1B a year, or $15,027 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 198 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 19% 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 68,166 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Greene County, OH compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Greene County has 29.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 119, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Greene County would have about 237, against 198 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 766 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Greene County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 174,322 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,166 households. Median household income in Greene County is $87,309, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. 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 49 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,147 of 2,229 scored counties.

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