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Real estate businesses in the Mount Vernon, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Mount Vernon, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #299 of 536 scored small-town markets
#23 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
58
6 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
25
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$325.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,852 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
130
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.7
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,002
+1.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 58 real estate businesses in the Mount Vernon area. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 10%, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 24.7 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in the Mount Vernon area spend about $325.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,852 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 30% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Mount Vernon area was 25 in 2023. That is one for every 940 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 190 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Mount Vernon area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Mount Vernon area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, the Mount Vernon area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #299 of 536 scored small-town markets and #23 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.

How the Mount Vernon 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.

Real estate in Mount Vernon, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMount Vernon areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.726.438.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)130122100
Households per official establishment940728414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.4%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,852$13,878$16,661
Median household income$73,878$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4755

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
190Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
586 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon area

Population, 2025 estimate
64,002+1.9% since 2020
Households
23,491
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
526 sq. mi.
People per square mile
120
Median household income
$73,878+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,322
Median home value
$239,400
Jobs located here
19,622
Daytime population
59,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Ohio

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Mount Vernon area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Sidney, OH673116.4196−0.2%#66 of 536
2Celina, OH672716.5191+0.5%#67 of 536
3Van Wert, OH65108.7352+0.3%#82 of 536
4Gallipolis, OH641311.2259−0.5%#91 of 536
5Wilmington, OH642615.5201+0.6%#92 of 536
6Urbana, OH642918.5170+0.2%#96 of 536
7Bucyrus, OH632212.2239−0.3%#99 of 536
8Coshocton, OH632214.9193+1.6%#103 of 536
9Fremont, OH613413.8217−0.4%#119 of 536
10Marion, OH603514.2207−0.4%#130 of 536
23Mount Vernon, OH475824.7130+1.9%#299 of 536

Other business types in the Mount Vernon area

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Mount Vernon, OH area?

The Mount Vernon area has 58 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 190 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Mount Vernon, OH area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $325.4M a year, or $13,852 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 58 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 30% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,491 households in the Mount Vernon area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Mount Vernon, OH area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Mount Vernon area has 24.7 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 130, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Mount Vernon area would have about 75, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 940 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is the Mount Vernon, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Mount Vernon area at 64,002 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,491 households. The median household income in the Mount Vernon area is $73,878 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. 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 Mount Vernon area scores 47 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #299 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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