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Real estate businesses in the Gettysburg, PA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Gettysburg, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 87 out of 100: High

Ranked #2 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
50
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
35
+52.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$742M
On rent and homeowner costs · $18,167 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
343
3.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.2
68% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,594
+3.6% 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

The Gettysburg metro area scores 87 (high) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #2 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for real estate businesses.

As of September 2026, map listings count 50 real estate businesses in the Gettysburg metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. That is 12.2 per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in the Gettysburg metro area spend about $742M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,167 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3.4 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 35 businesses with payroll in the Gettysburg metro area classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 52.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,167 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Gettysburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Gettysburg metro area compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Gettysburg, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureGettysburg metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.225.338.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)343165100
Households per official establishment1,167752414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+52.2%+15.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$18,167$18,070$16,661
Median household income$84,092$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score8776

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35+52.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
71
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
296Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
501 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
171The 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 Gettysburg metro 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 Gettysburg metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
107,594+3.6% since 2020
Households
40,841
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,363
Median home value
$268,500
Jobs located here
31,894
Daytime population
87,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Gettysburg metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Gettysburg, PA875012.2343+3.6%#2 of 387
2Reading, PA8231819.5213+2.7%#3 of 387
3Lebanon, PA8111119.6209+2.2%#4 of 387
4York-Hanover, PA8148226.5159+3.6%#7 of 387
5Chambersburg, PA8015624.6166+3.0%#9 of 387
6Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA7738116.3237+1.4%#12 of 387
7Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ7790726.7160+3.0%#13 of 387
8Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA7770628.7146+4.2%#14 of 387
9Johnstown, PA736511.6316−3.2%#25 of 387
10Erie, PA7317415.7243−1.8%#26 of 387

Other business types in the Gettysburg metro area

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Gettysburg, PA metro area?

The Gettysburg metro area has 50 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 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 35 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 52.2% from 2019. Another 296 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Gettysburg, PA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $742M a year, or $18,167 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 50 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 3.4 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 40,841 households in the Gettysburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gettysburg, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Gettysburg metro area has 12.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 343, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Gettysburg metro area would have about 171, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,167 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 52.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is the Gettysburg, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Gettysburg metro area at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in the Gettysburg metro area is $84,092 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. The Gettysburg metro area scores 87 for real estate businesses (high), #2 of 387 scored metro areas.

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