Market rankings · Rhode Island
Real estate businesses in Rhode Island
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Rhode Island, ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,499
- 92 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 884
- +18.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.9
- 12% below the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 128
- 28% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #8 of 51
- Market score 65 · Upper middle
A site report maps the real estate businesses on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Rhode Island has 1,499 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 92 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 33.9 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Rhode Island comes to about $8.3B a year: $18,750 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 28% 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.
Official counts show 884 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Rhode Island in 2023, up 18.8% from 2019. That is one for every 500 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $6.6M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Rhode Island.
Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #8 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 64. Among 5 scored counties, Providence County scores highest (52).
Every market in Rhode Island for real estate businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 64 | 2,193 | 32.5 | 133 | +2.1% | #62 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence County, RI | 52 | 769 | 29.7 | 139 | +2.8% | #994 of 2,229 |
| 2Washington County, RI | 48 | 182 | 34.6 | 136 | 0.0% | #1,181 of 2,229 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 43 | 327 | 44.9 | 99 | +1.8% | #1,477 of 2,229 |
| 4Bristol County, RI | 42 | 71 | 35.3 | 138 | −1.5% | #1,509 of 2,229 |
| 5Newport County, RI | 35 | 150 | 40.7 | 114 | −2.9% | #1,866 of 2,229 |
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Rhode Island?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,499 real estate businesses in Rhode Island. 92 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 884 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 18.8% from 2019. Official counts list 5,446 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rhode Island spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $8.3B 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 1,499 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 28% 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 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Rhode Island has 33.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 128, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 1,911, against 1,499 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 500 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for real estate businesses?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 64 (upper middle). Among 5 scored counties in Rhode Island, Providence County scores highest, at 52 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Rhode Island scores 65 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #8 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Rhode Island. It maps the real estate businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Related business types in Rhode Island
- Real estate agents and brokers1,147 listings
- Property management117 listings
- Mortgage brokers and lenders219 listings
- Home inspectors16 listings
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