Real estate · Small-town market · Texas
Real estate businesses in the Fredericksburg, TX area
The real estate businesses in the Fredericksburg, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #421 of 536 scored small-town markets
#36 of 40 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 74
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $182.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,887 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 57
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 64.3
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,527
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Fredericksburg area scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #421 of 536 scored small-town markets and #36 of 40 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $15,887 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Fredericksburg area spend about $182.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 43% below 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 74 real estate businesses on map listings in the Fredericksburg area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 64.3, 67% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in the Fredericksburg area classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 461 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fredericksburg area grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Fredericksburg area compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Fredericksburg area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 64.3 | 37.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 57 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 461 | 473 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.6% | +23.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,887 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $76,162 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25+13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 293Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 742 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,527+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,513
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,058 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $76,162+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,131
- Median home value
- $460,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,821
- Daytime population
- 27,066Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Fredericksburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bonham, TX | 80 | 23 | 18.0 | 192 | +9.2% | #11 of 536 |
| 2Dumas, TX | 77 | 10 | 14.0 | 228 | +3.0% | #21 of 536 |
| 3Rio Grande City-Roma, TX | 70 | 9 | 4.7 | 592 | +0.7% | #45 of 536 |
| 4Borger, TX | 68 | 9 | 12.9 | 259 | −4.5% | #59 of 536 |
| 5Hereford, TX | 68 | 8 | 13.2 | 241 | +0.5% | #61 of 536 |
| 6Jacksonville, TX | 68 | 34 | 18.7 | 173 | +5.4% | #63 of 536 |
| 7Alice, TX | 66 | 19 | 11.7 | 264 | −1.3% | #75 of 536 |
| 8Andrews, TX | 66 | 16 | 23.4 | 150 | +1.6% | #81 of 536 |
| 9Palestine, TX | 64 | 34 | 19.3 | 164 | +3.2% | #97 of 536 |
| 10Port Lavaca, TX | 63 | 17 | 19.6 | 179 | −2.3% | #107 of 536 |
| 36Fredericksburg, TX | 38 | 74 | 64.3 | 57 | +6.6% | #421 of 536 |
Other business types in the Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg, TX area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 real estate businesses in the Fredericksburg area. 2 of them (3%) 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, up 13.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 293 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fredericksburg, TX area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $182.9M a year, or $15,887 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 74 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 43% below 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 11,513 households in the Fredericksburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fredericksburg, TX area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Fredericksburg area has 64.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 57, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Fredericksburg area would have about 42, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 461 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fredericksburg, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Fredericksburg area at 28,527 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,513 households. Median household income in the Fredericksburg area is $76,162, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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 Fredericksburg area scores 38 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #421 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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