Real estate · Small-town market · Washington
Real estate businesses in the Port Townsend, WA area
How the Port Townsend, WA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #316 of 536 scored small-town markets
#7 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 54
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $287.9M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,616 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 123
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.0
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,970
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 real estate businesses in the Port Townsend area. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 33.0 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in the Port Townsend area spend about $287.9M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,616 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 23% 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.
Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Port Townsend area in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 430 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 149 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 the Port Townsend area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Port Townsend area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in the Port Townsend area is 46 (lower middle), #316 of 536 scored small-town markets and #7 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Washington.
How the Port Townsend area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Port Townsend area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.0 | 42.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 123 | 108 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 430 | 317 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.8% | +13.5% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,616 | $19,779 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $74,048 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38−20.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 149Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 542 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The 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 the Port Townsend 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 Port Townsend area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,970+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 16,340
- Median age
- 58.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,804 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $74,048
- Average household income
- $104,756
- Median home value
- $535,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,967
- Daytime population
- 30,032Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Port Townsend area marked.
Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Othello, WA | 67 | 15 | 23.9 | 161 | +4.3% | #68 of 536 |
| 2Moses Lake, WA | 63 | 77 | 21.8 | 181 | +6.3% | #106 of 536 |
| 3Centralia, WA | 62 | 77 | 23.4 | 170 | +6.7% | #115 of 536 |
| 4Shelton, WA | 62 | 67 | 25.7 | 162 | +7.8% | #118 of 536 |
| 5Aberdeen, WA | 58 | 70 | 22.9 | 165 | +3.0% | #153 of 536 |
| 6Port Angeles, WA | 49 | 91 | 26.0 | 152 | +1.1% | #281 of 536 |
| 7Port Townsend, WA | 46 | 54 | 33.0 | 123 | +2.7% | #316 of 536 |
| 8Pullman, WA | 41 | 56 | 29.9 | 125 | +1.5% | #378 of 536 |
| 9Ellensburg, WA | 41 | 93 | 46.5 | 88 | +4.2% | #382 of 536 |
| 10Oak Harbor, WA | 33 | 133 | 37.0 | 116 | −1.5% | #475 of 536 |
Other business types in the Port Townsend 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 Port Townsend, WA area?
There are 54 real estate businesses on map listings in the Port Townsend area as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019. Another 149 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Port Townsend, WA area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $287.9M a year, or $17,616 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 54 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 23% 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 16,340 households in the Port Townsend area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Port Townsend, WA area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
The Port Townsend area has 33.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 123, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Port Townsend area would have about 67, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 430 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Port Townsend, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Port Townsend area at 33,970 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,340 households. The median household income in the Port Townsend area is $74,048 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Port Townsend area scores 46 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #316 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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