Columbia, SC · Property Management
Property Management in Columbia, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 110 residential property managers in the Columbia, SC Metro Area in 2023, employing 997 people with $49.1 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
110
88th most of 385 US metro areas
997
9.1 per business, against 9.1 across all metros
$49.1 million
$49,204 per employee
88%
of businesses, against 85% across all metros
+5.8%
in the number of businesses (104 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Columbia.
- Columbia ranks 88th of 385 US metro areas by number of residential property managers.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 9.1 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $49,204 per employee a year, against $59,712.
- The market grew: 6 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps property management in Columbia.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Acknowledge every maintenance request in minutes
VERA drafts the tenant reply, the vendor dispatch with unit and access details, and the owner heads-up, so nothing sits in a queue overnight.
Collect rent without the awkward calls
VERA ranks unpaid balances by unit and days late and drafts a courteous reminder with a payment link for each one.
Start renewals while you still have time
VERA flags leases well ahead of expiration and drafts the renewal offer on your template, so units renew instead of turning over.
Questions
Property Management in Columbia
How many residential property managers are there in Columbia?
110 in the Columbia, SC Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 997 people and paid $49.1 million in annual payroll.
Is the Columbia market for property management growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 104 to 110 (+5.8%).
What does VERA do for property management in Columbia?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Columbia business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Property Management in other markets
Other Columbia markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is residential property managers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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