Most underserved markets for Real Estate
U.S. counties ranked by opportunity score for real estate (Real estate agents). A higher score means more residents per existing business — a wider gap between demand and supply, drawn from US Census County Business Patterns data.
| # | County | State | Score | Pop / business |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Lawrence County | NY | 100 | 27,168 |
| 2 | Talladega County | AL | 98 | 27,035 |
| 3 | Lea County | NM | 91 | 24,368 |
| 4 | Jones County | MS | 81 | 22,384 |
| 5 | Starr County | TX | 77 | 21,905 |
| 6 | Crawford County | PA | 77 | 20,969 |
| 7 | Chemung County | NY | 77 | 20,896 |
| 8 | Blount County | AL | 72 | 19,692 |
| 9 | Lafourche Parish | LA | 72 | 19,444 |
| 10 | Warren County | NJ | 71 | 18,290 |
| 11 | Hawkins County | TN | 69 | 19,036 |
| 12 | Northumberland County | PA | 67 | 18,268 |
| 13 | Tuscola County | MI | 65 | 17,739 |
| 14 | Orange County | TX | 64 | 16,952 |
| 15 | St. Martin Parish | LA | 63 | 17,285 |
| 16 | Venango County | PA | 62 | 16,825 |
| 17 | Columbus County | NC | 61 | 16,942 |
| 18 | Dale County | AL | 60 | 16,485 |
| 19 | Marion County | OH | 60 | 16,342 |
| 20 | Tioga County | NY | 60 | 16,115 |
| 21 | Duplin County | NC | 59 | 16,437 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | OH | 59 | 16,320 |
| 23 | Apache County | AZ | 58 | 16,514 |
| 24 | Bedford County | PA | 58 | 15,871 |
| 25 | Allegany County | NY | 58 | 15,741 |
| 26 | Perry County | PA | 58 | 15,314 |
| 27 | Cherokee County | OK | 57 | 15,804 |
| 28 | Laurel County | KY | 57 | 15,610 |
| 29 | Beaver County | PA | 57 | 15,239 |
| 30 | Holmes County | OH | 56 | 14,758 |
| 31 | Huntingdon County | PA | 54 | 14,708 |
| 32 | Sullivan County | NH | 54 | 14,452 |
| 33 | Prince George County | VA | 54 | 14,211 |
| 34 | Barren County | KY | 53 | 14,837 |
| 35 | Gadsden County | FL | 52 | 14,582 |
| 36 | Pike County | KY | 52 | 14,549 |
| 37 | Chesterfield County | SC | 52 | 14,512 |
| 38 | Acadia Parish | LA | 52 | 14,418 |
| 39 | Franklin County | TN | 52 | 14,327 |
| 40 | Vermilion Parish | LA | 52 | 14,300 |
| 41 | Fayette County | PA | 52 | 14,269 |
| 42 | McKinley County | NM | 51 | 14,415 |
| 43 | Crawford County | OH | 51 | 13,954 |
| 44 | Indiana County | PA | 51 | 13,899 |
| 45 | Gratiot County | MI | 51 | 13,845 |
| 46 | Seneca County | OH | 51 | 13,766 |
| 47 | Wyoming County | NY | 50 | 13,446 |
| 48 | Orleans County | NY | 49 | 13,383 |
| 49 | Rusk County | TX | 49 | 13,189 |
| 50 | Woodford County | IL | 49 | 12,805 |