More than 2,717 Catholic real estate agents, brokerages, and property firms are listed in the Discover Catholic Business directory, making real estate one of the five largest categories on the site. The data reveals a sector concentrated in Florida, Texas, and the industrial Midwest, with a 64 percent high-quality rate and a striking gap between the states with the most Catholics and the states with the most documented Catholic realtors.
Buying a home is the largest financial decision most Catholic families make, and it is also a decision about where the family will worship, where the children will go to school, and how far the commute to Sunday Mass will be. A realtor who understands those priorities without being told is worth finding. The 2,717 agents in this dataset are where that search begins.
Of the 2,717 visible Catholic real estate listings, 1,739 carry high-quality scores, a rate of 64 percent. That figure is above the directory average and reflects the professional nature of the business: licensed agents maintain public profiles with brokerage affiliations, phone numbers, and websites as a matter of regulatory and marketing necessity. A total of 1,834 listings, or 68 percent, include a working website.
5 Key Findings from the Data
1. Florida leads with 437 listings, and 87 percent of them are high-quality. Florida has 180 more Catholic real estate listings than second-place Texas. The state's combination of a large Catholic population, a constant inflow of retirees and relocating families, and an enormous licensed-agent base produces the deepest Catholic realtor market in the country.
2. Michigan has the best quality rate of any major market. Michigan's 235 listings include 214 high-quality entries, a 91 percent rate. That is the highest of any state with more than 50 listings, and it means nearly every Catholic realtor in Michigan's directory has a complete, verifiable profile.
3. Texas and Pennsylvania are the second and fourth largest markets. Texas has 257 listings (191 high-quality) and Pennsylvania has 210 (176 high-quality). Together with Florida and Michigan, the top four states account for 1,139 listings, or 42 percent of the category.
4. California is badly underdocumented. California has 73 listings, but only 13 are high-quality, an 18 percent rate. For a state with one of the largest Catholic populations in the country, this is the clearest gap in the entire category.
5. The Southeast is growing. Tennessee (67 listings, 54 high-quality), Georgia (44, 36 high-quality), and North Carolina (26, 21 high-quality) all post quality rates above 80 percent. These are states where Catholic populations are rising and where Catholic realtors have documented themselves well.
Catholic Real Estate Agents by State
| State | Listings | High-Quality | Quality Rate | |-------|----------|--------------|--------------| | Florida | 437 | 379 | 87% | | Texas | 257 | 191 | 74% | | Michigan | 235 | 214 | 91% | | Pennsylvania | 210 | 176 | 84% | | Illinois | 125 | 80 | 64% | | Indiana | 99 | 80 | 81% | | Ohio | 93 | 74 | 80% | | California | 73 | 13 | 18% | | Tennessee | 67 | 54 | 81% | | Louisiana | 64 | 45 | 70% | | New York | 50 | 15 | 30% | | Arizona | 45 | 26 | 58% | | Georgia | 44 | 36 | 82% |
The table makes the geographic story plain. Florida, Texas, Michigan, and Pennsylvania are deep, well-documented markets. Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio are solid mid-sized markets. California and New York, despite their Catholic populations, have thin and incomplete listings.
Browse the full Florida Catholic business directory or the Michigan Catholic business directory to see real estate agents alongside every other category in each state.
What Kinds of Catholic Real Estate Businesses Are in the Directory
The real estate category covers individual agents, family brokerages, and specialty firms. The high-quality listings show the range.
Independent family brokerages. Scalise Real Estate Company in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, serves Westmoreland County, one of the most Catholic counties in western Pennsylvania. Family-named brokerages like this one are common in the Pennsylvania and Michigan data, where multi-generational firms have served the same parishes for decades.
Individual agents affiliated with national brands. Ed Curry, Realtor in Bradenton, Florida, specializes in residential listings and sales across Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Mike Gillund of Beyond Realty in Fargo, North Dakota, and Christie Plemmons Realty in Hillsdale, Michigan, are similar examples: individual agents whose Catholic identity is part of their local reputation.
Luxury and specialty firms. Stone Thompson Luxury Group in Jupiter, Florida, was established in 2022 by co-founder David J. Thompson and focuses on the luxury market in Palm Beach County. Specialty firms like this show that the Catholic real estate category is not limited to entry-level residential work.
Relocation specialists. Klark Kent Sparks in Boise, Idaho, markets specifically to families relocating to the Treasure Valley, including first-time buyers and property management clients. Relocation is a common specialty among Catholic agents because Catholic families moving to a new city often want an agent who can point them toward parishes and schools as well as neighborhoods.
For guidance on choosing among these options, read How to Find a Catholic Real Estate Agent.
Why Florida and Michigan Lead Catholic Real Estate
Florida and Michigan lead for different reasons, and understanding both explains the whole category.
Florida leads on volume because it has the most transactions. The state is a permanent destination for relocating families and retirees, many of them Catholic, and its licensed-agent population is one of the largest in the country. The National Association of Realtors publishes annual membership and market data that consistently place Florida among the top states for agent count, and the Catholic share of that agent base is proportionally large. The result is 437 listings with an 87 percent quality rate. See the Florida Catholic realtor guide for specific agents.
Michigan leads on quality because of how the data was gathered. Michigan parishes maintain unusually thorough bulletin sponsorship directories, and Catholic realtors are among the most common sponsors. Those directories provide complete contact information, which is why 214 of Michigan's 235 listings score as high-quality. The Michigan Catholic realtor guide profiles the strongest of them.
Ohio sits between the two. Its 93 listings and 80 percent quality rate reflect a mature Catholic market in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus. The Ohio Catholic realtor guide covers that state in detail.
The California and New York Gap
The most striking finding in this dataset is the underrepresentation of California and New York. California has 73 Catholic real estate listings, only 13 of them high-quality. New York has 50, with 15 high-quality. Both states have Catholic populations in the millions and licensed-agent bases among the largest in the nation.
The gap is a documentation gap, not a market gap. Catholic realtors exist in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Brooklyn, and Long Island in large numbers. They simply have not been captured by the parish sponsorship sources that built the Midwest and Florida datasets, and few have claimed listings directly. For a Catholic real estate agent in either state, that means the directory is nearly empty of competitors and a claimed, completed listing will be one of only a handful of high-quality Catholic realtor profiles in the entire state.
What This Means for Catholics
For Catholic homebuyers and sellers, the directory offers 2,717 agents, 1,739 of them verified high-quality. In Florida, Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio, the depth of options means most families can find a Catholic agent in their own county. In the Southeast, the growing Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina markets are well-documented and worth checking first.
For Catholic real estate agents, the data shows exactly where visibility is available. California, New York, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, and Nevada all have dozens of listings but almost no high-quality profiles. An agent in any of those states who claims and completes a listing becomes one of the few Catholic realtors a searching family will find.
The 46,000+ businesses in the Discover Catholic Business directory include every agent and brokerage discussed here. If you are a Catholic real estate professional and your listing is not yet claimed or complete, add your listing free. It takes less than five minutes and connects you with Catholic families who are actively looking for an agent who shares their priorities.
Sources:
- Discover Catholic Business directory data, September 2026
- National Association of Realtors, membership and housing market research (https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics)
- U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/)
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, diocesan data (https://www.usccb.org/)