Business phone system for residential property managers in North Dakota

The residential property management company industry in North Dakota

County Business Patterns counts 145 establishments in North Dakota classified as Residential Property Managers (NAICS 531311) for 2023. They employed 1,919 people in mid-March and reported $100.1 million in annual payroll. That is the 46th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Residential property managers make up 0.57% of the 25,402 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) North Dakota has 18.2 residential property managers, in line with the national rate of 17.9. The average establishment has 13.2 employees against 8.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $52,187, 11.2% below the U.S. figure of $58,786.

Where residential property managers in North Dakota are concentrated

Census published residential property management company counts for 5 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of North Dakota. The largest is Fargo, ND-MN, with 72 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 32% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at residential property managers in North Dakota

43.4% of North Dakota's residential property managers with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 64.9% nationally. 68.3% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

What residential property managers in North Dakota use the phone for

Property managers hear from tenants, owners, prospective renters and vendors, and maintenance calls can be urgent. Separating leasing calls from maintenance and routing emergencies after hours keeps small teams sane.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for residential property managers in North Dakota:

• The manager calls a tenant about a late payment.
• A plumber calls to confirm access to a unit.
• An owner calls about a monthly statement.

When nobody can pick up

Maintenance emergencies happen at night, so after-hours routing to an on-call person is especially important here.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Phone system pricing for a 13-person residential property management company

Residential property managers in North Dakota average 13.2 employees, so the comparison uses a 13-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $324.35 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $390.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 13 people cost $259.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $1,572. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in North Dakota

North Dakota has 1 geographic area code in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your tenants and owners know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for residential property managers in North Dakota

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in North Dakota, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.