Is Century 21 bigger than Better Homes and Gardens?

By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Century 21 is larger: 38,210 against 10,881, 3.5 times as many. Both figures count only agents the brand lists publicly with an email, so they understate any brand that lists fewer of its people.

Where does Better Homes and Gardens have more agents than Century 21?

In 5 of the 49 states they share, led by Georgia (1,724 to 1,231), Nebraska (354 to 65) and Maine (235 to 110).

Which pays agents more, Century 21 or Better Homes and Gardens?

Neither publishes a national plan; both set splits and caps office by office. Put the two offers you actually receive into the calculator.

United States Compare Century 21 vs Better Homes and Gardens

Head to head · September 2026

Century 21 vs Better Homes and Gardens

Count taken September 5, 2026Page built September 5, 2026

Century 21 had 38,210 agents with a published profile on September 5, 2026, in 51 states; Better Homes and Gardens had 10,881 in 49. They meet in 49 states: Century 21 has more agents in 43, Better Homes and Gardens in 5, and 1 is a tie.

These are agents each brand lists on its own public directory with a published email, counted person by person on the date shown; not licence counts, not the brand's own headcount claim, and not a measure of sales. A brand that lists fewer of its agents publicly counts lower here. How the counting works.

38,210Century 21 agents

10,881Better Homes and Gardens agents

49states where both operate

43 / 5states led by Century 21 / Better Homes and Gardens

142cities where both have agents

Century 21 vs Better Homes and Gardens by state

Every state where both brands list agents, ranked by the two counts combined. The lead column names the brand with more agents there.

State	Century 21	Better Homes and Gardens	Leads
California	5,892	765	Century 21 +5,127
Florida	4,384	569	Century 21 +3,815
Texas	2,305	1,084	Century 21 +1,221
Georgia	1,231	1,724	Better Homes and Gardens +493
New Jersey	2,260	619	Century 21 +1,641
New York	1,777	770	Century 21 +1,007
Michigan	1,448	32	Century 21 +1,416
Illinois	1,322	154	Century 21 +1,168
Pennsylvania	1,177	159	Century 21 +1,018
North Carolina	748	502	Century 21 +246
Ohio	1,219	6	Century 21 +1,213
Virginia	1,094	120	Century 21 +974
Indiana	985	194	Century 21 +791
Massachusetts	1,107	46	Century 21 +1,061
South Carolina	802	277	Century 21 +525
Connecticut	714	299	Century 21 +415
Tennessee	789	210	Century 21 +579
Washington	653	115	Century 21 +538
Utah	558	142	Century 21 +416
Wisconsin	625	53	Century 21 +572
Arizona	583	85	Century 21 +498
Maryland	633	15	Century 21 +618
Louisiana	497	130	Century 21 +367
Arkansas	439	131	Century 21 +308
Missouri	465	67	Century 21 +398
Nevada	406	56	Century 21 +350
Idaho	356	98	Century 21 +258
Oklahoma	351	72	Century 21 +279
Nebraska	65	354	Better Homes and Gardens +289
Kentucky	377	41	Century 21 +336
Iowa	333	83	Century 21 +250
Maine	110	235	Better Homes and Gardens +125
New Hampshire	181	163	Century 21 +18
Minnesota	292	25	Century 21 +267
Colorado	229	80	Century 21 +149
Kansas	23	242	Better Homes and Gardens +219
Oregon	163	100	Century 21 +63
West Virginia	107	138	Better Homes and Gardens +31
New Mexico	121	121	tie
Rhode Island	231	1	Century 21 +230
Mississippi	179	45	Century 21 +134
North Dakota	140	62	Century 21 +78
Alabama	125	63	Century 21 +62
Delaware	173	1	Century 21 +172
Hawaii	101	71	Century 21 +30
Alaska	62	12	Century 21 +50
South Dakota	51	21	Century 21 +30
District of Columbia	57	1	Century 21 +56
Vermont	45	9	Century 21 +36

Century 21 also has agents in 2 states where Better Homes and Gardens has none.

Cities where both have agents

The 20 cities with the most agents between the two brands, of 142 where both are present.

City	Century 21	Better Homes and Gardens	Leads
Houston, TX	83	339	Better Homes and Gardens +256
Cumming, GA	343	42	Century 21 +301
Myrtle Beach, SC	276	39	Century 21 +237
Orlando, FL	249	9	Century 21 +240
Charlotte, NC	68	175	Better Homes and Gardens +107
Jacksonville, FL	138	39	Century 21 +99
Dallas, TX	98	77	Century 21 +21
Fort Lauderdale, FL	54	113	Better Homes and Gardens +59
Coeur D Alene, ID	151	13	Century 21 +138
Glastonbury, CT	68	94	Better Homes and Gardens +26
Katy, TX	89	72	Century 21 +17
Henderson, NV	127	28	Century 21 +99
North Myrtle Beach, SC	131	12	Century 21 +119
Crown Point, IN	39	102	Better Homes and Gardens +63
Pensacola, FL	33	108	Better Homes and Gardens +75
Kendall Park, NJ	75	62	Century 21 +13
Fort Worth, TX	86	48	Century 21 +38
Fresno, CA	112	19	Century 21 +93
Shreveport, LA	101	26	Century 21 +75
Summerville, SC	25	100	Better Homes and Gardens +75

Agents with their own website

3.7% of the 38,210 checked Century 21 agents have a website of their own; 4.2% of the 10,881 checked Better Homes and Gardens agents have a website of their own (national figure 7.2%). An agent's own site is one sign of how much of their business they carry with them.

What each publishes about commission

Century 21 publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Better Homes and Gardens publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Run your own numbers in the commission calculator.

Where the data comes from

Counted from Century 21's and Better Homes and Gardens' own public agent directories on September 5, 2026; an agent is included once, with a published email, under the brand whose directory lists them. The rows these counts are summed from, one per agent with a published email, are sold by usrealtorlist.com; for California, the state where the two brands have the most agents between them, that is the California realtor email list. No agent is named on this page.

More comparisons

Century 21 against others: Keller Williams · Coldwell Banker · RE/MAX · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · Real Brokerage · Compass · HomeSmart · LPT Realty. Better Homes and Gardens against others: Keller Williams · Coldwell Banker · RE/MAX · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · Real Brokerage · Compass · HomeSmart · LPT Realty. All comparisons.

Questions this page answers

Is Century 21 bigger than Better Homes and Gardens?: By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Century 21 is larger: 38,210 against 10,881, 3.5 times as many. Both figures count only agents the brand lists publicly with an email, so they understate any brand that lists fewer of its people.
Where does Better Homes and Gardens have more agents than Century 21?: In 5 of the 49 states they share, led by Georgia (1,724 to 1,231), Nebraska (354 to 65) and Maine (235 to 110).
Which pays agents more, Century 21 or Better Homes and Gardens?: Neither publishes a national plan; both set splits and caps office by office. Put the two offers you actually receive into the calculator.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Century 21 vs Better Homes and Gardens: 38,210 against 10,881 agents, 49 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/century-21-vs-better-homes-and-gardens/