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Head to head · September 2026

Compass vs Better Homes and Gardens

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

Compass had 32,767 agents with a published profile on September 5, 2026, in 35 states; Better Homes and Gardens had 10,881 in 49. They meet in 34 states: Compass has more agents in 24, Better Homes and Gardens in 10.

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.

32,767Compass agents
10,881Better Homes and Gardens agents
34states where both operate
24 / 10states led by Compass / Better Homes and Gardens
48cities where both have agents

Compass 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.

StateCompassBetter Homes and GardensLeads
California8,022765Compass +7,257
Texas3,3031,084Compass +2,219
New York3,027770Compass +2,257
Florida3,115569Compass +2,546
Georgia4371,724Better Homes and Gardens +1,287
Illinois1,719154Compass +1,565
Tennessee1,328210Compass +1,118
New Jersey786619Compass +167
Colorado1,19280Compass +1,112
North Carolina768502Compass +266
Massachusetts1,20646Compass +1,160
Pennsylvania1,060159Compass +901
Louisiana1,062130Compass +932
Washington891115Compass +776
Maryland78815Compass +773
Arizona61385Compass +528
Connecticut380299Compass +81
Virginia528120Compass +408
Kansas210242Better Homes and Gardens +32
Hawaii30571Compass +234
District of Columbia3641Compass +363
Indiana152194Better Homes and Gardens +42
Missouri27067Compass +203
Wisconsin24753Compass +194
Delaware2551Compass +254
Minnesota20825Compass +183
New Hampshire40163Better Homes and Gardens +123
Rhode Island1611Compass +160
Idaho5698Better Homes and Gardens +42
Nevada3956Better Homes and Gardens +17
Mississippi145Better Homes and Gardens +44
Kentucky141Better Homes and Gardens +40
Michigan232Better Homes and Gardens +30
Ohio16Better Homes and Gardens +5

Compass also has agents in 1 state where Better Homes and Gardens has none; Better Homes and Gardens in 15 where Compass has none.

Cities where both have agents

The 20 cities with the most agents between the two brands, of 48 where both are present.

CityCompassBetter Homes and GardensLeads
Houston, TX555339Compass +216
Denver, CO7972Compass +795
Atlanta, GA333402Better Homes and Gardens +69
Dallas, TX65477Compass +577
Charlotte, NC388175Compass +213
Fort Lauderdale, FL279113Compass +166
Woodbury, NY33285Better Homes and Gardens +252
Leawood, KS20778Compass +129
Frisco, TX23134Compass +197
The Woodlands, TX15090Compass +60
Cary, NC104125Better Homes and Gardens +21
Fort Worth, TX16448Compass +116
Baton Rouge, LA15437Compass +117
Katy, TX10572Compass +33
Berkeley, CA8782Compass +5
Hinsdale, IL12637Compass +89
Walnut Creek, CA12834Compass +94
Kansas City, MO12511Compass +114
Alpharetta, GA7453Compass +21
Crown Point, IN4102Better Homes and Gardens +98

Agents with their own website

website ownership is not measured for Compass; 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

Compass publishes no single compensation model: Negotiated per agent; not published. 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 Compass' 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

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

Questions this page answers

Is Compass bigger than Better Homes and Gardens?
By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Compass is larger: 32,767 against 10,881, 3.0 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 Compass?
In 10 of the 34 states they share, led by Georgia (1,724 to 437), Kansas (242 to 210) and Indiana (194 to 152).
Which pays agents more, Compass 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). Compass vs Better Homes and Gardens: 32,767 against 10,881 agents, 34 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/compass-vs-better-homes-and-gardens/