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Head to head · September 2026

Compass vs HomeSmart

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; HomeSmart had 24,389 in 48. They meet in 34 states: Compass has more agents in 27, HomeSmart in 7.

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
24,389HomeSmart agents
34states where both operate
27 / 7states led by Compass / HomeSmart
245cities where both have agents

Compass vs HomeSmart 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.

StateCompassHomeSmartLeads
California8,0223,294Compass +4,728
Arizona6137,375HomeSmart +6,762
Texas3,3032,313Compass +990
Colorado1,1922,510HomeSmart +1,318
Florida3,115456Compass +2,659
Georgia4373,106HomeSmart +2,669
New York3,027454Compass +2,573
Illinois1,7191,265Compass +454
Washington891586Compass +305
Tennessee1,32831Compass +1,297
New Jersey786551Compass +235
Pennsylvania1,060207Compass +853
Louisiana1,062198Compass +864
Massachusetts1,20640Compass +1,166
Maryland788447Compass +341
North Carolina768148Compass +620
Virginia52828Compass +500
District of Columbia36424Compass +340
Connecticut3806Compass +374
Hawaii30553Compass +252
Missouri27052Compass +218
Ohio1279HomeSmart +278
Delaware2559Compass +246
Wisconsin24715Compass +232
Kansas21044Compass +166
Minnesota20837Compass +171
Rhode Island16124Compass +137
Indiana15222Compass +130
Nevada39132HomeSmart +93
Idaho5648Compass +8
Wyoming7321Compass +52
New Hampshire4025Compass +15
Michigan225HomeSmart +23
Mississippi15HomeSmart +4

Compass also has agents in 1 state where HomeSmart has none; HomeSmart in 14 where Compass has none.

Cities where both have agents

The 20 cities with the most agents between the two brands, of 245 where both are present.

CityCompassHomeSmartLeads
Scottsdale, AZ6111,396HomeSmart +785
New York, NY1,6378Compass +1,629
Houston, TX555689HomeSmart +134
Austin, TX1,17911Compass +1,168
Denver, CO797335Compass +462
Chicago, IL962162Compass +800
Atlanta, GA333592HomeSmart +259
Nashville, TN8144Compass +810
Dallas, TX65425Compass +629
San Francisco, CA6627Compass +655
San Diego, CA537113Compass +424
Los Angeles, CA58836Compass +552
Miami, FL5305Compass +525
Philadelphia, PA36182Compass +279
Seattle, WA35949Compass +310
Charlotte, NC38812Compass +376
Boca Raton, FL3898Compass +381
Washington, DC35824Compass +334
Pasadena, CA3468Compass +338
New Orleans, LA30944Compass +265

Agents with their own website

website ownership is not measured for Compass; 20.2% of the 24,389 checked HomeSmart 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.

HomeSmart publishes no single compensation model: Advertises a 100% commission model; the per-transaction and monthly fees are not stated on its public join page, so it is treated as set by each office until they are. 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 HomeSmart's 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 · LPT Realty · ERA. HomeSmart against others: Keller Williams · Coldwell Banker · RE/MAX · Century 21 · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · Real Brokerage · LPT Realty · ERA. All comparisons.

Questions this page answers

Is Compass bigger than HomeSmart?
By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Compass is larger: 32,767 against 24,389, 1.3 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 HomeSmart have more agents than Compass?
In 7 of the 34 states they share, led by Arizona (7,375 to 613), Colorado (2,510 to 1,192) and Georgia (3,106 to 437).
Which pays agents more, Compass or HomeSmart?
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 HomeSmart: 32,767 against 24,389 agents, 34 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/compass-vs-homesmart/