Commercial Real Estate Market in Bessemer, AL
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37 active listings and 9,098 off-market properties in Bessemer, AL. Commercial property asks $38/SF to buy (based on 4 listings) and $12.50/SF/Yr to lease (based on 4 listings).
Market Trends
Bessemer, AL spans 172.4 square miles in Jefferson County, Alabama. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office space in Bessemer, AL has a median asking sale price of $42/SF (based on 3 listings). Vacancy runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Bessemer, AL runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Bessemer, AL runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Bessemer, AL runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 48.4%
- Industrial 38.7%
- Commercial 7.8%
- Civic 2.8%
- Special 1.7%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Bessemer, AL zones 22,961 acres across 35 districts. Commercial zoning covers 7.8% of zoned land, residential 48.4% and industrial 38.7%. The largest single district is Agricultural at 21.5%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 46.5% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The purpose of this district is to reserve areas for agriculture, low density residential and other recreational uses without permitting an intensity of development which would require the provision of urban facilities and services
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Bessemer, AL has 73,033 residents in 32,744 households. Density runs 424 people per square mile. Median household income here is $60,446 and median gross rent $1,025 a month.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 17 active for-sale and 20 active for-lease listings in Bessemer, AL. The medians are based on 4 of the for-sale and 4 of the for-lease listings, those that state a price or rent per square foot. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a figure resting on fewer than 10 listings says so where it is quoted.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 22,961 zoned acres across 35 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 October 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level and industrial vacancy is reported at South region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
