Commercial Real Estate Market in Saraland, AL
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
18 active listings and 630 off-market properties in Saraland, AL.
Market Trends
Saraland, AL spans 39.3 square miles in Mobile County, Alabama. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Saraland, AL runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Saraland, AL runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Saraland, 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 Saraland, 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 81.3%
- Industrial 13.5%
- Commercial 5%
- Open space 0.3%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Saraland, AL zones 22,608 acres across 12 districts. Commercial zoning covers 5% of zoned land, residential 81.3%, open space 0.3% and industrial 13.5%. The largest single district is Low Density Single Family Residential District at 73.9%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 18.4% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
It depends on what your property is zoned and where it is located. In general, for lots which are in a neighborhood, are zoned R1, and are not on a corner, you can build as close as 35’ to your front and rear property lines and as close as 10’ to your side property line. For corner lots or other zoning districts, call the Building Department for setback requ…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Saraland, AL has 16,759 residents in 7,755 households. Density runs 427 people per square mile. Median household income here is $61,574 and median gross rent $1,072 a month.
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Nearby Markets
Commercial property in Saraland, AL asks $203/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $35/SF in Creola to $116/SF in Mobile, and the city sits above their $76/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 10 active for-sale and 8 active for-lease listings in Saraland, AL. The sale median is based on 4 of the for-sale listings that state a price per square foot; too few for-lease listings state a rent per square foot for a rent median. 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: 22,608 zoned acres across 12 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, industrial vacancy is reported at South region level and asking prices run materially above recent closed pricing.
- 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
