Commercial Real Estate Market in Shorter, AL
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
7 active listings and 29 off-market properties in Shorter, AL.
Market Trends
Shorter, AL spans 81.9 square miles in Macon County, Alabama. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Shorter, AL runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Shorter, AL runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Shorter, AL runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Shorter, AL runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Shorter, AL has 1,767 residents in 858 households. Density runs 22 people per square mile. Median household income here is $49,602 and median gross rent $944 a month.
1,767
Population
858
Households
2.1
Avg Household Size
50
Median Age
13%
College-Educated
80%
High-School Grad
81.9 sq mi
ZIP Area
22
Density / Sq Mi
$49,602
Median Household Income
$26,394
Median Earnings
$944
Median Rent
$112,200
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil | — | — |
| Hardaway | — | — |
| Mathews | — | — |
| Mount Meigs | — | — |
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 7 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Shorter, AL. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a segment carried by a handful of listings reads as indicative rather than an average.
- 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.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 August 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 August 2026 · report a data issue
