Commercial Real Estate Market in Big Bear Lake, CA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: September 30
161 active listings and 229 off-market properties in Big Bear Lake, CA. Commercial property asks $1,776/SF to buy and $23.96/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Big Bear Lake, CA spans 29.4 square miles in San Bernardino County, California. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 30 September 2026.
Office
Office space in Big Bear Lake, CA asks $94/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 20.8% across the West region in 2025, up from 11% in 2019.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Retail
Retail space in Big Bear Lake, CA asks $231/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 5.8% across the West region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Big Bear Lake, CA runs 7.9% across the West region in 2025, up from 3.7% in 2019. Nearly 3.2x the 2022 low of 2.5%.
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Big Bear Lake, CA asks $149/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 8.6% across the West region in 2025, up from 7% in 2022.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Big Bear Lake, CA has 5,148 residents in 9,861 households. Density runs 175 people per square mile. Median household income here is $79,293 and median gross rent $1,278 a month.
5,148
Population
9,861
Households
0.5
Avg Household Size
51
Median Age
34%
College-Educated
92%
High-School Grad
29.4 sq mi
ZIP Area
175
Density / Sq Mi
$79,293
Median Household Income
$43,778
Median Earnings
$1,278
Median Rent
$538,200
Median Home Value
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Big Bear Lake?
Commercial property in Big Bear Lake, CA asks an average of $1,776 per square foot. The 5 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $248/SF, so asking sits 615% above the achieved median. Retail carries the highest asking price at $231/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Big Bear Lake?
Asking lease rates in Big Bear Lake, CA average $23.96 per square foot per year.
Where does Realmo's Big Bear Lake market data come from?
Realmo compiles Big Bear Lake, CA figures from 6 recent recorded sales, 154 active sale listings, 7 active lease listings, 229 tracked off-market properties. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 154 active for-sale and 7 active for-lease listings in Big Bear Lake, CA. 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 30 September 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at West region level, retail vacancy is reported at West region level, industrial vacancy is reported at West 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 30 September 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
