Commercial Real Estate Market in Ceres, CA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: September 30
39 active listings and 699 off-market properties in Ceres, CA. Commercial property asks $220/SF to buy and $19.43/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Ceres, CA spans 32.8 square miles in Stanislaus County, California. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 30 September 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Ceres, CA runs 20.8% across the West region in 2025, up from 11% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Ceres, CA runs 5.8% across the West region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Ceres, 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 Ceres, CA asks $287/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
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 36.4%
- Commercial 14.2%
- Industrial 4.5%
- Mixed use 2.4%
- Civic 0.8%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Planned Community
Single Family Residential
Community Facilities
Two Family Residential
General Industrial
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Ceres, CA has 46,346 residents in 13,221 households. Density runs 1,412 people per square mile. Median household income here is $77,101 and median gross rent $1,455 a month.
46,346
Population
13,221
Households
3.5
Avg Household Size
33
Median Age
13%
College-Educated
73%
High-School Grad
32.8 sq mi
ZIP Area
1,412
Density / Sq Mi
$77,101
Median Household Income
$37,567
Median Earnings
$1,455
Median Rent
$402,300
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Turlock | — | — |
| Modesto | — | $17.31 |
| Patterson | — | — |
Commercial property in Ceres, CA asks $220/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Ceres?
Commercial property in Ceres, CA asks an average of $220 per square foot. The 7 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $186/SF, so asking sits 18% above the achieved median. Multifamily carries the highest asking price at $287/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Ceres?
Asking lease rates in Ceres, CA average $19.43 per square foot per year.
Where does Realmo's Ceres market data come from?
Realmo compiles Ceres, CA figures from 7 recent recorded sales, 33 active sale listings, 6 active lease listings, 699 tracked off-market properties, the current Ceres zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 33 active for-sale and 6 active for-lease listings in Ceres, 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.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 5,698 zoned acres across 25 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 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 and industrial vacancy is reported at West 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 30 September 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
