Commercial Real Estate Market in Murrieta, CA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: September 30
235 active listings and 2,368 off-market properties in Murrieta, CA. Commercial property asks $160/SF to buy and $16.94/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Murrieta, CA spans 133.0 square miles in Riverside County, California. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 30 September 2026.
Office
Office space in Murrieta, CA asks $344/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 Murrieta, CA asks $292/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 Murrieta, 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 Murrieta, CA asks $139/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 52.6%
- Open space 24.5%
- Commercial 12.4%
- Civic 5.7%
- Industrial 4.1%
- Mixed use 0.4%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Single Family 1 Residential
Rural Residential
Open Space
Single Family 2 Residential
Civic And Institutional
Murrieta, CA zones 19,299 acres across 87 districts. Commercial zoning covers 12.4% of zoned land, residential 52.6%, open space 24.5% and industrial 4.1%. The largest single district is Single Family 1 Residential at 16.9%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 16.5% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Single Family 1 Residential (SF-1)
The SF-1 zoning district is applied to parcels appropriate for single-family subdivisions with a uniform lot pattern possessing a minimum parcel size of 7200 square feet
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Murrieta, CA has 137,494 residents in 46,382 households. Density runs 1,034 people per square mile. Median household income here is $116,035 and median gross rent $2,436 a month.
137,494
Population
46,382
Households
3
Avg Household Size
36
Median Age
33%
College-Educated
93%
High-School Grad
133 sq mi
ZIP Area
1,034
Density / Sq Mi
$116,035
Median Household Income
$53,512
Median Earnings
$2,436
Median Rent
$621,917
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
Commercial property in Murrieta, CA asks $160/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Murrieta?
Commercial property in Murrieta, CA asks an average of $160 per square foot. The 7 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $277/SF. Office carries the highest asking price at $344/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Murrieta?
Asking lease rates in Murrieta, CA average $16.94 per square foot per year.
What zoning applies to commercial property in Murrieta?
Murrieta, CA zones 19,299 acres across 87 districts, of which 12.4% is commercial and 4.1% industrial. The largest single district is Single Family 1 Residential at 16.9% of zoned land. The SF-1 zoning district is applied to parcels appropriate for single-family subdivisions with a uniform lot pattern possessing a minimum parcel size of 7200 square feet Residential zoning covers 52.6% and open space 24.5%.
Where does Realmo's Murrieta market data come from?
Realmo compiles Murrieta, CA figures from 7 recent recorded sales, 160 active sale listings, 75 active lease listings, 2,368 tracked off-market properties, the current Murrieta zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 160 active for-sale and 75 active for-lease listings in Murrieta, 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: 19,299 zoned acres across 87 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 · report a data issue
