Commercial Real Estate Market in Needles, CA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: September 30
53 active listings and 201 off-market properties in Needles, CA.
Market Trends
Needles, CA spans 372.0 square miles in San Bernardino County, California. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 30 September 2026.
Office
Office space in Needles, 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
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Vacancy Rate % in West region
Retail
Retail space in Needles, 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
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Vacancy Rate % in West region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Needles, 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 Needles, 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
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Vacancy Rate % in West region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Industrial 74.8%
- Commercial 17.9%
- Residential 5.3%
- Civic 1.6%
- Planned_development 0.1%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Open Space
Commercial Residential Resort
Two Family Residential
Highway Commercial
General Commercial
Needles, CA zones 19,954 acres across 13 districts. Commercial zoning covers 17.9% of zoned land, residential 5.3% and industrial 74.8%. The largest single district is Open Space at 73.8%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 92.7% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Open Space (O)
This zone category is for land in the city not designated for residential commercial, industrial, parks and recreation or institutional uses. Development may be allowed in open space areas under the PUD process.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Needles, CA has 5,634 residents in 3,867 households. Density runs 15 people per square mile. Median household income here is $40,226 and median gross rent $738 a month.
5,634
Population
3,867
Households
1.5
Avg Household Size
45
Median Age
9%
College-Educated
79%
High-School Grad
372 sq mi
ZIP Area
15
Density / Sq Mi
$40,226
Median Household Income
$38,218
Median Earnings
$738
Median Rent
$138,900
Median Home Value
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Needles?
Commercial property in Needles, CA asks an average of $880 per square foot. The 5 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $75/SF, so asking sits 1069% above the achieved median. Retail carries the highest asking price at $231/SF.
What zoning applies to commercial property in Needles?
Needles, CA zones 19,954 acres across 13 districts, of which 17.9% is commercial and 74.8% industrial. The largest single district is Open Space at 73.8% of zoned land. This zone category is for land in the city not designated for residential commercial, industrial, parks and recreation or institutional uses. Development may be allowed in open space areas under the PUD process. Residential zoning covers 5.3% and open space 0%.
Where does Realmo's Needles market data come from?
Realmo compiles Needles, CA figures from 7 recent recorded sales, 52 active sale listings, 1 active lease listings, 201 tracked off-market properties, the current Needles zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 52 active for-sale and 1 active for-lease listings in Needles, 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: 19,954 zoned acres across 13 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, 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 · report a data issue
