Commercial Real Estate Market in Portola, CA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: September 30
138 active listings and 271 off-market properties in Portola, CA.
Market Trends
Portola, CA spans 180.0 square miles in Plumas County, California. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 30 September 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Portola, CA runs 20.8% across the West region in 2025, up from 11% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Retail
Retail space in Portola, CA asks $181/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 Portola, 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 Portola, CA asks $247/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 76.5%
- Open space 14.6%
- Commercial 2.5%
- Civic 2.1%
- Mixed use 2.1%
- Industrial 1.8%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Low Density Residential 1 To 5 Acre
Open Space
Medium Density Residential 1 To 8 Units Per Acre
Core Commercial
Public And Quasi Public
Portola, CA zones 3,467 acres across 10 districts. Commercial zoning covers 2.5% of zoned land, residential 76.5%, open space 14.6% and industrial 1.8%. The largest single district is Low Density Residential 1 To 5 Acre at 62.7%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 4.3% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Open Space (OS)
The open space or conservation (OS) designation covers those areas of the city in which development is constrained by a historic, cultural, aesthetic, or natural environmental conditions. These areas include drainages and the riverfront area.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Portola, CA has 4,336 residents in 2,679 households. Density runs 24 people per square mile. Median household income here is $52,096 and median gross rent $876 a month.
4,336
Population
2,679
Households
1.6
Avg Household Size
46
Median Age
14%
College-Educated
94%
High-School Grad
180 sq mi
ZIP Area
24
Density / Sq Mi
$52,096
Median Household Income
$36,790
Median Earnings
$876
Median Rent
$243,509
Median Home Value
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Portola?
Commercial property in Portola, CA asks an average of $775 per square foot. The 5 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $480/SF, so asking sits 61% above the achieved median. Multifamily carries the highest asking price at $247/SF.
What zoning applies to commercial property in Portola?
Portola, CA zones 3,467 acres across 10 districts, of which 2.5% is commercial and 1.8% industrial. The largest single district is Low Density Residential 1 To 5 Acre at 62.7% of zoned land. Residential zoning covers 76.5% and open space 14.6%.
Where does Realmo's Portola market data come from?
Realmo compiles Portola, CA figures from 8 recent recorded sales, 138 active sale listings, 271 tracked off-market properties, the current Portola zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 138 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Portola, 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: 3,467 zoned acres across 10 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
