Commercial Real Estate Market in Shafter, CA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: September 30
19 active listings and 741 off-market properties in Shafter, CA.
Market Trends
Shafter, CA spans 181.2 square miles in Kern County, California. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 30 September 2026.
Office
Office space in Shafter, CA asks $139/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 Shafter, CA asks $139/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 Shafter, 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 Shafter, CA asks $182/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
- Commercial 42.1%
- Industrial 26%
- Residential 7.7%
- Civic 5.6%
- Planned_development 0.1%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Agricultural
Specific Plan
Industrial
Industrial Airport Approach Height
Agricultural Airport Approach Height
Shafter, CA zones 23,677 acres across 20 districts. Commercial zoning covers 42.1% of zoned land, residential 7.7% and industrial 26%. The largest single district is Agricultural at 33.7%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 68.1% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Industrial Airport Approach Height (I-AAH)
This zone district is intended to provide an area for the establishment of light industrial and limited service commercial uses which meet high performance standards, but which usually cannot meet site development standards applicable to planned research and development parks.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Shafter, CA has 55,960 residents in 17,882 households. Density runs 309 people per square mile. Median household income here is $103,503 and median gross rent $1,619 a month.
55,960
Population
17,882
Households
3.1
Avg Household Size
33
Median Age
26%
College-Educated
83%
High-School Grad
181.2 sq mi
ZIP Area
309
Density / Sq Mi
$103,503
Median Household Income
$51,706
Median Earnings
$1,619
Median Rent
$424,997
Median Home Value
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Shafter?
Commercial property in Shafter, CA asks an average of $94 per square foot. The 7 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $166/SF. Multifamily carries the highest asking price at $182/SF.
What zoning applies to commercial property in Shafter?
Shafter, CA zones 23,677 acres across 20 districts, of which 42.1% is commercial and 26% industrial. The largest single district is Agricultural at 33.7% of zoned land. Residential zoning covers 7.7% and open space 0%.
Where does Realmo's Shafter market data come from?
Realmo compiles Shafter, CA figures from 8 recent recorded sales, 9 active sale listings, 10 active lease listings, 741 tracked off-market properties, the current Shafter zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 9 active for-sale and 10 active for-lease listings in Shafter, 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: 23,677 zoned acres across 20 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
