Commercial Real Estate Market in Signal Hill, CA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: September 30
39 active listings and 1,120 off-market properties in Signal Hill, CA. Commercial property asks $363/SF to buy and $12.38/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Signal Hill, CA spans 6.6 square miles in Los Angeles County, California. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 30 September 2026.
Office
Office space in Signal Hill, CA asks $305/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 Signal Hill, CA asks $510/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 Signal Hill, 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 Signal Hill, CA asks $330/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
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Signal Hill, CA has 44,335 residents in 18,416 households. Density runs 6,724 people per square mile. Median household income here is $97,124 and median gross rent $1,872 a month.
44,335
Population
18,416
Households
2.4
Avg Household Size
40
Median Age
43%
College-Educated
90%
High-School Grad
6.6 sq mi
ZIP Area
6,724
Density / Sq Mi
$97,124
Median Household Income
$57,650
Median Earnings
$1,872
Median Rent
$804,769
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | $363 (county avg) | — |
| Long Beach | $363 (county avg) | $31.83 |
| Carson | $363 (county avg) | $29.70 |
| Los Alamitos | $328 (county avg) | — |
Commercial property in Signal Hill, CA asks $363/SF. The 4 bordering markets run from $328/SF in Los Alamitos to $363/SF in Lakewood, and the city sits in line with their $363/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Signal Hill?
Commercial property in Signal Hill, CA asks an average of $363 per square foot. The 8 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $269/SF, so asking sits 35% above the achieved median. Retail carries the highest asking price at $510/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Signal Hill?
Asking lease rates in Signal Hill, CA average $12.38 per square foot per year.
How does Signal Hill compare to nearby markets on price?
Signal Hill, CA asks $363/SF against $363/SF in Lakewood, $363/SF in Long Beach, $363/SF in Carson and $328/SF in Los Alamitos. Los Alamitos is the cheapest entry point at 10% below Signal Hill pricing.
Where does Realmo's Signal Hill market data come from?
Realmo compiles Signal Hill, CA figures from 8 recent recorded sales, 17 active sale listings, 22 active lease listings, 1,120 tracked off-market properties. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 17 active for-sale and 22 active for-lease listings in Signal Hill, 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.
- Price per square foot
- The county-level $/SF blends closed sales aggregated over the trailing months of available data, not a single day's snapshot — it can differ from any one month's own median.
- 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.
- 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
