Commercial Real Estate Market in Tehachapi, CA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: September 30
319 active listings and 918 off-market properties in Tehachapi, CA. Commercial property asks $149/SF to buy and $10.86/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Tehachapi, CA spans 526.4 square miles in Kern County, California. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 30 September 2026.
Office
Office space in Tehachapi, 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 Tehachapi, 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 Tehachapi, 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 Tehachapi, 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
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 24.7%
- Agricultural 17.7%
- Industrial 14.3%
- Commercial 10.4%
- Civic 4.4%
- Open space 0.6%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
California Correctional Institution
Agriculture
Light Industrial
Low Density Single Family Residential
General Commercial
Agriculture (A)
The A zone is applied to areas of Tehachapi to preserve land best suited for agriculture and agricultural uses and to limit urban encroachment into agricultural areas
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Tehachapi, CA has 40,523 residents in 16,296 households. Density runs 77 people per square mile. Median household income here is $81,330 and median gross rent $1,280 a month.
40,523
Population
16,296
Households
2.5
Avg Household Size
41
Median Age
22%
College-Educated
86%
High-School Grad
526.4 sq mi
ZIP Area
77
Density / Sq Mi
$81,330
Median Household Income
$47,084
Median Earnings
$1,280
Median Rent
$347,024
Median Home Value
Tools
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Tehachapi?
Commercial property in Tehachapi, CA asks an average of $149 per square foot. The 7 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $296/SF. Multifamily carries the highest asking price at $182/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Tehachapi?
Asking lease rates in Tehachapi, CA average $10.86 per square foot per year.
Where does Realmo's Tehachapi market data come from?
Realmo compiles Tehachapi, CA figures from 7 recent recorded sales, 313 active sale listings, 6 active lease listings, 918 tracked off-market properties, the current Tehachapi zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 313 active for-sale and 6 active for-lease listings in Tehachapi, 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: 6,587 zoned acres across 23 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
