Commercial Real Estate Market in Waterford, CA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: September 30
11 active listings and 166 off-market properties in Waterford, CA.
Market Trends
Waterford, CA spans 94.7 square miles in Stanislaus County, California. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 30 September 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Waterford, CA runs 20.8% across the West region in 2025, up from 11% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Waterford, CA runs 5.8% across the West region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in West region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Waterford, 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 Waterford, CA asks $287/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 70.9%
- Mixed use 7.9%
- Commercial 7%
- Industrial 4%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Residential Single Family District
Planned Community Residential
Public And Semi Public District
Commercial Highway District
Residential High Density District
Waterford, CA zones 1,557 acres across 15 districts. Commercial zoning covers 7% of zoned land, residential 70.9% and industrial 4%. The largest single district is Residential Single Family District at 62.4%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 11% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Residential Single Family District (RS)
RS, RM and RH districts-Land use regulations. § 17.20.040 RS, RM and RH districts-Supplemental use regulations. § 17.20.050 RS, RM and RH districts-Property development regulations. § 17.20.060 Review of plans. § 17.20.010 General purpose. A. In addition to the general purposes listed in Section 17.01.020 , the specific purposes of residential districts are…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Waterford, CA has 10,750 residents in 3,179 households. Density runs 114 people per square mile. Median household income here is $71,336 and median gross rent $1,543 a month.
10,750
Population
3,179
Households
3.4
Avg Household Size
33
Median Age
10%
College-Educated
71%
High-School Grad
94.7 sq mi
ZIP Area
114
Density / Sq Mi
$71,336
Median Household Income
$32,089
Median Earnings
$1,543
Median Rent
$391,100
Median Home Value
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Nearby Markets
Commercial property in Waterford, CA asks $5,546/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Waterford?
Commercial property in Waterford, CA asks an average of $5,546 per square foot. The 6 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $326/SF, so asking sits 1599% above the achieved median. Multifamily carries the highest asking price at $287/SF.
What zoning applies to commercial property in Waterford?
Waterford, CA zones 1,557 acres across 15 districts, of which 7% is commercial and 4% industrial. The largest single district is Residential Single Family District at 62.4% of zoned land. RS, RM and RH districts-Land use regulations. § 17.20.040 RS, RM and RH districts-Supplemental use regulations. § 17.20.050 RS, RM and RH districts-Property development regulations. § 17.20.060 Review of plans. § 17.20.010 General purpose. A. In addition to the general purposes listed in Section 17.01.020 , the specific purposes of residential districts are… Residential zoning covers 70.9% and open space 0%.
Where does Realmo's Waterford market data come from?
Realmo compiles Waterford, CA figures from 7 recent recorded sales, 11 active sale listings, 166 tracked off-market properties, the current Waterford zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 11 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Waterford, 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: 1,557 zoned acres across 15 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 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
