Commercial Real Estate Market in Aurora, CO
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
340 active listings and 3,413 off-market properties in Aurora, CO. Commercial property asks $218/SF to buy and $18.00/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Aurora, CO spans 179.2 square miles in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office space in Aurora, CO has a median asking sale price of $203/SF. Vacancy runs 20.8% across the West region in 2025, up from 11% in 2019.
Typical asking range for active listings in Aurora, CO (the middle half): Sale $193–$211/SF (median $203/SF, 10 listings).
Retail
Retail space in Aurora, CO has a median asking sale price of $264/SF. Vacancy runs 5.8% across the West region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Typical asking range for active listings in Aurora, CO (the middle half): Lease $15.44–$22.00/SF/Yr (median $18.50/SF/Yr, 10 listings); Sale $189–$420/SF (median $264/SF, 11 listings).
Industrial
Industrial space in Aurora, CO has a median asking sale price of $200/SF. Vacancy runs 7.9% across the West region in 2025, up from 3.7% in 2019. Nearly 3.2x the 2022 low of 2.5%.
Typical asking range for active listings in Aurora, CO (the middle half): Sale $186–$211/SF (median $200/SF, 10 listings).
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Aurora, CO has a median asking sale price of $229/SF. Vacancy runs 8.6% across the West region in 2025, up from 7% in 2022.
Typical asking range for active listings in Aurora, CO (the middle half): Sale $170–$267/SF (median $229/SF, 14 listings).
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 42.8%
- Special 18.2%
- Industrial 13.1%
- Open space 11.6%
- Mixed use 8.9%
- Planned_development 4.9%
- Commercial 0.3%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
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Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Aurora, CO has 488,203 residents in 190,214 households. Density runs 2,724 people per square mile. Median household income here is $93,958 and median gross rent $1,878 a month.
Tools
Lease vs Buy Breakeven
At $18.00/SF/Yr lease vs $218/SF buy → buying wins if held > 2.1 years.
At a 8.3% gross asking yield the payback reads short relative to leasing. Assumes 30% down at 6.5% fixed, 2% a year in taxes and upkeep, 3% appreciation, 5% opportunity cost, 2% closing plus 5% selling costs, and a 3% annual rent escalator.
Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Centennial | $152 | $20.50 |
| Commerce City | $231 | $12.00 |
| Englewood | $300 | $19.50 |
Commercial property in Aurora, CO asks $218/SF. The 3 bordering markets run from $152/SF in Centennial to $300/SF in Englewood, and the city sits below their $231/SF median.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 153 active for-sale and 187 active for-lease listings in Aurora, CO. The medians are based on 48 of the for-sale and 23 of the for-lease listings, those that state a price or rent per square foot. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a figure resting on fewer than 10 listings says so where it is quoted.
- 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: 105,942 zoned acres across 30 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 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
