Commercial Real Estate Market in Carbondale, CO
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
66 active listings and 426 off-market properties in Carbondale, CO. Commercial property asks $704/SF to buy and $35.00/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Carbondale, CO spans 433.8 square miles in Garfield County, Colorado. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office space in Carbondale, CO has a median asking sale price of $695/SF. Vacancy runs 20.8% across the West region in 2025, up from 11% in 2019.
Typical asking range for active listings in Carbondale, CO (the middle half): Lease $30.00–$47.00/SF/Yr (median $47.00/SF/Yr, 11 listings); Sale $625–$749/SF (median $695/SF, 15 listings).
Retail
Retail space in Carbondale, CO has a median asking sale price of $815/SF (based on 7 listings). Vacancy runs 5.8% across the West region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Carbondale, CO runs 7.9% across the West region in 2025, up from 3.7% in 2019. Nearly 3.2x the 2022 low of 2.5%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Carbondale, CO runs 8.6% across the West region in 2025, up from 7% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Civic 35.5%
- Planned_development 22.6%
- Open space 10.6%
- Residential 9.6%
- Commercial 9.3%
- Industrial 5.2%
- Mixed use 2.8%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
The purpose of this zoning district is to establish and regulate the land uses, densities, and development standards within the River Valley Ranch Planned Unit Development in Carbondale, Colorado
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Carbondale, CO has 16,110 residents in 7,280 households. Density runs 37 people per square mile. Median household income here is $98,549 and median gross rent $2,094 a month.
Tools
Lease vs Buy Breakeven
At $35.00/SF/Yr lease vs $704/SF buy → buying wins if held > 10.3 years.
At a 5% 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 43 active for-sale and 23 active for-lease listings in Carbondale, CO. The medians are based on 23 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: 1,125 zoned acres across 82 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
