Commercial Real Estate Market in Lafayette, CO
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
59 active listings and 527 off-market properties in Lafayette, CO. Commercial property asks $278/SF to buy (based on 8 listings) and $40.00/SF/Yr to lease (based on 6 listings).
Market Trends
Lafayette, CO spans 22.5 square miles in Boulder County, Colorado. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Lafayette, CO runs 20.8% across the West region in 2025, up from 11% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Lafayette, CO runs 5.8% across the West region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Lafayette, 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 Lafayette, 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
- Residential 48.4%
- Civic 23.2%
- Industrial 13%
- Commercial 10.8%
- Agricultural 4.7%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Lafayette, CO zones 6,107 acres across 16 districts. Commercial zoning covers 10.8% of zoned land, residential 48.4% and industrial 13%. The largest single district is Medium Density Residential District at 28.6%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 23.7% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The intent of the public district is to recognize all publicly owned lands (federal, state or local governmental agencies).
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Lafayette, CO has 32,318 residents in 14,209 households. Density runs 1,436 people per square mile. Median household income here is $115,031 and median gross rent $2,054 a month.
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Boulder | $485 | $18.00 |
| Broomfield | $260 | $20.00 |
Commercial property in Lafayette, CO asks $278/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $260/SF in Broomfield to $485/SF in Boulder, and the city sits below their $372/SF median.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 18 active for-sale and 41 active for-lease listings in Lafayette, CO. The medians are based on 8 of the for-sale and 6 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: 6,107 zoned acres across 16 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
