Commercial Real Estate Market in Littleton, CO
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174 active listings and 1,788 off-market properties in Littleton, CO. Commercial property asks $277/SF to buy and $18.00/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Littleton, CO spans 187.0 square miles in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office space in Littleton, CO has a median asking sale price of $253/SF. Vacancy runs 20.8% across the West region in 2025, up from 11% in 2019.
Typical asking range for active listings in Littleton, CO (the middle half): Lease $15.75–$21.50/SF/Yr (median $19.75/SF/Yr, 10 listings); Sale $188–$279/SF (median $253/SF, 11 listings).
Retail
Retail space in Littleton, CO has a median asking sale price of $347/SF (based on 5 listings). Vacancy runs 5.8% across the West region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial space in Littleton, CO has a median asking sale price of $363/SF (based on 3 listings). 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%.
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Littleton, CO has a median asking sale price of $309/SF (based on 4 listings). Vacancy 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 46.8%
- Open space 23.4%
- Mixed use 14.5%
- Commercial 8.8%
- Industrial 6.6%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Littleton, CO zones 8,603 acres across 25 districts. Commercial zoning covers 8.8% of zoned land, residential 46.8%, open space 23.4% and industrial 6.6%. The largest single district is Medium Lot Residential at 18.7%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 15.4% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The MLR district covers a majority of the community, which provides for single-family detached residential housing in conventional neighborhood
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Littleton, CO has 344,931 residents in 140,762 households. Density runs 1,845 people per square mile. Median household income here is $131,248 and median gross rent $2,126 a month.
Tools
Lease vs Buy Breakeven
At $18.00/SF/Yr lease vs $277/SF buy → buying wins if held > 4 years.
At a 6.5% 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 71 active for-sale and 103 active for-lease listings in Littleton, CO. The medians are based on 22 of the for-sale and 20 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: 8,603 zoned acres across 25 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