Commercial Real Estate Market in Bartow, FL
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
70 active listings and 1,016 off-market properties in Bartow, FL. Commercial property asks $192/SF to buy and $15.00/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Bartow, FL spans 120.5 square miles in Polk County, Florida. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office space in Bartow, FL asks $277/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Retail
Retail space in Bartow, FL asks $479/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Bartow, FL runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Bartow, FL asks $194/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Planned_development 30.5%
- Residential 9%
- Civic 2.2%
- Open space 2.1%
- Commercial 1.5%
- Industrial 0.7%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Not Assigned
Planned Development
Water
Agriculture
Public Institutional
Planned Development (PD)
The Planned Development (PD) zoning district is established to provide for well planned and orderly mixed use development in any area of the City.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Bartow, FL has 29,926 residents in 11,989 households. Density runs 248 people per square mile. Median household income here is $62,636 and median gross rent $1,017 a month.
29,926
Population
11,989
Households
2.5
Avg Household Size
38
Median Age
18%
College-Educated
85%
High-School Grad
120.5 sq mi
ZIP Area
248
Density / Sq Mi
$62,636
Median Household Income
$37,078
Median Earnings
$1,017
Median Rent
$207,900
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Connersville | — | — |
| Gordonville | — | — |
| Highland City | — | — |
| Homeland | — | — |
Commercial property in Bartow, FL asks $192/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Bartow?
Commercial property in Bartow, FL asks an average of $192 per square foot. The 6 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $219/SF. Retail carries the highest asking price at $479/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Bartow?
Asking lease rates in Bartow, FL average $15.00 per square foot per year.
Where does Realmo's Bartow market data come from?
Realmo compiles Bartow, FL figures from 6 recent recorded sales, 56 active sale listings, 14 active lease listings, 1,016 tracked off-market properties, the current Bartow zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 56 active for-sale and 14 active for-lease listings in Bartow, FL. 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: 33,008 zoned acres across 27 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 August 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level and industrial vacancy is reported at South 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 August 2026 · report a data issue
