Commercial Real Estate Market in Clearwater Beach, FL
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: September 30
372 active listings and 8,813 off-market properties in Clearwater Beach, FL. Commercial property asks $364/SF to buy and $39.81/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Clearwater Beach, FL spans 2.0 square miles in Pinellas County, Florida. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 30 September 2026.
Office
Office space in Clearwater Beach, FL asks $257/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 Clearwater Beach, FL asks $424/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 Clearwater Beach, 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 Clearwater Beach, FL asks $339/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
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Clearwater Beach, FL has 8,462 residents in 8,806 households. Density runs 4,215 people per square mile. Median household income here is $105,662 and median gross rent $2,033 a month.
8,462
Population
8,806
Households
1
Avg Household Size
64
Median Age
55%
College-Educated
97%
High-School Grad
2 sq mi
ZIP Area
4,215
Density / Sq Mi
$105,662
Median Household Income
$76,977
Median Earnings
$2,033
Median Rent
$704,800
Median Home Value
Tools
Lease vs Buy Breakeven
At $39.81/SF/Yr lease vs $364/SF buy → buying wins if held > 1.2 years.
The comparison uses county-wide sale comps against Clearwater Beach asking rents, so the implied 10.9% gross yield is computed off asking rents rather than a closed-deal cap-rate benchmark. 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
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Clearwater Beach?
Commercial property in Clearwater Beach, FL asks an average of $364 per square foot. The 5 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $296/SF, so asking sits 23% above the achieved median. Retail carries the highest asking price at $424/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Clearwater Beach?
Asking lease rates in Clearwater Beach, FL average $39.81 per square foot per year.
Is it cheaper to lease or buy commercial space in Clearwater Beach?
Buying beats leasing in Clearwater Beach, FL if the property is held longer than 1.2 years, comparing $39.81/SF/Yr asking rent with $364/SF asking price. The model assumes 30% down at 6.5% fixed, 2% of value per year in taxes and upkeep, 3% appreciation, 5% opportunity cost on the cash and a 3% annual rent escalator.
Where does Realmo's Clearwater Beach market data come from?
Realmo compiles Clearwater Beach, FL figures from 6 recent recorded sales, 246 active sale listings, 126 active lease listings, 8,813 tracked off-market properties. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 246 active for-sale and 126 active for-lease listings in Clearwater Beach, 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.
- Price per square foot
- The county-level $/SF blends closed sales aggregated over the trailing months of available data, not a single day's snapshot — it can differ from any one month's own median.
- 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.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 30 September 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- the lease-vs-buy comparison mixes county-wide sale comps with city asking rents, 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 30 September 2026 · report a data issue
