Commercial Real Estate Market in Tavares, FL
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
88 active listings and 1,110 off-market properties in Tavares, FL. Commercial property asks $357/SF to buy and $17.58/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Tavares, FL spans 25.4 square miles in Lake County, Florida. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office space in Tavares, FL asks $213/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 Tavares, FL asks $241/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 Tavares, 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 Tavares, FL asks $177/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 33%
- Residential 25.1%
- Civic 7.6%
- Commercial 4.1%
- Industrial 3.4%
- Mixed use 3.1%
- Open space 0%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Planned Development
Pending
Public Facilities
Residential Single Family
Wetlands Preservation
Planned Development (PD)
The district is intended to enable through approval by City Council, a unified designed grouping of compatible land uses such as housing, commercial centers and industrial parks, all within one contained development.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Tavares, FL has 23,993 residents in 12,720 households. Density runs 945 people per square mile. Median household income here is $61,815 and median gross rent $1,384 a month.
23,993
Population
12,720
Households
1.9
Avg Household Size
52
Median Age
25%
College-Educated
88%
High-School Grad
25.4 sq mi
ZIP Area
945
Density / Sq Mi
$61,815
Median Household Income
$40,942
Median Earnings
$1,384
Median Rent
$241,500
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Deer Island | — | — |
| Eustis | — | — |
| Mount Dora | — | $34.74 |
| Mid Florida | — | — |
Commercial property in Tavares, FL asks $357/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Tavares?
Commercial property in Tavares, FL asks an average of $357 per square foot. The 8 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $166/SF, so asking sits 115% above the achieved median. Retail carries the highest asking price at $241/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Tavares?
Asking lease rates in Tavares, FL average $17.58 per square foot per year.
Where does Realmo's Tavares market data come from?
Realmo compiles Tavares, FL figures from 8 recent recorded sales, 77 active sale listings, 11 active lease listings, 1,110 tracked off-market properties, the current Tavares zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 77 active for-sale and 11 active for-lease listings in Tavares, 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: 7,972 zoned acres across 17 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, industrial vacancy is reported at South region level and asking prices run materially above recent closed pricing.
- 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
