Commercial Real Estate Market in Wauchula, FL
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
33 active listings and 456 off-market properties in Wauchula, FL. Commercial property asks $12/SF to buy and $23.56/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Wauchula, FL spans 124.5 square miles in Hardee County, Florida. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Wauchula, FL runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Retail
Retail space in Wauchula, FL asks $368/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 Wauchula, 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 vacancy in Wauchula, FL runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 53.6%
- Industrial 16.7%
- Open space 9.9%
- Civic 9.7%
- Commercial 9.6%
- Planned_development 0.5%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Multi Family Residential
Highway Commercial And Light Manufacturing
Single Family Residential And Duplexes
Conservation
Public And Semi Public
Wauchula, FL zones 2,064 acres across 16 districts. Commercial zoning covers 9.6% of zoned land, residential 53.6%, open space 9.9% and industrial 16.7%. The largest single district is Multi Family Residential at 23.3%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 26.3% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Multi Family Residential (R-3)
The purpose of R-3 zone is to provide the opportunity for areas of conventional multiple family dwelling units such as duplex, patio homes, cluster housing, triplex, quadraplex, apartments, condominiums, and townhouse types of structures
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Wauchula, FL has 13,455 residents in 5,655 households. Density runs 108 people per square mile. Median household income here is $51,311 and median gross rent $944 a month.
13,455
Population
5,655
Households
2.4
Avg Household Size
35
Median Age
14%
College-Educated
80%
High-School Grad
124.5 sq mi
ZIP Area
108
Density / Sq Mi
$51,311
Median Household Income
$35,219
Median Earnings
$944
Median Rent
$128,500
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Wachula | — | — |
| Zolfo Springs | — | — |
| Bowling Green | — | — |
| Ona | — | — |
Commercial property in Wauchula, FL asks $12/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Wauchula?
Commercial property in Wauchula, FL asks an average of $12 per square foot. The 4 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $46/SF. Retail carries the highest asking price at $368/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Wauchula?
Asking lease rates in Wauchula, FL average $23.56 per square foot per year.
What zoning applies to commercial property in Wauchula?
Wauchula, FL zones 2,064 acres across 16 districts, of which 9.6% is commercial and 16.7% industrial. The largest single district is Multi Family Residential at 23.3% of zoned land. The purpose of R-3 zone is to provide the opportunity for areas of conventional multiple family dwelling units such as duplex, patio homes, cluster housing, triplex, quadraplex, apartments, condominiums, and townhouse types of structures Residential zoning covers 53.6% and open space 9.9%.
Where does Realmo's Wauchula market data come from?
Realmo compiles Wauchula, FL figures from 5 recent recorded sales, 24 active sale listings, 9 active lease listings, 456 tracked off-market properties, the current Wauchula zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 24 active for-sale and 9 active for-lease listings in Wauchula, 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: 2,064 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 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
