Commercial Real Estate Market in Wauchula, FL
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14 active listings and 456 off-market properties in Wauchula, FL.
Market Trends
Wauchula, FL spans 124.5 square miles in Hardee County, Florida. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Wauchula, FL runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Wauchula, FL runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
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%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Wauchula, FL runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
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
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.
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Where does Realmo's Wauchula market data come from?
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 8 active for-sale and 6 active for-lease listings in Wauchula, FL. The sale median is based on 6 of the for-sale listings that state a price per square foot; too few for-lease listings state a rent per square foot for a rent median. 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: 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 October 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 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
