Commercial Real Estate Market in Clarkesville, GA
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9 active listings and 355 off-market properties in Clarkesville, GA.
Market Trends
Clarkesville, GA spans 184.2 square miles in Habersham County, Georgia. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Clarkesville, GA runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Clarkesville, GA runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Clarkesville, GA 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 Clarkesville, GA 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 62.5%
- Commercial 26%
- Civic 7.3%
- Industrial 3.5%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Clarkesville, GA zones 1,535 acres across 12 districts. Commercial zoning covers 26% of zoned land, residential 62.5% and industrial 3.5%. The largest single district is Single Family Residential at 33%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 29.5% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The R, Single Family Residential District is intended to establish and preserve quiet, stable single-family residential neighborhoods at low densities free from other uses except those which are compatible with and convenient to the residents of such a district
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Clarkesville, GA has 13,512 residents in 6,764 households. Density runs 73 people per square mile. Median household income here is $76,780 and median gross rent $933 a month.
Tools
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 6 active for-sale and 3 active for-lease listings in Clarkesville, GA. The sale median is based on 5 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: 1,535 zoned acres across 12 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 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 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
