Commercial Real Estate Market in Cornelia, GA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
16 active listings and 459 off-market properties in Cornelia, GA.
Market Trends
Cornelia, GA spans 37.7 square miles in Habersham County, Georgia. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office space in Cornelia, GA has a median asking sale price of $155/SF (based on 3 listings). Vacancy runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail space in Cornelia, GA has a median asking sale price of $128/SF (based on 4 listings). Vacancy runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Cornelia, 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 Cornelia, 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 50.4%
- Commercial 22.4%
- Industrial 11.7%
- Planned_development 2.4%
- Civic 0.4%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Cornelia, GA zones 2,260 acres across 14 districts. Commercial zoning covers 22.4% of zoned land, residential 50.4% and industrial 11.7%. The largest single district is Single Family Residential District at 18.3%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 34.1% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Residential zoning district: Any property zoned A-1, R-1, R-1A, R-1B, or R-2 as indicated on the Official Zoning Map. Restaurant: An establishment where food and beverage is sold for consumption on the premises, generally in an enclosed building. A snack bar or refreshment stand at a public or non-profit community swimming pool, playground, or park operated…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Cornelia, GA has 11,512 residents in 4,744 households. Density runs 305 people per square mile. Median household income here is $55,403 and median gross rent $951 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Clarkesville | $191 | — |
| Toccoa | $127 | $12.26 |
Commercial property in Cornelia, GA asks $119/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $127/SF in Toccoa to $191/SF in Clarkesville, and the city sits below their $159/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 12 active for-sale and 4 active for-lease listings in Cornelia, GA. The sale median is based on 8 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: 2,260 zoned acres across 14 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
