Commercial Real Estate Market in Dalton, GA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
304 active listings and 2,957 off-market properties in Dalton, GA.
Market Trends
Dalton, GA spans 175.4 square miles in Whitfield County, Georgia. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office space in Dalton, GA asks $107/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 Dalton, GA asks $192/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 Dalton, GA 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 Dalton, GA asks $145/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Average Sale Price $/SF
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Vacancy Rate % in South region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 56.8%
- Industrial 21.7%
- Commercial 15.9%
- Planned_development 4.4%
- Mixed use 0.8%
- Civic 0.4%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Heavy Manufacturing
Low Density Single Family Residential
General Commercial
Estate Residential
Medium Density Single Family Residential
Dalton, GA zones 13,130 acres across 28 districts. Commercial zoning covers 15.9% of zoned land, residential 56.8% and industrial 21.7%. The largest single district is Heavy Manufacturing at 21.3%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 37.6% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Heavy Manufacturing (M-2)
This district is established to provide suitable areas for general industrial, carpet manufacturing, distribution, or warehousing activities and/or other intensive activities of industrial nature which may generate external traffic and may include moderate amounts of environmental pollution in the form of traffic, noise, odors, smoke, fumes, glare, or heat
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Dalton, GA has 80,979 residents in 30,597 households. Density runs 462 people per square mile. Median household income here is $60,427 and median gross rent $921 a month.
80,979
Population
30,597
Households
2.6
Avg Household Size
35
Median Age
18%
College-Educated
72%
High-School Grad
175.4 sq mi
ZIP Area
462
Density / Sq Mi
$60,427
Median Household Income
$34,725
Median Earnings
$921
Median Rent
$190,563
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Face | — | — |
| Sugar Valley | — | — |
| Resaca | — | — |
| Tunnel Hill | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What zoning applies to commercial property in Dalton?
Dalton, GA zones 13,130 acres across 28 districts, of which 15.9% is commercial and 21.7% industrial. The largest single district is Heavy Manufacturing at 21.3% of zoned land. This district is established to provide suitable areas for general industrial, carpet manufacturing, distribution, or warehousing activities and/or other intensive activities of industrial nature which may generate external traffic and may include moderate amounts of environmental pollution in the form of traffic, noise, odors, smoke, fumes, glare, or heat Residential zoning covers 56.8% and open space 0%.
Where does Realmo's Dalton market data come from?
Realmo compiles Dalton, GA figures from 8 recent recorded sales, 267 active sale listings, 37 active lease listings, 2,957 tracked off-market properties, the current Dalton zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 267 active for-sale and 37 active for-lease listings in Dalton, GA. 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: 13,130 zoned acres across 28 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
