Commercial Real Estate Market in Ellijay, GA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
45 active listings and 866 off-market properties in Ellijay, GA. Commercial property asks $638/SF to buy (based on 8 listings) and $13.27/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Ellijay, GA spans 350.7 square miles in Gilmer County, Georgia. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Ellijay, GA runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Ellijay, GA runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Ellijay, 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 space in Ellijay, GA has a median asking sale price of $388/SF (based on 4 listings). Vacancy 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 48.7%
- Commercial 32.2%
- Planned_development 15.6%
- Industrial 3.5%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Ellijay, GA zones 2,508 acres across 10 districts. Commercial zoning covers 32.2% of zoned land, residential 48.7% and industrial 3.5%. The largest single district is Low Density Single Family Residential at 43.2%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 35.8% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The intent of this zone is to promote low density single family residential uses
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Ellijay, GA has 28,161 residents in 16,089 households. Density runs 80 people per square mile. Median household income here is $73,609 and median gross rent $980 a month.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 24 active for-sale and 21 active for-lease listings in Ellijay, GA. The medians are based on 8 of the for-sale and 12 of the for-lease listings, those that state a price or rent per square foot. 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: 2,508 zoned acres across 10 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
