Commercial Real Estate Market in Helen, GA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
13 active listings and 406 off-market properties in Helen, GA.
Market Trends
Helen, GA spans 46.6 square miles in White County, Georgia. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Helen, GA runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Helen, GA runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Helen, 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 Helen, 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 39.9%
- Planned_development 36.2%
- Commercial 17.2%
- Industrial 0.6%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
The intent of the PUD planned unit development zoning classification is to provide a developer with the flexibility of relaxed development standards to take advantage of unique and distinctive land features, this land use must contain a minimum of 25 acres to be considered for this development
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Helen, GA has 895 residents in 914 households. Density runs 19 people per square mile. Median household income here is $76,477 and median gross rent $842 a month.
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | $132 | — |
| Clarkesville | $191 | — |
| Clermont | $95 | $13.75 |
Commercial property in Helen, GA asks $535/SF. The 3 bordering markets run from $95/SF in Clermont to $191/SF in Clarkesville, and the city sits above their $132/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 12 active for-sale and 1 active for-lease listings in Helen, GA. The sale median is based on 4 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: 1,370 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
