Commercial Real Estate Market in Jefferson, GA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
14 active listings and 427 off-market properties in Jefferson, GA.
Market Trends
Jefferson, GA spans 105.5 square miles in Jackson County, Georgia. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Jefferson, GA runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Jefferson, GA runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Jefferson, 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 Jefferson, 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 46.7%
- Industrial 31%
- Civic 11.1%
- Commercial 9.4%
- Agricultural 1.8%
- Mixed use 0.1%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Jefferson, GA zones 14,990 acres across 17 districts. Commercial zoning covers 9.4% of zoned land, residential 46.7% and industrial 31%. The largest single district is Light Industrial District at 30.7%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 40.4% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The LI, Light Industrial, zoning district is established with the purpose of reserving certain areas with relatively level topography, adequate water and sewage facilities, and access to arterial streets for industrial operations, but where such areas proximity to residential and other districts makes it desirable to limit industrial operations to those that…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Jefferson, GA has 28,696 residents in 10,673 households. Density runs 272 people per square mile. Median household income here is $88,951 and median gross rent $964 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | $149 | $19.00 |
| Bogart | $269 | $21.49 |
Commercial property in Jefferson, GA asks $175/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $149/SF in Commerce to $269/SF in Bogart, and the city sits below their $209/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 7 active for-sale and 7 active for-lease listings in Jefferson, GA. The sale median is based on 3 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: 14,990 zoned acres across 17 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
