Commercial Real Estate Market in Burlington, IA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
48 active listings and 1,535 off-market properties in Burlington, IA.
Market Trends
Burlington, IA spans 109.3 square miles in Des Moines County, Iowa. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Burlington, IA runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Burlington, IA runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Burlington, IA runs 4.9% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 4.4% in 2019. Nearly 1.6x the 2022 low of 3.1%.
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Burlington, IA has a median asking sale price of $42/SF (based on 6 listings). Vacancy runs 8% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 6.5% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 68.5%
- Industrial 22.4%
- Special 5.6%
- Mixed use 1.8%
- Commercial 1.7%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Burlington, IA zones 9,500 acres across 10 districts. Commercial zoning covers 1.7% of zoned land, residential 68.5% and industrial 22.4%. The largest single district is Single Family Residential at 30.6%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 24.1% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
This district is intended to provide for a variety of single family residential areas where public utilities and services are available and may further provide a transition area between residential growth and agriculture
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Burlington, IA has 27,899 residents in 14,107 households. Density runs 255 people per square mile. Median household income here is $57,123 and median gross rent $921 a month.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Where does Realmo's Burlington market data come from?
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 34 active for-sale and 14 active for-lease listings in Burlington, IA. The sale median is based on 7 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: 9,500 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 Midwest region level, retail vacancy is reported at Midwest region level and industrial vacancy is reported at Midwest 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
