Commercial Real Estate Market in Sanborn, IA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
1 active listing and 230 off-market properties in Sanborn, IA.
Market Trends
Sanborn, IA spans 79.1 square miles in O'Brien County, Iowa. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Sanborn, IA runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in Midwest region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Sanborn, IA runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in Midwest region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Sanborn, 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%.
Vacancy Rate % in Midwest region
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Sanborn, IA runs 8% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 6.5% in 2022.
Vacancy Rate % in Midwest region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Civic 55.9%
- Residential 23.4%
- Industrial 14.3%
- Commercial 6.5%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Agriculture
Light Manufacturing
Residential 9000 Square Feet
Existing Residential
Highway Service Business
Agriculture (AG)
This district is designed to preserve lands best suited for agricultural use from encroachment of incompatible uses, and to preserve in agricultural use land suited to eventual development in other uses pending proper timing for practical and economical provisions of utilities, major streets, schools, and other facilities so that reasonably compact developme…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Sanborn, IA has 1,828 residents in 728 households. Density runs 23 people per square mile. Median household income here is $60,809 and median gross rent $869 a month.
1,828
Population
728
Households
2.5
Avg Household Size
42
Median Age
22%
College-Educated
96%
High-School Grad
79.1 sq mi
ZIP Area
23
Density / Sq Mi
$60,809
Median Household Income
$37,609
Median Earnings
$869
Median Rent
$154,400
Median Home Value
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Realmo's Sanborn market data come from?
Realmo compiles Sanborn, IA figures from 1 active sale listings, 230 tracked off-market properties, the current Sanborn zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 1 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Sanborn, IA. 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: 1,271 zoned acres across 8 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 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 August 2026 · report a data issue
