Commercial Real Estate Market in Tipton, IA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
10 active listings and 380 off-market properties in Tipton, IA.
Market Trends
Tipton, IA spans 130.2 square miles in Cedar County, Iowa. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Tipton, IA runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Tipton, IA runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial space in Tipton, IA has a median asking sale price of $38/SF (based on 3 listings). Vacancy 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 vacancy in Tipton, IA 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 61.8%
- Industrial 24.9%
- Commercial 13.3%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Tipton, IA zones 1,289 acres across 7 districts. Commercial zoning covers 13.3% of zoned land, residential 61.8% and industrial 24.9%. The largest single district is Single Family Residence at 43.7%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 38.3% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Home Occupation. Any business enterprise that is allowed to operate in an R-1, R-2, or R-3 residential district by a family member/s who reside on the premises. The activity must also be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the premise and must comply with all provisions of Chapter 61.11(9). Hotel. A building in which lodging, or boarding and lodgi…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Tipton, IA has 5,129 residents in 2,334 households. Density runs 39 people per square mile. Median household income here is $80,997 and median gross rent $812 a month.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 8 active for-sale and 2 active for-lease listings in Tipton, IA. 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: 1,289 zoned acres across 7 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
