Commercial Real Estate Market in Washington, IA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
14 active listings and 698 off-market properties in Washington, IA.
Market Trends
Washington, IA spans 157.4 square miles in Washington County, Iowa. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Washington, IA runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Washington, IA runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Washington, 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 vacancy in Washington, 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 64.8%
- Industrial 15.2%
- Commercial 11.5%
- Open space 5.6%
- Planned_development 1.6%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Washington, IA zones 3,471 acres across 14 districts. Commercial zoning covers 11.5% of zoned land, residential 64.8%, open space 5.6% and industrial 15.2%. The largest single district is One And Two Family Residence at 39.3%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 26.7% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
R-2 One- and Two-Family Residence Districts 165.25 Special Events 165.12 R-3 One- to Six-Family Residence Districts 165.26 Enforcement 165.13 R-4 Multi-Family Residence Districts 165.27 District Changes and Ordinance Amendments 165.14 R-5 Multi-Family Residence Districts for Elderly Housing 165.28 Interpretation, Purpose and Conflict Share Download Bookmark…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Washington, IA has 9,416 residents in 3,995 households. Density runs 60 people per square mile. Median household income here is $63,232 and median gross rent $912 a month.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Where does Realmo's Washington market data come from?
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 14 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Washington, IA. The sale median is based on 5 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: 3,471 zoned acres across 14 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
