Commercial Real Estate Market in Fairbury, IL
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
9 active listings and 250 off-market properties in Fairbury, IL.
Market Trends
Fairbury, IL spans 106.1 square miles in Livingston County, Illinois. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Fairbury, IL runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Fairbury, IL runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Fairbury, IL 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 Fairbury, IL 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 58.5%
- Commercial 30.8%
- Industrial 9.1%
- Agricultural 0.9%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Fairbury, IL zones 1,127 acres across 6 districts. Commercial zoning covers 30.8% of zoned land, residential 58.5% and industrial 9.1%. The largest single district is Single Family Residential District at 50.3%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 39.9% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
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Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Fairbury, IL has 4,784 residents in 1,949 households. Density runs 45 people per square mile. Median household income here is $68,635 and median gross rent $753 a month.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Where does Realmo's Fairbury market data come from?
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 9 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Fairbury, IL. The sale median is based on 6 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: 1,127 zoned acres across 6 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
