Commercial Real Estate Market in Rochester, IN
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
12 active listings and 730 off-market properties in Rochester, IN.
Market Trends
Rochester, IN spans 207.7 square miles in Fulton County, Indiana. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Rochester, IN runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Rochester, IN runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Rochester, IN 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 Rochester, IN 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 41.7%
- Civic 25.4%
- Commercial 15.9%
- Industrial 15.1%
- Agricultural 1.9%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Rochester, IN zones 2,834 acres across 12 districts. Commercial zoning covers 15.9% of zoned land, residential 41.7% and industrial 15.1%. The largest single district is Residential Cluster at 29.6%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 31% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The “R1 ” (Residential Cluster/Medium Density) District is intended to provide a land use category for single family detached homes that have historically resided in clustered areas. The provisions that regulate this land use district should protect, maintain and promote the future and existing clusters of homes in and around the city, towns and village cent…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Rochester, IN has 14,288 residents in 6,646 households. Density runs 69 people per square mile. Median household income here is $64,009 and median gross rent $848 a month.
Tools
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where does Realmo's Rochester market data come from?
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 9 active for-sale and 3 active for-lease listings in Rochester, IN. The sale median is based on 4 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: 2,834 zoned acres across 12 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
