Commercial Real Estate Market in Ames, KS
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
Market Trends
Ames, KS spans 253.0 square miles in Cloud County, Kansas. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Ames, KS runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Ames, KS runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Ames, KS 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 Ames, KS runs 8% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 6.5% in 2022.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Ames, KS has 6,294 residents in 2,998 households. Density runs 25 people per square mile. Median household income here is $58,600 and median gross rent $698 a month.
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Methodology & data sources
- 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.
- 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
