Commercial Real Estate Market in Westlake, LA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
12 active listings and 395 off-market properties in Westlake, LA.
Market Trends
Westlake, LA spans 29.2 square miles in Calcasieu County, Louisiana. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Westlake, LA runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Westlake, LA runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Westlake, LA runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Westlake, LA runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Civic 87.6%
- Industrial 10.9%
- Residential 1.5%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
The purpose of this zoning district is to provide single family dwelling, parks, playgrounds, libraries, museums, churches, public schools, private schools (except business or trade).
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Westlake, LA has 9,830 residents in 4,425 households. Density runs 336 people per square mile. Median household income here is $68,416 and median gross rent $1,026 a month.
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles | $99 | $18.00 |
| Sulphur | $77 | $12.00 |
Commercial property in Westlake, LA asks $67/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $77/SF in Sulphur to $99/SF in Lake Charles, and the city sits below their $88/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 6 active for-sale and 6 active for-lease listings in Westlake, LA. 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: 1,504 zoned acres across 8 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 South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level and industrial vacancy is reported at South 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
