Commercial Real Estate Market in Boxborough, MA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
11 active listings and 121 off-market properties in Boxborough, MA.
Market Trends
Boxborough, MA spans 10.3 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Boxborough, MA runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Boxborough, MA runs 6% across the Northeast region in 2025, little changed from 6% in 2019. Down from a 2020 peak of 7.1%.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Boxborough, MA runs 7.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 5.4% in 2019. Nearly 2.4x the 2021 low of 3.2%.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Boxborough, MA asks $318/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 5.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 4% in 2022.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 71.5%
- Open space 18.6%
- Industrial 6.2%
- Commercial 2.5%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Agricultural Residential
Office Park
Industrial Commercial
Business
Town Center
Boxborough, MA zones 6,442 acres across 7 districts. Commercial zoning covers 2.5% of zoned land, residential 71.5%, open space 18.6% and industrial 6.2%. The largest single district is Agricultural Residential at 71.3%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 8.7% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Agricultural Residential (AR)
The intent of this to promote Agricultural Residential uses.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Boxborough, MA has 5,506 residents in 2,279 households. Density runs 535 people per square mile. Median household income here is $151,000 and median gross rent $1,816 a month.
5,506
Population
2,279
Households
2.4
Avg Household Size
43
Median Age
78%
College-Educated
97%
High-School Grad
10.3 sq mi
ZIP Area
535
Density / Sq Mi
$151,000
Median Household Income
$66,370
Median Earnings
$1,816
Median Rent
$671,800
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
Frequently Asked Questions
What zoning applies to commercial property in Boxborough?
Boxborough, MA zones 6,442 acres across 7 districts, of which 2.5% is commercial and 6.2% industrial. The largest single district is Agricultural Residential at 71.3% of zoned land. The intent of this to promote Agricultural Residential uses. Residential zoning covers 71.5% and open space 18.6%.
Where does Realmo's Boxborough market data come from?
Realmo compiles Boxborough, MA figures from 5 recent recorded sales, 2 active sale listings, 9 active lease listings, 121 tracked off-market properties, the current Boxborough zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 2 active for-sale and 9 active for-lease listings in Boxborough, MA. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a segment carried by a handful of listings reads as indicative rather than an average.
- 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: 6,442 zoned acres across 7 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 August 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at Northeast region level, retail vacancy is reported at Northeast region level and industrial vacancy is reported at Northeast 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
