Commercial Real Estate Market in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
6 active listings and 100 off-market properties in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA.
Market Trends
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA spans 9.2 square miles. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA runs 6% across the Northeast region in 2025, little changed from 6% in 2019. Down from a 2020 peak of 7.1%.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Manchester-by-the-Sea, 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%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA runs 5.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 4% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 85%
- Commercial 15%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA zones 6,856 acres across 8 districts. Commercial zoning covers 15% of zoned land, residential 85%. The largest single district is Single Residence District at 42.5%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 15% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The purpose of this district is to allow single family dwelling.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA has 5,395 residents in 2,281 households. Density runs 585 people per square mile. Median household income here is $197,875 and median gross rent $1,872 a month.
Tools
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median price per square foot for commercial property in Manchester-by-the-Sea?
What zoning applies to commercial property in Manchester-by-the-Sea?
Where does Realmo's Manchester-by-the-Sea market data come from?
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 4 active for-sale and 2 active for-lease listings in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. The sale median is based on 3 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: 6,856 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 Northeast region level, retail vacancy is reported at Northeast region level, industrial vacancy is reported at Northeast region level and asking prices run materially above recent closed pricing.
- 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
