Commercial Real Estate Market in Newbury, MA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
6 active listings and 104 off-market properties in Newbury, MA. Commercial property asks $892/SF to buy and $15.00/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Newbury, MA spans 23.4 square miles in Essex County, Massachusetts. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Newbury, 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 Newbury, 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 Newbury, 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 Newbury, MA asks $324/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 95.5%
- Industrial 3.4%
- Commercial 0.9%
- Open space 0.2%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Agricultural Residential
Business Light Industrial
Commercial Highway
Parker River Residential
Byfield Village Business
Newbury, MA zones 15,560 acres across 10 districts. Commercial zoning covers 0.9% of zoned land, residential 95.5%, open space 0.2% and industrial 3.4%. The largest single district is Agricultural Residential at 95.2%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 4.3% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Agricultural Residential (R-AG)
USE REGULATIONS [Added 5-22-2012 ATM, Art. 20; amended 5-22-2012 ATM, Arts. 21, 22, 24; 10-23-2012 STM, Art. 7; 5-21-2013 ATM, Art. 26; 5-20-2014 ATM, Art. 20; 4-24-2018 ATM, Art. 19] P - permitted by right in District R-AG Agricultural Residential CHA Commercial Highway A SP - special permit of the Planning Board PR Parker River Residential LIB Light Indust…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Newbury, MA has 6,716 residents in 2,984 households. Density runs 287 people per square mile. Median household income here is $177,700 and median gross rent $1,803 a month.
6,716
Population
2,984
Households
2.3
Avg Household Size
52
Median Age
56%
College-Educated
98%
High-School Grad
23.4 sq mi
ZIP Area
287
Density / Sq Mi
$177,700
Median Household Income
$76,766
Median Earnings
$1,803
Median Rent
$770,788
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Newburyport | — | $25.75 |
| Salisbury | — | $16.68 |
| Rowley | — | $13.00 |
| Ipswich | — | $23.15 |
Commercial property in Newbury, MA asks $892/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Newbury?
Commercial property in Newbury, MA asks an average of $892 per square foot. Multifamily carries the highest asking price at $324/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Newbury?
Asking lease rates in Newbury, MA average $15.00 per square foot per year.
What zoning applies to commercial property in Newbury?
Newbury, MA zones 15,560 acres across 10 districts, of which 0.9% is commercial and 3.4% industrial. The largest single district is Agricultural Residential at 95.2% of zoned land. USE REGULATIONS [Added 5-22-2012 ATM, Art. 20; amended 5-22-2012 ATM, Arts. 21, 22, 24; 10-23-2012 STM, Art. 7; 5-21-2013 ATM, Art. 26; 5-20-2014 ATM, Art. 20; 4-24-2018 ATM, Art. 19] P - permitted by right in District R-AG Agricultural Residential CHA Commercial Highway A SP - special permit of the Planning Board PR Parker River Residential LIB Light Indust… Residential zoning covers 95.5% and open space 0.2%.
Where does Realmo's Newbury market data come from?
Realmo compiles Newbury, MA figures from 5 recent recorded sales, 5 active sale listings, 1 active lease listings, 104 tracked off-market properties, the current Newbury zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 5 active for-sale and 1 active for-lease listings in Newbury, 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: 15,560 zoned acres across 10 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
