Commercial Real Estate Market in Petersham, MA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
7 active listings and 76 off-market properties in Petersham, MA.
Market Trends
Petersham, MA spans 36.9 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Petersham, 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 Petersham, 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 Petersham, 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 Petersham, MA asks $216/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 99.9%
- Special 0.1%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Residential Agriculture Zone
Historic District
Petersham, MA zones 82,275 acres across 2 districts. The largest single district is Residential Agriculture Zone at 99.9%.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Petersham, MA has 1,187 residents in 533 households. Density runs 32 people per square mile. Median household income here is $107,656 and median gross rent $1,214 a month.
1,187
Population
533
Households
2.2
Avg Household Size
52
Median Age
43%
College-Educated
98%
High-School Grad
36.9 sq mi
ZIP Area
32
Density / Sq Mi
$107,656
Median Household Income
$52,375
Median Earnings
$1,214
Median Rent
$375,000
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | — | — |
| Phillipston | — | — |
| New Salem | — | — |
| Barre | — | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What zoning applies to commercial property in Petersham?
Petersham, MA zones 82,275 acres across 2 districts, of which 0% is commercial and 0% industrial. The largest single district is Residential Agriculture Zone at 99.9% of zoned land. Residential zoning covers 99.9% and open space 0%.
Where does Realmo's Petersham market data come from?
Realmo compiles Petersham, MA figures from 7 active sale listings, 76 tracked off-market properties, the current Petersham zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 7 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Petersham, 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: 82,275 zoned acres across 2 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
