Commercial Real Estate Market in Sturbridge, MA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
13 active listings and 278 off-market properties in Sturbridge, MA. Commercial property asks $185/SF to buy (based on 4 listings) and $21.60/SF/Yr to lease (based on 5 listings).
Market Trends
Sturbridge, MA spans 37.2 square miles in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Sturbridge, MA runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Sturbridge, 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 Sturbridge, 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
Across Worcester County, multifamily space asks $208/SF to buy. Multifamily vacancy in Sturbridge, 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 92.8%
- Commercial 3.2%
- Industrial 1.9%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Sturbridge, MA zones 23,895 acres across 10 districts. Commercial zoning covers 3.2% of zoned land, residential 92.8% and industrial 1.9%. The largest single district is Rural Residential at 74.9%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 5% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted uses in the RR District: (1) Single-family detached dwelling. (2) Nursery, including display and sale of natural products. (3) Farm, including agriculture, horticulture and viticulture, provided that the lot is not less than five acres, including facilities for the sale of produce, wine and dairy products, ins…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Sturbridge, MA has 9,867 residents in 4,332 households. Density runs 265 people per square mile. Median household income here is $127,881 and median gross rent $1,476 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Southbridge | $168 | $19.32 |
| Palmer | $127 | — |
Commercial property in Sturbridge, MA asks $185/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $127/SF in Palmer to $168/SF in Southbridge, and the city sits above their $147/SF median.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 6 active for-sale and 7 active for-lease listings in Sturbridge, MA. The medians are based on 4 of the for-sale and 5 of the for-lease listings, those that state a price or rent per square foot. 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: 23,895 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 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 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 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
