Commercial Real Estate Market in Waban, MA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
153 active listings and 1,224 off-market properties in Waban, MA. Commercial property asks $548/SF to buy and $36.00/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Waban, MA spans 1.5 square miles in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office space in Waban, MA has a median asking sale price of $305/SF (based on 3 listings). Vacancy runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Retail space in Waban, MA has a median asking sale price of $1,100/SF (based on 5 listings). Vacancy 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 Waban, 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 space in Waban, MA has a median asking sale price of $514/SF. Vacancy runs 5.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 4% in 2022.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Waban, MA has 5,713 residents in 2,038 households. Density runs 3,719 people per square mile. Median household income here is $250,001 and median gross rent $2,875 a month.
Tools
Lease vs Buy Breakeven
At $36.00/SF/Yr lease vs $548/SF buy → buying wins if held > 3.9 years.
At a 6.6% gross asking yield the payback reads short relative to leasing. Assumes 30% down at 6.5% fixed, 2% a year in taxes and upkeep, 3% appreciation, 5% opportunity cost, 2% closing plus 5% selling costs, and a 3% annual rent escalator.
Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Newton | $548 | $36.00 |
| Brookline | $663 | $38.00 |
| Needham | $658 | $25.00 |
| Weston | $600 | — |
Commercial property in Waban, MA asks $548/SF. The 4 bordering markets run from $548/SF in Newton to $663/SF in Brookline, and the city sits below their $629/SF median.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 63 active for-sale and 90 active for-lease listings in Waban, MA. The medians are based on 24 of the for-sale and 28 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.
- 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
