Commercial Real Estate Market in Saco, ME
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
27 active listings and 445 off-market properties in Saco, ME.
Market Trends
Saco, ME spans 38.6 square miles in York County, Maine. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Across York County, office space asks $176/SF to buy. Office vacancy in Saco, ME runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Across York County, retail space asks $327/SF to buy. Retail vacancy in Saco, ME 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 Saco, ME 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 York County, multifamily space asks $305/SF to buy. Multifamily vacancy in Saco, ME 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 83.3%
- Mixed use 10%
- Industrial 4.5%
- Commercial 1.9%
- Special 0.2%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Saco, ME zones 24,691 acres across 16 districts. Commercial zoning covers 1.9% of zoned land, residential 83.3% and industrial 4.5%. The largest single district is Rural Conservation at 56.4%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 6.4% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The Rural Conservation, RC District is designed to promote and preserve agriculture, agricultural soils, and open space, while permitting low-density residential uses that do not conflict with the rural character of this area of Saco
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Saco, ME has 20,381 residents in 9,619 households. Density runs 528 people per square mile. Median household income here is $84,328 and median gross rent $1,268 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Biddeford | $230 | $11.00 |
| Scarborough | $261 | $16.00 |
Commercial property in Saco, ME asks $244/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $230/SF in Biddeford to $261/SF in Scarborough, and the city sits in line with their $246/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 24 active for-sale and 3 active for-lease listings in Saco, ME. The sale median is based on 22 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: 24,691 zoned acres across 16 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
