Commercial Real Estate Market in Auburn, MI
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
4 active listings and 202 off-market properties in Auburn, MI.
Market Trends
Auburn, MI spans 38.2 square miles in Bay County, Michigan. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Auburn, MI runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in Midwest region
Retail
Retail space in Auburn, MI asks $71/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in Midwest region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Auburn, MI runs 4.9% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 4.4% in 2019. Nearly 1.6x the 2022 low of 3.1%.
Vacancy Rate % in Midwest region
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Auburn, MI runs 8% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 6.5% in 2022.
Vacancy Rate % in Midwest region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Planned_development 66.1%
- Mixed use 16.3%
- Residential 12%
- Commercial 3.6%
- Industrial 2%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Residential Single Family
Downtown Mixed Use
Residential Multiple Family
Business
Industrial
Residential Single Family (R-1)
R-1 district is intended for single family residential uses. The purpose of this zone is to encourage a residential environment of low-density dwellings and planned unit developments.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Auburn, MI has 6,482 residents in 2,700 households. Density runs 170 people per square mile. Median household income here is $80,511 and median gross rent $901 a month.
6,482
Population
2,700
Households
2.4
Avg Household Size
43
Median Age
35%
College-Educated
97%
High-School Grad
38.2 sq mi
ZIP Area
170
Density / Sq Mi
$80,511
Median Household Income
$46,432
Median Earnings
$901
Median Rent
$166,500
Median Home Value
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Realmo's Auburn market data come from?
Realmo compiles Auburn, MI figures from 5 recent recorded sales, 3 active sale listings, 1 active lease listings, 202 tracked off-market properties, the current Auburn zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 3 active for-sale and 1 active for-lease listings in Auburn, MI. 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: 632 zoned acres across 5 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 Midwest region level, retail vacancy is reported at Midwest region level and industrial vacancy is reported at Midwest 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
