Commercial Real Estate Market in Howell, MI
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
53 active listings and 1,558 off-market properties in Howell, MI. Commercial property asks $125/SF to buy (based on 9 listings) and $17.00/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Howell, MI spans 180.7 square miles in Livingston County, Michigan. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office space in Howell, MI has a median asking sale price of $181/SF (based on 5 listings). Vacancy runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Howell, MI runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial space in Howell, MI has a median asking sale price of $125/SF (based on 4 listings). Vacancy runs 4.9% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 4.4% in 2019. Nearly 1.6x the 2022 low of 3.1%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Howell, MI runs 8% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 6.5% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 46.7%
- Industrial 18.7%
- Planned_development 14.6%
- Commercial 10.7%
- Mixed use 2.1%
- Civic 0.2%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Howell, MI zones 3,296 acres across 18 districts. Commercial zoning covers 10.7% of zoned land, residential 46.7% and industrial 18.7%. The largest single district is Single Family Residential at 36.6%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 29.4% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
R-1, One-Family Residential Districts are designed to provide for one-family dwelling sites and residentially related uses in keeping with the density character of the City.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Howell, MI has 64,360 residents in 25,295 households. Density runs 356 people per square mile. Median household income here is $94,967 and median gross rent $1,289 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton | $156 | $17.00 |
| Putnam Township | $262 | $13.66 |
Commercial property in Howell, MI asks $125/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $156/SF in Brighton to $262/SF in Putnam Township, and the city sits below their $209/SF median.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 20 active for-sale and 33 active for-lease listings in Howell, MI. The medians are based on 9 of the for-sale and 16 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: 3,296 zoned acres across 18 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 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 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
