Commercial Real Estate Market in Plainwell, MI
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
13 active listings and 662 off-market properties in Plainwell, MI.
Market Trends
Plainwell, MI spans 77.4 square miles in Allegan County, Michigan. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office space in Plainwell, MI has a median asking sale price of $137/SF (based on 3 listings). Vacancy runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail space in Plainwell, MI has a median asking sale price of $87/SF (based on 4 listings). Vacancy runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Plainwell, 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%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Plainwell, 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 66.6%
- Industrial 19.6%
- Civic 7.6%
- Commercial 6.3%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Plainwell, MI zones 1,036 acres across 12 districts. Commercial zoning covers 6.3% of zoned land, residential 66.6% and industrial 19.6%. The largest single district is Single Family Residential at 24.7%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 25.9% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
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Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Plainwell, MI has 15,994 residents in 6,582 households. Density runs 207 people per square mile. Median household income here is $75,250 and median gross rent $982 a month.
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Nearby Markets
Commercial property in Plainwell, MI asks $87/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $71/SF in Allegan to $140/SF in Otsego, and the city sits below their $106/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 11 active for-sale and 2 active for-lease listings in Plainwell, MI. The sale median is based on 8 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: 1,036 zoned acres across 12 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
