Commercial Real Estate Market in Brainerd, MN
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
73 active listings and 1,438 off-market properties in Brainerd, MN.
Market Trends
Brainerd, MN spans 340.8 square miles in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Brainerd, MN runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Brainerd, MN runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Brainerd, MN 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 space in Brainerd, MN has a median asking sale price of $133/SF (based on 6 listings). Vacancy 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 49.5%
- Agricultural 17.8%
- Commercial 13.4%
- Industrial 11.1%
- Open space 8.3%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Brainerd, MN zones 7,832 acres across 15 districts. Commercial zoning covers 13.4% of zoned land, residential 49.5%, open space 8.3% and industrial 11.1%. The largest single district is Rural Living 1 at 14.3%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 24.5% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The TN-1 Zoning District is intended to provide for a compact, pedestrian oriented mix of residential uses. This District reinforces the existing pattern of small, connected lots, blocks and street and supports future development or redevelopment that is consistent with this pattern.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Brainerd, MN has 39,216 residents in 19,936 households. Density runs 115 people per square mile. Median household income here is $70,493 and median gross rent $961 a month.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 54 active for-sale and 19 active for-lease listings in Brainerd, MN. The sale median is based on 11 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: 7,832 zoned acres across 15 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
