Commercial Real Estate Market in Kernersville, NC
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
89 active listings and 1,331 off-market properties in Kernersville, NC. Commercial property asks $196/SF to buy and $20.69/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Kernersville, NC spans 78.8 square miles in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Kernersville, NC runs 20.2% across the South region in 2025, up from 14.4% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Kernersville, NC runs 5.4% across the South region in 2025, down from 7% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Kernersville, NC runs 7.9% across the South region in 2025, up from 6% in 2019. Nearly 2.3x the 2022 low of 3.5%.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Kernersville, NC runs 11.3% across the South region in 2025, up from 8.5% in 2022.
Vacancy Rate % in South region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 46.3%
- Civic 19.1%
- Industrial 15.9%
- Mixed use 9.7%
- Commercial 5.6%
- Planned_development 2.9%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Residential Single Family
Residential Single Family
Residential Single Family
General Industrial
Mixed Use Conditional
Residential Single Family (RS20)
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Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Kernersville, NC has 56,859 residents in 25,168 households. Density runs 722 people per square mile. Median household income here is $80,739 and median gross rent $1,086 a month.
56,859
Population
25,168
Households
2.3
Avg Household Size
43
Median Age
34%
College-Educated
93%
High-School Grad
78.8 sq mi
ZIP Area
722
Density / Sq Mi
$80,739
Median Household Income
$49,784
Median Earnings
$1,086
Median Rent
$259,500
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Colfax | — | — |
| Guthrie | — | — |
| Union Cross | — | — |
| Walkertown | — | — |
Commercial property in Kernersville, NC asks $196/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Kernersville?
Commercial property in Kernersville, NC asks an average of $196 per square foot. The 5 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $204/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Kernersville?
Asking lease rates in Kernersville, NC average $20.69 per square foot per year.
Where does Realmo's Kernersville market data come from?
Realmo compiles Kernersville, NC figures from 5 recent recorded sales, 73 active sale listings, 16 active lease listings, 1,331 tracked off-market properties, the current Kernersville zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 73 active for-sale and 16 active for-lease listings in Kernersville, NC. 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: 15,867 zoned acres across 66 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 South region level, retail vacancy is reported at South region level and industrial vacancy is reported at South 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
