Commercial Real Estate Market in Burwell, NE
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
15 active listings and 231 off-market properties in Burwell, NE.
Market Trends
Burwell, NE spans 929.3 square miles in Garfield County, Nebraska. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Burwell, NE runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in Midwest region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Burwell, NE runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Vacancy Rate % in Midwest region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Burwell, NE 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 Burwell, NE 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
- Commercial 82.4%
- Residential 10.4%
- Industrial 6.8%
- Mixed use 0.4%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Transitional Agricultural
Residential
Residential Estate
Flex Commercial Industrial
General Industrial
Burwell, NE zones 5,613 acres across 7 districts. Commercial zoning covers 82.4% of zoned land, residential 10.4% and industrial 6.8%. The largest single district is Transitional Agricultural at 81.7%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 89.2% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Flex Commercial Industrial (FLEX)
Planned Unit Development: A zoning d istrict providing flex ible land development when planned and designed under the provisions of these regulations as a unit containing one or more land uses. Planning Commission : The Garfield County Planning Commission as established in accordance with section 23 -114 R.R.S. Neb. (1943) and with the powers and authority t…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Burwell, NE has 2,190 residents in 1,282 households. Density runs 2 people per square mile. Median household income here is $67,972 and median gross rent $527 a month.
2,190
Population
1,282
Households
1.7
Avg Household Size
51
Median Age
32%
College-Educated
96%
High-School Grad
929.3 sq mi
ZIP Area
2
Density / Sq Mi
$67,972
Median Household Income
$29,449
Median Earnings
$527
Median Rent
$147,600
Median Home Value
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Frequently Asked Questions
What zoning applies to commercial property in Burwell?
Burwell, NE zones 5,613 acres across 7 districts, of which 82.4% is commercial and 6.8% industrial. The largest single district is Transitional Agricultural at 81.7% of zoned land. Residential zoning covers 10.4% and open space 0%.
Where does Realmo's Burwell market data come from?
Realmo compiles Burwell, NE figures from 15 active sale listings, 231 tracked off-market properties, the current Burwell zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 15 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Burwell, NE. 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: 5,613 zoned acres across 7 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
