Commercial Real Estate Market in Bridgewater, NJ
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
52 active listings and 307 off-market properties in Bridgewater, NJ.
Market Trends
Bridgewater, NJ spans 25.5 square miles in Somerset County, New Jersey. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Bridgewater, NJ runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Bridgewater, NJ runs 6% across the Northeast region in 2025, little changed from 6% in 2019. Down from a 2020 peak of 7.1%.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Bridgewater, NJ runs 7.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 5.4% in 2019. Nearly 2.4x the 2021 low of 3.2%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Bridgewater, NJ runs 5.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 4% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 72.4%
- Industrial 10.2%
- Commercial 7.8%
- Civic 4.1%
- Planned_development 0.9%
- Mixed use 0.4%
- Open space 0.3%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Bridgewater, NJ zones 20,779 acres across 54 districts. Commercial zoning covers 7.8% of zoned land, residential 72.4%, open space 0.3% and industrial 10.2%. The largest single district is Single Family Residential at 31.7%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 18% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The principal permitted uses, permitted accessory uses and conditional uses in this zone are the same as those in the R-50 Single Family Residential Zone. § 126-309.1 SC/HD Senior Citizen/High-Density Residential Zone. [Added 10-1-1984 by Ord. No. 84-25 ] A. This zone provides for the development of subsidized or nonprofit high-density housing, designed for…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Bridgewater, NJ has 39,299 residents in 14,302 households. Density runs 1,542 people per square mile. Median household income here is $165,983 and median gross rent $2,092 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Somerville | $214 | $24.00 |
| Raritan | $158 | — |
| Bound Brook | $296 | $31.20 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 22 active for-sale and 30 active for-lease listings in Bridgewater, NJ. Too few for-sale listings state a price per square foot for a sale median; the rent median is based on 3 of the for-lease listings that state a 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: 20,779 zoned acres across 54 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 Northeast region level, retail vacancy is reported at Northeast region level and industrial vacancy is reported at Northeast 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
