Commercial Real Estate Market in Elmer, NJ
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
14 active listings and 189 off-market properties in Elmer, NJ.
Market Trends
Elmer, NJ spans 80.4 square miles in Salem County, New Jersey. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Elmer, NJ runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Elmer, 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 Elmer, 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
Across Salem County, multifamily space asks $88/SF to buy. Multifamily vacancy in Elmer, 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 64.7%
- Open space 16.4%
- Civic 9%
- Commercial 6.6%
- Industrial 3.3%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Elmer, NJ zones 569 acres across 11 districts. Commercial zoning covers 6.6% of zoned land, residential 64.7%, open space 16.4% and industrial 3.3%. The largest single district is Medium Density Residential 12000 Square Feet at 44.5%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 9.9% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
MR Medium density residential RP Residential professional LC Limited commercial GB General business HB Highway business C/LI Commercial-light industry LI Light industry b. District Map. The boundaries of these zoning districts are established on the map entitled "Elmer Borough Zoning Map", dated March 2002, or as may be subsequently amended. Said map and all…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Elmer, NJ has 11,896 residents in 4,648 households. Density runs 148 people per square mile. Median household income here is $87,551 and median gross rent $1,173 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Newfield | $96 | — |
| Woodstown | $151 | — |
| Harrison Township | $133 | $17.44 |
Commercial property in Elmer, NJ asks $81/SF. The 3 bordering markets run from $96/SF in Newfield to $151/SF in Woodstown, and the city sits below their $133/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 6 active for-sale and 8 active for-lease listings in Elmer, NJ. The sale median is based on 5 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: 569 zoned acres across 11 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
