Commercial Real Estate Market in Surf City, NJ
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
3 active listings and 67 off-market properties in Surf City, NJ.
Market Trends
Surf City, NJ spans 10.8 square miles in Ocean County, New Jersey. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office space in Surf City, NJ asks $360/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Retail
Retail space in Surf City, NJ asks $422/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 6% across the Northeast region in 2025, little changed from 6% in 2019. Down from a 2020 peak of 7.1%.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Surf City, 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%.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Surf City, NJ asks $443/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 5.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 4% in 2022.
Average Sale Price $/SF
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Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Surf City, NJ has 6,914 residents in 16,979 households. Density runs 640 people per square mile. Median household income here is $116,544 and median gross rent $1,664 a month.
6,914
Population
16,979
Households
0.4
Avg Household Size
62
Median Age
64%
College-Educated
97%
High-School Grad
10.8 sq mi
ZIP Area
640
Density / Sq Mi
$116,544
Median Household Income
$60,752
Median Earnings
$1,664
Median Rent
$1,083,100
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Ship Bottom | $403 (county avg) | — |
| Cedar Bonnet Island | $403 (county avg) | — |
| Harvey Cedars | $403 (county avg) | — |
| Stafford Township | $403 (county avg) | — |
Commercial property in Surf City, NJ asks $403/SF. The 4 bordering markets run from $403/SF in Ship Bottom to $403/SF in Ship Bottom, and the city sits in line with their $403/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Surf City?
Commercial property in Surf City, NJ asks an average of $403 per square foot. The 3 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $292/SF, so asking sits 38% above the achieved median. Multifamily carries the highest asking price at $443/SF.
How does Surf City compare to nearby markets on price?
Surf City, NJ asks $403/SF against $403/SF in Ship Bottom, $403/SF in Cedar Bonnet Island, $403/SF in Harvey Cedars and $403/SF in Stafford Township.
Where does Realmo's Surf City market data come from?
Realmo compiles Surf City, NJ figures from 3 recent recorded sales, 3 active sale listings, 67 tracked off-market properties. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 3 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Surf City, NJ. 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.
- Price per square foot
- The county-level $/SF blends closed sales aggregated over the trailing months of available data, not a single day's snapshot — it can differ from any one month's own median.
- 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.
- 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 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 August 2026 · report a data issue
