Commercial Real Estate Market in Bedford, OH
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
22 active listings and 834 off-market properties in Bedford, OH.
Market Trends
Bedford, OH spans 20.0 square miles in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Bedford, OH runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Bedford, OH runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Bedford, OH runs 4.9% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 4.4% in 2019. Nearly 1.6x the 2022 low of 3.1%.
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Bedford, OH has a median asking sale price of $94/SF (based on 4 listings). Vacancy runs 8% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 6.5% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 78%
- Industrial 10.2%
- Commercial 8.1%
- Mixed use 3.2%
- Civic 0.5%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Bedford, OH zones 3,402 acres across 13 districts. Commercial zoning covers 8.1% of zoned land, residential 78% and industrial 10.2%. The largest single district is One To Two Family Residence District at 56.7%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 18.3% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
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Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Bedford, OH has 29,778 residents in 15,270 households. Density runs 1,487 people per square mile. Median household income here is $53,049 and median gross rent $1,000 a month.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 15 active for-sale and 7 active for-lease listings in Bedford, OH. The sale median is based on 9 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: 3,402 zoned acres across 13 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 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 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
