Commercial Real Estate Market in Chester, PA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
97 active listings and 1,736 off-market properties in Chester, PA.
Market Trends
Chester, PA spans 19.1 square miles in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Across Delaware County, office space asks $200/SF to buy. Office vacancy in Chester, PA runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Across Delaware County, retail space asks $228/SF to buy. Retail vacancy in Chester, PA 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 Chester, PA 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 Delaware County, multifamily space asks $192/SF to buy. Multifamily vacancy in Chester, PA 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 36.9%
- Industrial 19.9%
- Commercial 19%
- Open space 10.8%
- Mixed use 6.7%
- Civic 6.7%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Chester, PA zones 3,052 acres across 13 districts. Commercial zoning covers 19% of zoned land, residential 36.9%, open space 10.8% and industrial 19.9%. The largest single district is Medium Density Residential at 23.7%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 39% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
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Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Chester, PA has 75,951 residents in 32,797 households. Density runs 3,976 people per square mile. Median household income here is $65,675 and median gross rent $1,175 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven | $207 | — |
| Boothwyn | $201 | $14.40 |
Commercial property in Chester, PA asks $112/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $201/SF in Boothwyn to $207/SF in Brookhaven, and the city sits below their $204/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 62 active for-sale and 35 active for-lease listings in Chester, PA. The sale median is based on 40 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: 3,052 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 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
