Commercial Real Estate Market in Darby, PA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
25 active listings and 307 off-market properties in Darby, PA. Commercial property asks $199/SF to buy and $17.61/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Darby, PA spans 2.0 square miles in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office space in Darby, PA asks $168/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 Darby, PA asks $188/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 Darby, 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%.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Multifamily
Multifamily space in Darby, PA asks $195/SF to buy. Vacancy runs 5.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 4% in 2022.
Average Sale Price $/SF
Listings
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 56.9%
- Civic 21.4%
- Commercial 18.4%
- Industrial 3.3%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Residence
Institutional
Residence
Highway Commercial
Central Business District
Darby, PA zones 538 acres across 9 districts. Commercial zoning covers 18.4% of zoned land, residential 56.9% and industrial 3.3%. The largest single district is Residence at 35.5%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 21.7% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Institutional (INS)
The purposes of this district are to provide for and regulate a variety of institutional/medical uses and to preserve and protect the many existing institutional uses located in this district
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Darby, PA has 22,180 residents in 9,089 households. Density runs 11,280 people per square mile. Median household income here is $48,962 and median gross rent $1,240 a month.
22,180
Population
9,089
Households
2.4
Avg Household Size
34
Median Age
17%
College-Educated
87%
High-School Grad
2 sq mi
ZIP Area
11,280
Density / Sq Mi
$48,962
Median Household Income
$37,110
Median Earnings
$1,240
Median Rent
$117,200
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Colwyn | $199 (county avg) | — |
| Sharon Hill | $199 (county avg) | — |
| Collingdale | $199 (county avg) | — |
| Yeadon | $199 (county avg) | — |
Commercial property in Darby, PA asks $199/SF. The 4 bordering markets run from $199/SF in Colwyn to $199/SF in Colwyn, and the city sits in line with their $199/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Darby?
Commercial property in Darby, PA asks an average of $199 per square foot. The 3 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $52/SF, so asking sits 281% above the achieved median. Multifamily carries the highest asking price at $195/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Darby?
Asking lease rates in Darby, PA average $17.61 per square foot per year.
How does Darby compare to nearby markets on price?
Darby, PA asks $199/SF against $199/SF in Colwyn, $199/SF in Sharon Hill, $199/SF in Collingdale and $199/SF in Yeadon.
What zoning applies to commercial property in Darby?
Darby, PA zones 538 acres across 9 districts, of which 18.4% is commercial and 3.3% industrial. The largest single district is Residence at 35.5% of zoned land. Residential zoning covers 56.9% and open space 0%.
Where does Realmo's Darby market data come from?
Realmo compiles Darby, PA figures from 8 recent recorded sales, 21 active sale listings, 4 active lease listings, 307 tracked off-market properties, the current Darby zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 21 active for-sale and 4 active for-lease listings in Darby, PA. 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.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 538 zoned acres across 9 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 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, industrial vacancy is reported at Northeast region level and asking prices run materially above recent closed pricing.
- 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
