Commercial Real Estate Market in Emmaus, PA
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40 active listings and 624 off-market properties in Emmaus, PA. Commercial property asks $180/SF to buy and $16.00/SF/Yr to lease (based on 4 listings).
Market Trends
Emmaus, PA spans 15.0 square miles in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Across Lehigh County, office space asks $171/SF to buy. Office vacancy in Emmaus, PA runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Across Lehigh County, retail space asks $208/SF to buy. Retail vacancy in Emmaus, 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 Emmaus, 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 Lehigh County, multifamily space asks $170/SF to buy. Multifamily vacancy in Emmaus, 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 49.8%
- Commercial 22.2%
- Open space 15.3%
- Mixed use 5.3%
- Civic 4.5%
- Industrial 2.9%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Emmaus, PA zones 1,856 acres across 11 districts. Commercial zoning covers 22.2% of zoned land, residential 49.8%, open space 15.3% and industrial 2.9%. The largest single district is Central Residential at 21%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 25.1% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
RC Central Residential UEN Urban Edge Neighborhood UCN Urban Core Neighborhood UG Urban Gateway DN Downtown Neighborhood DC Downtown Core ED Enterprise District §27-302 Zoning District Hierarchy and Organization 1. References in this Article to less restrictive or more restrictive Zoning Districts refer to the base Zoning Districts established by §27 -301 an…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Emmaus, PA has 18,440 residents in 7,659 households. Density runs 1,230 people per square mile. Median household income here is $93,924 and median gross rent $1,316 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Macungie | $167 (county avg) | $20.00 |
| Allentown | $163 | $14.50 |
| Coopersburg | $170 | $12.00 |
Commercial property in Emmaus, PA asks $180/SF. The 3 bordering markets run from $163/SF in Allentown to $170/SF in Coopersburg, and the city sits above their $167/SF median.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 18 active for-sale and 22 active for-lease listings in Emmaus, PA. The medians are based on 14 of the for-sale and 4 of the for-lease listings, those that state a price or rent per square foot. 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: 1,856 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
