Commercial Real Estate Market in Ephrata, PA
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45 active listings and 711 off-market properties in Ephrata, PA. Commercial property asks $219/SF to buy and $20.00/SF/Yr to lease (based on 3 listings).
Market Trends
Ephrata, PA spans 43.0 square miles in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Ephrata, PA runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Ephrata, 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 Ephrata, 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 Lancaster County, multifamily space asks $172/SF to buy. Multifamily vacancy in Ephrata, 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 67.1%
- Commercial 15.1%
- Open space 8.5%
- Industrial 7%
- Civic 2.3%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Ephrata, PA zones 2,220 acres across 11 districts. Commercial zoning covers 15.1% of zoned land, residential 67.1%, open space 8.5% and industrial 7%. The largest single district is Residential Low Density at 38.5%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 22.1% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
RLD Low Density Residential District: to provide for low-density residential neighborhoods that are primarily comprised of single-family detached dwellings. B. RMD Medium Density Residential District: to provide for medium-density neighborhoods with a mix of housing types, in a manner that respects and continues traditional forms of development. C. RHD High…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Ephrata, PA has 33,848 residents in 13,837 households. Density runs 787 people per square mile. Median household income here is $71,865 and median gross rent $1,171 a month.
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Nearby Markets
Commercial property in Ephrata, PA asks $219/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $156/SF in Denver to $163/SF in Bareville, and the city sits above their $160/SF median.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 23 active for-sale and 22 active for-lease listings in Ephrata, PA. The medians are based on 14 of the for-sale and 3 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: 2,220 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, 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 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
