Commercial Real Estate Market in Harrisburg, PA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
416 active listings and 4,971 off-market properties in Harrisburg, PA. Commercial property asks $100/SF to buy and $14.33/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Harrisburg, PA spans 120.7 square miles in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Harrisburg, PA runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Harrisburg, PA runs 6% across the Northeast region in 2025, little changed from 6% in 2019. Down from a 2020 peak of 7.1%.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg, PA asks $105/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
- Open space 43.6%
- Residential 22.3%
- Industrial 17%
- Civic 11.5%
- Commercial 5.8%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Open Space Recreation
Residential Medium Density
Industrial
Institutional
Commercial Neighborhood
Harrisburg, PA zones 7,604 acres across 9 districts. Commercial zoning covers 5.8% of zoned land, residential 22.3%, open space 43.6% and industrial 17%. The largest single district is Open Space Recreation at 42%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 22.7% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
Open Space Recreation (OSR)
To preserve important open space and environmental resources, to maintain flood prone areas in open space to minimize flood damages and hazards, to provide for a range of recreation-oriented facilities to serve residents and to attract visitors to the City, and to provide for certain water related public utilities
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Harrisburg, PA has 180,991 residents in 81,256 households. Density runs 1,500 people per square mile. Median household income here is $74,653 and median gross rent $1,236 a month.
180,991
Population
81,256
Households
2.2
Avg Household Size
39
Median Age
33%
College-Educated
90%
High-School Grad
120.7 sq mi
ZIP Area
1,500
Density / Sq Mi
$74,653
Median Household Income
$45,455
Median Earnings
$1,236
Median Rent
$203,452
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Swatara | — | $20.33 |
| Paxtang | — | — |
| Penbrook | — | — |
| Steelton | — | — |
Commercial property in Harrisburg, PA asks $100/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Harrisburg?
Commercial property in Harrisburg, PA asks an average of $100 per square foot. The 4 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $255/SF. Multifamily carries the highest asking price at $105/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Harrisburg?
Asking lease rates in Harrisburg, PA average $14.33 per square foot per year.
What zoning applies to commercial property in Harrisburg?
Harrisburg, PA zones 7,604 acres across 9 districts, of which 5.8% is commercial and 17% industrial. The largest single district is Open Space Recreation at 42% of zoned land. To preserve important open space and environmental resources, to maintain flood prone areas in open space to minimize flood damages and hazards, to provide for a range of recreation-oriented facilities to serve residents and to attract visitors to the City, and to provide for certain water related public utilities Residential zoning covers 22.3% and open space 43.6%.
Where does Realmo's Harrisburg market data come from?
Realmo compiles Harrisburg, PA figures from 4 recent recorded sales, 265 active sale listings, 151 active lease listings, 4,971 tracked off-market properties, the current Harrisburg zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 265 active for-sale and 151 active for-lease listings in Harrisburg, 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.
- 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: 7,604 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 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 August 2026 · report a data issue
