Commercial Real Estate Market in Lehighton, PA
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41 active listings and 431 off-market properties in Lehighton, PA. Commercial property asks $127/SF to buy and $15.00/SF/Yr to lease.
Market Trends
Lehighton, PA spans 86.9 square miles in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Lehighton, PA runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Lehighton, 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 Lehighton, 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 Carbon County, multifamily space asks $95/SF to buy. Multifamily vacancy in Lehighton, 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 65.1%
- Open space 16.1%
- Commercial 14.2%
- Industrial 2.9%
- Civic 1.6%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Lehighton, PA zones 1,112 acres across 9 districts. Commercial zoning covers 14.2% of zoned land, residential 65.1%, open space 16.1% and industrial 2.9%. The largest single district is Low Density Residential at 30.8%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 17.1% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
R-1 Residential low density district. To provide for the continued development of lower density residential neighborhoods with high quality living conditions and without the conflicts with nonresidential uses, while providing for community-related uses under appropriate conditions. (2)
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Lehighton, PA has 19,139 residents in 8,796 households. Density runs 220 people per square mile. Median household income here is $72,626 and median gross rent $1,003 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Thorpe | $155 | $15.18 |
| Palmerton | $125 | — |
| Slatington | $172 | $25.00 |
Commercial property in Lehighton, PA asks $127/SF. The 3 bordering markets run from $125/SF in Palmerton to $172/SF in Slatington, and the city sits below their $155/SF median.
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 20 active for-sale and 21 active for-lease listings in Lehighton, PA. The medians are based on 12 of the for-sale and 15 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: 1,112 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 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
