Commercial Real Estate Market in Steelton, PA
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
13 active listings and 179 off-market properties in Steelton, PA.
Market Trends
Steelton, PA spans 4.2 square miles in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Steelton, PA runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Steelton, 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 Steelton, 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 Dauphin County, multifamily space asks $96/SF to buy. Multifamily vacancy in Steelton, 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
- Industrial 55%
- Residential 32.2%
- Commercial 11.6%
- Civic 1.2%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Steelton, PA zones 1,234 acres across 7 districts. Commercial zoning covers 11.6% of zoned land, residential 32.2% and industrial 55%. The largest single district is Light Industrial District at 31.8%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 66.6% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
The I-1 Industrial District shall provide land for those industrial uses that have minimal environmental, public, and transportation impacts.
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Steelton, PA has 11,649 residents in 4,955 households. Density runs 2,794 people per square mile. Median household income here is $60,554 and median gross rent $1,091 a month.
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Lemoyne | $110 | $12.95 |
| Highspire | $152 | — |
| Swatara | $122 | $20.00 |
Commercial property in Steelton, PA asks $80/SF. The 3 bordering markets run from $110/SF in Lemoyne to $152/SF in Highspire, and the city sits below their $122/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 13 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Steelton, PA. The sale median is based on 11 of the for-sale listings that state a price per square foot; too few for-lease listings state a rent per square foot for a rent median. 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: 1,234 zoned acres across 7 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
