Commercial Real Estate Market in Colchester, VT
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: August 31
29 active listings and 449 off-market properties in Colchester, VT.
Market Trends
Colchester, VT spans 36.7 square miles in Chittenden County, Vermont. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 August 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Colchester, VT runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Vacancy Rate % in Northeast region
Retail
Retail vacancy in Colchester, VT 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 Colchester, VT 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 Colchester, VT asks $290/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
- Special 47.9%
- Residential 28.6%
- Agricultural 10.6%
- Commercial 6.4%
- Industrial 4.7%
- Mixed use 0.9%
- Open space 0.1%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Flood Plain District
Residential One District
Agricultural District
Residential Three District
Residential Two District
Flood Plain District (FP)
FP Flood Plain District AMU Agricultural Mixed-Use District (5) Overlay Districts GD4C General Development Four Commercial District SD Shoreland District WPD Water Protection District HPD Historic Preservation District TDRD Transferable Development Rights District 2.01-B Description of Certain Districts. 2-2 Colchester Development Regulations Supplement 49 (…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Colchester, VT has 17,536 residents in 7,701 households. Density runs 478 people per square mile. Median household income here is $97,442 and median gross rent $1,323 a month.
17,536
Population
7,701
Households
2.3
Avg Household Size
38
Median Age
41%
College-Educated
95%
High-School Grad
36.7 sq mi
ZIP Area
478
Density / Sq Mi
$97,442
Median Household Income
$48,180
Median Earnings
$1,323
Median Rent
$357,100
Median Home Value
Tools
Nearby Markets
| Market | Average Sale Price, $/SF | Average Lease Price, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | — | — |
| Essex Junction | — | — |
| Winooski | — | — |
| South Burlington | — | — |
Commercial property in Colchester, VT asks $18/SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average price per square foot for commercial property in Colchester?
Commercial property in Colchester, VT asks an average of $18 per square foot. The 4 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $141/SF. Multifamily carries the highest asking price at $290/SF.
Where does Realmo's Colchester market data come from?
Realmo compiles Colchester, VT figures from 8 recent recorded sales, 20 active sale listings, 9 active lease listings, 449 tracked off-market properties, the current Colchester zoning release. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 August 2026.
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and averages
- Computed from 20 active for-sale and 9 active for-lease listings in Colchester, VT. 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: 37,959 zoned acres across 20 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
