Commercial Real Estate Market in Waterbury, VT
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
6 active listings and 193 off-market properties in Waterbury, VT.
Market Trends
Waterbury, VT spans 93.8 square miles in Washington County, Vermont. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Waterbury, VT runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Waterbury, VT 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 Waterbury, 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%.
Multifamily
Across Washington County, multifamily space asks $138/SF to buy. Multifamily vacancy in Waterbury, VT 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 92.2%
- Civic 3.9%
- Commercial 1.7%
- Mixed use 0.9%
- Industrial 0.7%
- Agricultural 0.6%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Waterbury, VT zones 32,089 acres across 19 districts. Commercial zoning covers 1.7% of zoned land, residential 92.2% and industrial 0.7%. The largest single district is State Forest at 41.5%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 2.4% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
TCOM, RT100, VMR, TMR, and MIL districts, provided that all other requirements in this bylaw, including use limitations, setbacks, and other layout requirements, are met. Multiple uses within a single structure are prohibited in all other districts, except for accessory uses and multiple uses incorporated in planned unit developments, as specified in Article…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Waterbury, VT has 5,190 residents in 2,381 households. Density runs 55 people per square mile. Median household income here is $91,488 and median gross rent $1,083 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Montpelier | $189 | — |
| Stowe | $278 | — |
Commercial property in Waterbury, VT asks $198/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $189/SF in Montpelier to $278/SF in Stowe, and the city sits below their $234/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 5 active for-sale and 1 active for-lease listings in Waterbury, VT. The sale median is based on 3 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: 32,089 zoned acres across 19 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
