Commercial Real Estate Market in Adams, WI
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
4 active listings and 179 off-market properties in Adams, WI.
Market Trends
Adams, WI spans 56.9 square miles in Adams County, Wisconsin. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Adams, WI runs 21.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 13.7% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Adams, WI runs 6.3% across the Midwest region in 2025, down from 8% in 2020.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Adams, WI runs 4.9% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 4.4% in 2019. Nearly 1.6x the 2022 low of 3.1%.
Multifamily
Multifamily vacancy in Adams, WI runs 8% across the Midwest region in 2025, up from 6.5% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Residential 67.3%
- Industrial 18.6%
- Commercial 9%
- Planned_development 4.7%
- Civic 0.4%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Adams, WI zones 1,710 acres across 12 districts. Commercial zoning covers 9% of zoned land, residential 67.3% and industrial 18.6%. The largest single district is Single Family Residence District at 46.6%. For commercial buyers the practical constraint is that only 27.6% of land carries a commercial or industrial designation.
SEC. 13-1-24 Single Family Residence District (R-1) The R -1 District is intended to provide a quiet, pleasant and relatively spacious living area protected from traffic hazards and the intrusion of incompatible land uses. The following uses of land are permitted in this district: 1. Single-family dwellings. 2. One private garage for each residential parcel.…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Adams, WI has 3,264 residents in 1,820 households. Density runs 57 people per square mile. Median household income here is $46,780 and median gross rent $732 a month.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Where does Realmo's Adams market data come from?
Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 4 active for-sale and 0 active for-lease listings in Adams, WI. 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: 1,710 zoned acres across 12 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 Midwest region level, retail vacancy is reported at Midwest region level and industrial vacancy is reported at Midwest 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
