Despite rising vacancy, Atlanta industrial market signals resilience

Atlanta’s industrial market entered the second half of 2025 with vacancy rates continuing their upward trajectory, hitting a new five-year high of 10.4% in Q2—a 130-basis-point (bps) increase year over year and 370 bps above the five-year quarterly average of 6.7%. Despite rising vacancy, asking rents demonstrated stability, holding firm at a record-high $7.03 per square foot (psf), unchanged from the previous quarter and up 61.6% from five years ago. This continued strength highlights enduring demand for quality industrial space and underscores Atlanta’s strategic importance as a logistics and distribution hub. With market fundamentals showing signs of stabilizing, Atlanta is poised for balanced growth in the months ahead.

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