Answer · San Antonio & Hill Country commercial real estate
How tight is the Boerne commercial real estate market?
Very tight for retail: Kendall County retail vacancy was 2.4% in Q2 2026 with asking rent of $22.85/SF NNN, and the county grew 20.3% in population from 2020 to 2025.
Q2 2026 data · Reviewed by Zachary A. Stovall, TREC #691174 · Last updated November 5, 2026
The details
- Kendall County retail Q2 2026: 2.4% vacancy, +15,068 SF absorbed, 70,271 SF under construction, $22.85/SF NNN (Partners).
- Population: Kendall County grew from 44,568 (2020) to 53,289 (2025), +20.3% (Census data via Community Impact and FRED).
- Medical: Baptist Health System's first Boerne hospital and a medical office building at I-10 and SH-46 was scheduled to begin construction in 2026. Wellness Plaza at Boerne, 37,000 SF off Herff Rd, targeted a spring 2026 groundbreaking.
- Retail pipeline: Scenic Loop Retail, three shell buildings totaling 30,572 SF at 31905 I-10, is scheduled Oct 2026 to Sep 2027. Buc-ee's is capped at a 54,000 SF store under the October 2025 revised agreement.
- CRECO's opinion, not data: with so little vacant, tenants should start searches 9 to 12 months ahead.
Sources
- Partners Real Estate, San Antonio Retail Q2 2026
- Community Impact, Dec 2025 and Sep 2025 Boerne development coverage
- FRED / U.S. Census Bureau, Resident Population in Kendall County, TX