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Cities in Alabama by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Gulf Shores, AL had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 66 cities in 2024, at 50.6%. Pelham, AL had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 9.7% and the figure for Alabama was 14.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50.6Gulf Shores, AL
Lowest2Pelham, AL
Median9.766 cities
Alabama14.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Gulf Shores, AL: 50.6 %Gulf Shores, AL50.6Gadsden, AL: 22.8 %Gadsden, AL22.8Troy, AL: 22.6 %Troy, AL22.6Anniston, AL: 22.2 %Anniston, AL22.2Prichard, AL: 21.6 %Prichard, AL21.6Tuscaloosa, AL: 18.9 %Tuscaloosa, AL18.9Birmingham, AL: 18.8 %Birmingham, AL18.8Valley, AL: 17.5 %Valley, AL17.5Talladega, AL: 17 %Talladega, AL17Eufaula, AL: 16.7 %Eufaula, AL16.7Auburn, AL: 16.3 %Auburn, AL16.3Selma, AL: 15.5 %Selma, AL15.5Alexander City, AL: 15.1 %Alexander City, AL15.1Center Point, AL: 14.9 %Center Point, AL14.9Bessemer, AL: 14.8 %Bessemer, AL14.8Jasper, AL: 14.6 %Jasper, AL14.6Montgomery, AL: 14.1 %Montgomery, AL14.1Mobile, AL: 14 %Mobile, AL14Clay, AL: 13.7 %Clay, AL13.7Phenix City, AL: 13.4 %Phenix City, AL13.4Fort Payne, AL: 13.3 %Fort Payne, AL13.3Dothan, AL: 13 %Dothan, AL13Enterprise, AL: 12.7 %Enterprise, AL12.7Rainbow City, AL: 12 %Rainbow City, AL12Florence, AL: 11.9 %Florence, AL11.9Jacksonville, AL: 11.7 %Jacksonville, AL11.7Spanish Fort, AL: 11.4 %Spanish Fort, AL11.4Ozark, AL: 11.3 %Ozark, AL11.3Pell City, AL: 10.9 %Pell City, AL10.9Oxford, AL: 10.4 %Oxford, AL10.4Opelika, AL: 10.3 %Opelika, AL10.3Boaz, AL: 10.2 %Boaz, AL10.2Russellville, AL: 9.7 %Russellville, AL9.7Homewood, AL: 9.7 %Homewood, AL9.7Hueytown, AL: 9.7 %Hueytown, AL9.7Fairhope, AL: 9.5 %Fairhope, AL9.5Hartselle, AL: 9.5 %Hartselle, AL9.5Athens, AL: 9.4 %Athens, AL9.4Foley, AL: 9.2 %Foley, AL9.2Irondale, AL: 8.8 %Irondale, AL8.8Gulf Shores, AL: 50.6 %Gulf Shores, AL50.6Gadsden, AL: 22.8 %Gadsden, AL22.8Troy, AL: 22.6 %Troy, AL22.6Anniston, AL: 22.2 %Anniston, AL22.2Prichard, AL: 21.6 %Prichard, AL21.6Tuscaloosa, AL: 18.9 %Tuscaloosa, AL18.9Birmingham, AL: 18.8 %Birmingham, AL18.8Valley, AL: 17.5 %Valley, AL17.5Talladega, AL: 17 %Talladega, AL17Eufaula, AL: 16.7 %Eufaula, AL16.7Auburn, AL: 16.3 %Auburn, AL16.3Selma, AL: 15.5 %Selma, AL15.5Alexander City, AL: 15.1 %Alexander City, AL15.1Center Point, AL: 14.9 %Center Point, AL14.9Bessemer, AL: 14.8 %Bessemer, AL14.8Jasper, AL: 14.6 %Jasper, AL14.6Montgomery, AL: 14.1 %Montgomery, AL14.1Mobile, AL: 14 %Mobile, AL14Clay, AL: 13.7 %Clay, AL13.7Phenix City, AL: 13.4 %Phenix City, AL13.4Fort Payne, AL: 13.3 %Fort Payne, AL13.3Dothan, AL: 13 %Dothan, AL13Enterprise, AL: 12.7 %Enterprise, AL12.7Rainbow City, AL: 12 %Rainbow City, AL12Florence, AL: 11.9 %Florence, AL11.9Jacksonville, AL: 11.7 %Jacksonville, AL11.7Spanish Fort, AL: 11.4 %Spanish Fort, AL11.4Ozark, AL: 11.3 %Ozark, AL11.3Pell City, AL: 10.9 %Pell City, AL10.9Oxford, AL: 10.4 %Oxford, AL10.4Opelika, AL: 10.3 %Opelika, AL10.3Boaz, AL: 10.2 %Boaz, AL10.2Russellville, AL: 9.7 %Russellville, AL9.7Homewood, AL: 9.7 %Homewood, AL9.7Hueytown, AL: 9.7 %Hueytown, AL9.7Fairhope, AL: 9.5 %Fairhope, AL9.5Hartselle, AL: 9.5 %Hartselle, AL9.5Athens, AL: 9.4 %Athens, AL9.4Foley, AL: 9.2 %Foley, AL9.2Irondale, AL: 8.8 %Irondale, AL8.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Gulf Shores, AL50.6+0.1 pts
2Gadsden, AL22.8+1.8 pts
3Troy, AL22.6+1.6 pts
4Anniston, AL22.2+2.6 pts
5Prichard, AL21.6-1.9 pts
6Tuscaloosa, AL18.9-2.6 pts
7Birmingham, AL18.8+0.1 pts
8Valley, AL17.5+0.3 pts
9Talladega, AL17-1.3 pts
10Eufaula, AL16.7-0.4 pts
11Auburn, AL16.3+1.6 pts
12Selma, AL15.5-2 pts
13Alexander City, AL15.1-1.8 pts
14Center Point, AL14.9+0.6 pts
15Bessemer, AL14.8-1.1 pts
16Jasper, AL14.6-0 pts
17Montgomery, AL14.1-0.4 pts
18Mobile, AL14-0.5 pts
19Clay, AL13.7+0.9 pts
20Phenix City, AL13.4+1.1 pts
21Fort Payne, AL13.3+0.5 pts
22Dothan, AL13-0.7 pts
23Enterprise, AL12.7+0.9 pts
24Rainbow City, AL12-3.1 pts
25Florence, AL11.9-1.1 pts
26Jacksonville, AL11.7+1.7 pts
27Spanish Fort, AL11.4+0.3 pts
28Ozark, AL11.3-1.1 pts
29Pell City, AL10.9-0.3 pts
30Oxford, AL10.4+0.4 pts
31Opelika, AL10.3+1.5 pts
32Boaz, AL10.2-0.7 pts
33Russellville, AL9.7-0.9 pts
34Homewood, AL9.7-1.3 pts
35Hueytown, AL9.7-0.4 pts
36Fairhope, AL9.5-0.6 pts
37Hartselle, AL9.5+0.8 pts
38Athens, AL9.4+1 pts
39Foley, AL9.2-1.5 pts
40Irondale, AL8.8+1 pts
41Huntsville, AL8.7+0.4 pts
42Cullman, AL8.7-0.2 pts
43Leeds, AL8.5+0.1 pts
44Scottsboro, AL8.3-1.4 pts
45Saraland, AL8.2-2.3 pts
46Sylacauga, AL8-0.5 pts
47Vestavia Hills, AL7.8+0.2 pts
48Pike Road, AL7.4+0.3 pts
49Daphne, AL7.1-1.2 pts
50Albertville, AL7-1.1 pts
51Decatur, AL6.9-0 pts
52Moody, AL6.7+0.8 pts
53Hoover, AL6.6-0.2 pts
54Millbrook, AL6.5-0.6 pts
55Mountain Brook, AL6+0.4 pts
56Helena, AL5.9+0.4 pts
57Gardendale, AL5.8+3.9 pts
58Prattville, AL5.5-0.1 pts
59Northport, AL5.2-0.8 pts
60Muscle Shoals, AL4.7-1.2 pts
61Alabaster, AL3.6-0 pts
62Madison, AL3.4+0.2 pts
63Chelsea, AL3.3-0.2 pts
64Calera, AL3.2+0.3 pts
65Trussville, AL2.9-1.7 pts
66Pelham, AL2-0 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Gulf Shores, AL, with 50.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pelham, AL, with 2% in 2024.

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