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

Show Low, AZ had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 44 cities in 2022, at 38%. San Luis, AZ had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 9.9% and the figure for Arizona was 11.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38Show Low, AZ
Lowest3.4San Luis, AZ
Median9.944 cities
Arizona11.6History

All cities, 2022

Show Low, AZ: 38 %Show Low, AZ38Payson, AZ: 22.3 %Payson, AZ22.3Lake Havasu City, AZ: 22.2 %Lake Havasu City, AZ22.2Bullhead City, AZ: 21.7 %Bullhead City, AZ21.7Florence, AZ: 20.3 %Florence, AZ20.3Apache Junction, AZ: 18.9 %Apache Junction, AZ18.9Douglas, AZ: 18.2 %Douglas, AZ18.2Eloy, AZ: 17.9 %Eloy, AZ17.9Fountain Hills, AZ: 16 %Fountain Hills, AZ16Scottsdale, AZ: 15.3 %Scottsdale, AZ15.3Yuma, AZ: 15.1 %Yuma, AZ15.1Casa Grande, AZ: 14.3 %Casa Grande, AZ14.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 13.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ13.2Flagstaff, AZ: 12.8 %Flagstaff, AZ12.8Prescott, AZ: 12.8 %Prescott, AZ12.8Mesa, AZ: 12.1 %Mesa, AZ12.1Safford, AZ: 12 %Safford, AZ12Oro Valley, AZ: 11.9 %Oro Valley, AZ11.9Coolidge, AZ: 11.9 %Coolidge, AZ11.9Maricopa, AZ: 11 %Maricopa, AZ11Nogales, AZ: 10.8 %Nogales, AZ10.8Surprise, AZ: 9.9 %Surprise, AZ9.9Sahuarita, AZ: 9.8 %Sahuarita, AZ9.8Tucson, AZ: 9.4 %Tucson, AZ9.4Sierra Vista, AZ: 9.4 %Sierra Vista, AZ9.4Goodyear, AZ: 9.1 %Goodyear, AZ9.1Buckeye, AZ: 9 %Buckeye, AZ9Tempe, AZ: 8.5 %Tempe, AZ8.5Camp Verde, AZ: 8 %Camp Verde, AZ8Marana, AZ: 7.3 %Marana, AZ7.3Cottonwood, AZ: 7.3 %Cottonwood, AZ7.3Peoria, AZ: 7.1 %Peoria, AZ7.1Chino Valley, AZ: 6.9 %Chino Valley, AZ6.9Phoenix, AZ: 6.7 %Phoenix, AZ6.7Prescott Valley, AZ: 6.3 %Prescott Valley, AZ6.3Kingman, AZ: 6 %Kingman, AZ6Glendale, AZ: 5.9 %Glendale, AZ5.9El Mirage, AZ: 5.8 %El Mirage, AZ5.8Chandler, AZ: 5.1 %Chandler, AZ5.1Queen Creek, AZ: 4.9 %Queen Creek, AZ4.9Avondale, AZ: 4.6 %Avondale, AZ4.6Gilbert, AZ: 3.7 %Gilbert, AZ3.7Somerton, AZ: 3.6 %Somerton, AZ3.6San Luis, AZ: 3.4 %San Luis, AZ3.4Show Low, AZ: 38 %Show Low, AZ38Payson, AZ: 22.3 %Payson, AZ22.3Lake Havasu City, AZ: 22.2 %Lake Havasu City, AZ22.2Bullhead City, AZ: 21.7 %Bullhead City, AZ21.7Florence, AZ: 20.3 %Florence, AZ20.3Apache Junction, AZ: 18.9 %Apache Junction, AZ18.9Douglas, AZ: 18.2 %Douglas, AZ18.2Eloy, AZ: 17.9 %Eloy, AZ17.9Fountain Hills, AZ: 16 %Fountain Hills, AZ16Scottsdale, AZ: 15.3 %Scottsdale, AZ15.3Yuma, AZ: 15.1 %Yuma, AZ15.1Casa Grande, AZ: 14.3 %Casa Grande, AZ14.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 13.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ13.2Flagstaff, AZ: 12.8 %Flagstaff, AZ12.8Prescott, AZ: 12.8 %Prescott, AZ12.8Mesa, AZ: 12.1 %Mesa, AZ12.1Safford, AZ: 12 %Safford, AZ12Oro Valley, AZ: 11.9 %Oro Valley, AZ11.9Coolidge, AZ: 11.9 %Coolidge, AZ11.9Maricopa, AZ: 11 %Maricopa, AZ11Nogales, AZ: 10.8 %Nogales, AZ10.8Surprise, AZ: 9.9 %Surprise, AZ9.9Sahuarita, AZ: 9.8 %Sahuarita, AZ9.8Tucson, AZ: 9.4 %Tucson, AZ9.4Sierra Vista, AZ: 9.4 %Sierra Vista, AZ9.4Goodyear, AZ: 9.1 %Goodyear, AZ9.1Buckeye, AZ: 9 %Buckeye, AZ9Tempe, AZ: 8.5 %Tempe, AZ8.5Camp Verde, AZ: 8 %Camp Verde, AZ8Marana, AZ: 7.3 %Marana, AZ7.3Cottonwood, AZ: 7.3 %Cottonwood, AZ7.3Peoria, AZ: 7.1 %Peoria, AZ7.1Chino Valley, AZ: 6.9 %Chino Valley, AZ6.9Phoenix, AZ: 6.7 %Phoenix, AZ6.7Prescott Valley, AZ: 6.3 %Prescott Valley, AZ6.3Kingman, AZ: 6 %Kingman, AZ6Glendale, AZ: 5.9 %Glendale, AZ5.9El Mirage, AZ: 5.8 %El Mirage, AZ5.8Chandler, AZ: 5.1 %Chandler, AZ5.1Queen Creek, AZ: 4.9 %Queen Creek, AZ4.9Avondale, AZ: 4.6 %Avondale, AZ4.6Gilbert, AZ: 3.7 %Gilbert, AZ3.7Somerton, AZ: 3.6 %Somerton, AZ3.6San Luis, AZ: 3.4 %San Luis, AZ3.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Show Low, AZ38-1.2 pts
2Payson, AZ22.3-1.1 pts
3Lake Havasu City, AZ22.2+0.4 pts
4Bullhead City, AZ21.7-1.3 pts
5Florence, AZ20.3-2.8 pts
6Apache Junction, AZ18.9-1.6 pts
7Douglas, AZ18.2+0.4 pts
8Eloy, AZ17.9-1.5 pts
9Fountain Hills, AZ16-2.3 pts
10Scottsdale, AZ15.3-0.7 pts
11Yuma, AZ15.1-0.3 pts
12Casa Grande, AZ14.3-0.4 pts
13Paradise Valley, AZ13.2+0.2 pts
14Flagstaff, AZ12.8-0.2 pts
14Prescott, AZ12.8+0.3 pts
16Mesa, AZ12.1-0.3 pts
17Safford, AZ12-1.7 pts
18Oro Valley, AZ11.9+0.4 pts
19Coolidge, AZ11.9-0.2 pts
20Maricopa, AZ11-1 pts
21Nogales, AZ10.8+0.1 pts
22Surprise, AZ9.9-0.8 pts
23Sahuarita, AZ9.8-0.6 pts
24Tucson, AZ9.4-0.4 pts
25Sierra Vista, AZ9.4-1 pts
26Goodyear, AZ9.1-0.9 pts
27Buckeye, AZ9-1.6 pts
28Tempe, AZ8.5-0.1 pts
29Camp Verde, AZ8+0.4 pts
30Marana, AZ7.3-0.7 pts
31Cottonwood, AZ7.3+0.6 pts
32Peoria, AZ7.1-0.1 pts
33Chino Valley, AZ6.9-0.2 pts
34Phoenix, AZ6.7-0.4 pts
35Prescott Valley, AZ6.3-0.5 pts
36Kingman, AZ6-1.3 pts
37Glendale, AZ5.9-0.3 pts
38El Mirage, AZ5.8-0.2 pts
39Chandler, AZ5.1-0 pts
40Queen Creek, AZ4.9-2 pts
41Avondale, AZ4.6-0.2 pts
42Gilbert, AZ3.7-0.6 pts
43Somerton, AZ3.6+1 pts
44San Luis, AZ3.4-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Arizona by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Arizona by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/arizona-cities?period=2022. 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 Arizona by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/arizona-cities?period=2022.

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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 Arizona by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/arizona-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Show Low, AZ, with 38% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

San Luis, AZ, with 3.4% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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