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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 2023, at 36%. San Luis, AZ had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 9.7% and the figure for Arizona was 11%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36Show Low, AZ
Lowest2.4San Luis, AZ
Median9.744 cities
Arizona11History

All cities, 2023

Show Low, AZ: 36 %Show Low, AZ36Lake Havasu City, AZ: 21.9 %Lake Havasu City, AZ21.9Payson, AZ: 20.4 %Payson, AZ20.4Bullhead City, AZ: 19.9 %Bullhead City, AZ19.9Apache Junction, AZ: 18.3 %Apache Junction, AZ18.3Douglas, AZ: 18.1 %Douglas, AZ18.1Florence, AZ: 16.8 %Florence, AZ16.8Fountain Hills, AZ: 16.8 %Fountain Hills, AZ16.8Scottsdale, AZ: 14.9 %Scottsdale, AZ14.9Casa Grande, AZ: 14.3 %Casa Grande, AZ14.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 13.5 %Paradise Valley, AZ13.5Yuma, AZ: 13.5 %Yuma, AZ13.5Eloy, AZ: 12.7 %Eloy, AZ12.7Prescott, AZ: 11.8 %Prescott, AZ11.8Flagstaff, AZ: 11.6 %Flagstaff, AZ11.6Mesa, AZ: 11.3 %Mesa, AZ11.3Safford, AZ: 11.2 %Safford, AZ11.2Oro Valley, AZ: 10.6 %Oro Valley, AZ10.6Nogales, AZ: 10.2 %Nogales, AZ10.2Maricopa, AZ: 9.9 %Maricopa, AZ9.9Sahuarita, AZ: 9.8 %Sahuarita, AZ9.8Surprise, AZ: 9.8 %Surprise, AZ9.8Coolidge, AZ: 9.5 %Coolidge, AZ9.5Goodyear, AZ: 9.1 %Goodyear, AZ9.1Tempe, AZ: 9 %Tempe, AZ9Sierra Vista, AZ: 8.6 %Sierra Vista, AZ8.6Tucson, AZ: 8.4 %Tucson, AZ8.4Camp Verde, AZ: 8.4 %Camp Verde, AZ8.4Buckeye, AZ: 8 %Buckeye, AZ8Prescott Valley, AZ: 6.9 %Prescott Valley, AZ6.9Peoria, AZ: 6.9 %Peoria, AZ6.9Cottonwood, AZ: 6.8 %Cottonwood, AZ6.8Marana, AZ: 6.7 %Marana, AZ6.7Phoenix, AZ: 6.5 %Phoenix, AZ6.5El Mirage, AZ: 6.4 %El Mirage, AZ6.4Glendale, AZ: 5.6 %Glendale, AZ5.6Kingman, AZ: 5.4 %Kingman, AZ5.4Chandler, AZ: 5 %Chandler, AZ5Queen Creek, AZ: 4.8 %Queen Creek, AZ4.8Avondale, AZ: 4.7 %Avondale, AZ4.7Chino Valley, AZ: 3.8 %Chino Valley, AZ3.8Somerton, AZ: 3.7 %Somerton, AZ3.7Gilbert, AZ: 3.4 %Gilbert, AZ3.4San Luis, AZ: 2.4 %San Luis, AZ2.4Show Low, AZ: 36 %Show Low, AZ36Lake Havasu City, AZ: 21.9 %Lake Havasu City, AZ21.9Payson, AZ: 20.4 %Payson, AZ20.4Bullhead City, AZ: 19.9 %Bullhead City, AZ19.9Apache Junction, AZ: 18.3 %Apache Junction, AZ18.3Douglas, AZ: 18.1 %Douglas, AZ18.1Florence, AZ: 16.8 %Florence, AZ16.8Fountain Hills, AZ: 16.8 %Fountain Hills, AZ16.8Scottsdale, AZ: 14.9 %Scottsdale, AZ14.9Casa Grande, AZ: 14.3 %Casa Grande, AZ14.3Paradise Valley, AZ: 13.5 %Paradise Valley, AZ13.5Yuma, AZ: 13.5 %Yuma, AZ13.5Eloy, AZ: 12.7 %Eloy, AZ12.7Prescott, AZ: 11.8 %Prescott, AZ11.8Flagstaff, AZ: 11.6 %Flagstaff, AZ11.6Mesa, AZ: 11.3 %Mesa, AZ11.3Safford, AZ: 11.2 %Safford, AZ11.2Oro Valley, AZ: 10.6 %Oro Valley, AZ10.6Nogales, AZ: 10.2 %Nogales, AZ10.2Maricopa, AZ: 9.9 %Maricopa, AZ9.9Sahuarita, AZ: 9.8 %Sahuarita, AZ9.8Surprise, AZ: 9.8 %Surprise, AZ9.8Coolidge, AZ: 9.5 %Coolidge, AZ9.5Goodyear, AZ: 9.1 %Goodyear, AZ9.1Tempe, AZ: 9 %Tempe, AZ9Sierra Vista, AZ: 8.6 %Sierra Vista, AZ8.6Tucson, AZ: 8.4 %Tucson, AZ8.4Camp Verde, AZ: 8.4 %Camp Verde, AZ8.4Buckeye, AZ: 8 %Buckeye, AZ8Prescott Valley, AZ: 6.9 %Prescott Valley, AZ6.9Peoria, AZ: 6.9 %Peoria, AZ6.9Cottonwood, AZ: 6.8 %Cottonwood, AZ6.8Marana, AZ: 6.7 %Marana, AZ6.7Phoenix, AZ: 6.5 %Phoenix, AZ6.5El Mirage, AZ: 6.4 %El Mirage, AZ6.4Glendale, AZ: 5.6 %Glendale, AZ5.6Kingman, AZ: 5.4 %Kingman, AZ5.4Chandler, AZ: 5 %Chandler, AZ5Queen Creek, AZ: 4.8 %Queen Creek, AZ4.8Avondale, AZ: 4.7 %Avondale, AZ4.7Chino Valley, AZ: 3.8 %Chino Valley, AZ3.8Somerton, AZ: 3.7 %Somerton, AZ3.7Gilbert, AZ: 3.4 %Gilbert, AZ3.4San Luis, AZ: 2.4 %San Luis, AZ2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Show Low, AZ36-2 pts
2Lake Havasu City, AZ21.9-0.3 pts
3Payson, AZ20.4-1.9 pts
4Bullhead City, AZ19.9-1.8 pts
5Apache Junction, AZ18.3-0.6 pts
6Douglas, AZ18.1-0 pts
7Florence, AZ16.8-3.5 pts
8Fountain Hills, AZ16.8+0.8 pts
9Scottsdale, AZ14.9-0.3 pts
10Casa Grande, AZ14.30 pts
11Paradise Valley, AZ13.5+0.3 pts
12Yuma, AZ13.5-1.6 pts
13Eloy, AZ12.7-5.1 pts
14Prescott, AZ11.8-1 pts
15Flagstaff, AZ11.6-1.2 pts
16Mesa, AZ11.3-0.8 pts
17Safford, AZ11.2-0.8 pts
18Oro Valley, AZ10.6-1.3 pts
19Nogales, AZ10.2-0.5 pts
20Maricopa, AZ9.9-1.2 pts
21Sahuarita, AZ9.80 pts
22Surprise, AZ9.8-0.1 pts
23Coolidge, AZ9.5-2.4 pts
24Goodyear, AZ9.10 pts
25Tempe, AZ9+0.5 pts
26Sierra Vista, AZ8.6-0.8 pts
27Tucson, AZ8.4-1 pts
28Camp Verde, AZ8.4+0.4 pts
29Buckeye, AZ8-1 pts
30Prescott Valley, AZ6.9+0.6 pts
31Peoria, AZ6.9-0.1 pts
32Cottonwood, AZ6.8-0.4 pts
33Marana, AZ6.7-0.6 pts
34Phoenix, AZ6.5-0.3 pts
35El Mirage, AZ6.4+0.6 pts
36Glendale, AZ5.6-0.3 pts
37Kingman, AZ5.4-0.6 pts
38Chandler, AZ5-0.1 pts
39Queen Creek, AZ4.8-0.1 pts
40Avondale, AZ4.7+0.1 pts
41Chino Valley, AZ3.8-3.1 pts
42Somerton, AZ3.7+0.1 pts
43Gilbert, AZ3.4-0.3 pts
44San Luis, AZ2.4-1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/arizona-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/arizona-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/arizona-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Show Low, AZ, with 36% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

San Luis, AZ, with 2.4% in 2023.

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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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