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

Magnolia, AR had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 39 cities in 2022, at 27.6%. Farmington, AR had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 9% and the figure for Arkansas was 14.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.6Magnolia, AR
Lowest1.3Farmington, AR
Median939 cities
Arkansas14.6History

All cities, 2022

Magnolia, AR: 27.6 %Magnolia, AR27.6Camden, AR: 27.5 %Camden, AR27.5Blytheville, AR: 25.8 %Blytheville, AR25.8Pine Bluff, AR: 23.4 %Pine Bluff, AR23.4Texarkana, AR: 18.7 %Texarkana, AR18.7Hot Springs, AR: 17.7 %Hot Springs, AR17.7El Dorado, AR: 17 %El Dorado, AR17Malvern, AR: 15.1 %Malvern, AR15.1Forrest City, AR: 14.3 %Forrest City, AR14.3Searcy, AR: 13.6 %Searcy, AR13.6Little Rock, AR: 13 %Little Rock, AR13Jacksonville, AR: 12.8 %Jacksonville, AR12.8Russellville, AR: 12.3 %Russellville, AR12.3West Memphis, AR: 12.3 %West Memphis, AR12.3North Little Rock, AR: 11.8 %North Little Rock, AR11.8Jonesboro, AR: 10.1 %Jonesboro, AR10.1Bella Vista, AR: 9.7 %Bella Vista, AR9.7Batesville, AR: 9.6 %Batesville, AR9.6Sherwood, AR: 9.5 %Sherwood, AR9.5Harrison, AR: 9 %Harrison, AR9Fort Smith, AR: 8.9 %Fort Smith, AR8.9Bentonville, AR: 8.8 %Bentonville, AR8.8Conway, AR: 8.4 %Conway, AR8.4Siloam Springs, AR: 8.4 %Siloam Springs, AR8.4Fayetteville, AR: 7.9 %Fayetteville, AR7.9Van Buren, AR: 7.7 %Van Buren, AR7.7Benton, AR: 7.6 %Benton, AR7.6Paragould, AR: 7.4 %Paragould, AR7.4Rogers, AR: 7 %Rogers, AR7Mountain Home, AR: 6.2 %Mountain Home, AR6.2Springdale, AR: 5.6 %Springdale, AR5.6Cabot, AR: 5.5 %Cabot, AR5.5Marion, AR: 5.4 %Marion, AR5.4Centerton, AR: 4.6 %Centerton, AR4.6Maumelle, AR: 4.1 %Maumelle, AR4.1Pea Ridge, AR: 3.3 %Pea Ridge, AR3.3Bryant, AR: 2.9 %Bryant, AR2.9Lowell, AR: 1.6 %Lowell, AR1.6Farmington, AR: 1.3 %Farmington, AR1.3Magnolia, AR: 27.6 %Magnolia, AR27.6Camden, AR: 27.5 %Camden, AR27.5Blytheville, AR: 25.8 %Blytheville, AR25.8Pine Bluff, AR: 23.4 %Pine Bluff, AR23.4Texarkana, AR: 18.7 %Texarkana, AR18.7Hot Springs, AR: 17.7 %Hot Springs, AR17.7El Dorado, AR: 17 %El Dorado, AR17Malvern, AR: 15.1 %Malvern, AR15.1Forrest City, AR: 14.3 %Forrest City, AR14.3Searcy, AR: 13.6 %Searcy, AR13.6Little Rock, AR: 13 %Little Rock, AR13Jacksonville, AR: 12.8 %Jacksonville, AR12.8Russellville, AR: 12.3 %Russellville, AR12.3West Memphis, AR: 12.3 %West Memphis, AR12.3North Little Rock, AR: 11.8 %North Little Rock, AR11.8Jonesboro, AR: 10.1 %Jonesboro, AR10.1Bella Vista, AR: 9.7 %Bella Vista, AR9.7Batesville, AR: 9.6 %Batesville, AR9.6Sherwood, AR: 9.5 %Sherwood, AR9.5Harrison, AR: 9 %Harrison, AR9Fort Smith, AR: 8.9 %Fort Smith, AR8.9Bentonville, AR: 8.8 %Bentonville, AR8.8Conway, AR: 8.4 %Conway, AR8.4Siloam Springs, AR: 8.4 %Siloam Springs, AR8.4Fayetteville, AR: 7.9 %Fayetteville, AR7.9Van Buren, AR: 7.7 %Van Buren, AR7.7Benton, AR: 7.6 %Benton, AR7.6Paragould, AR: 7.4 %Paragould, AR7.4Rogers, AR: 7 %Rogers, AR7Mountain Home, AR: 6.2 %Mountain Home, AR6.2Springdale, AR: 5.6 %Springdale, AR5.6Cabot, AR: 5.5 %Cabot, AR5.5Marion, AR: 5.4 %Marion, AR5.4Centerton, AR: 4.6 %Centerton, AR4.6Maumelle, AR: 4.1 %Maumelle, AR4.1Pea Ridge, AR: 3.3 %Pea Ridge, AR3.3Bryant, AR: 2.9 %Bryant, AR2.9Lowell, AR: 1.6 %Lowell, AR1.6Farmington, AR: 1.3 %Farmington, AR1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Magnolia, AR27.6+3.5 pts
2Camden, AR27.5+4.2 pts
3Blytheville, AR25.8+1 pts
4Pine Bluff, AR23.4+0.6 pts
5Texarkana, AR18.7+2 pts
6Hot Springs, AR17.7-2.9 pts
7El Dorado, AR17-2.1 pts
8Malvern, AR15.1+2.1 pts
9Forrest City, AR14.3+0.6 pts
10Searcy, AR13.6-0.9 pts
11Little Rock, AR13-0.7 pts
12Jacksonville, AR12.8-2 pts
13Russellville, AR12.3-0.7 pts
14West Memphis, AR12.3+0.4 pts
15North Little Rock, AR11.8-1.9 pts
16Jonesboro, AR10.1+0.4 pts
17Bella Vista, AR9.7+0.2 pts
18Batesville, AR9.6+0.9 pts
19Sherwood, AR9.5-0.5 pts
20Harrison, AR9+0.2 pts
21Fort Smith, AR8.9+0.1 pts
22Bentonville, AR8.8+0.4 pts
23Conway, AR8.4-0.7 pts
24Siloam Springs, AR8.4+0.9 pts
25Fayetteville, AR7.9-0.1 pts
26Van Buren, AR7.7+0.1 pts
27Benton, AR7.6-0.4 pts
28Paragould, AR7.4+0.5 pts
29Rogers, AR7+0.2 pts
30Mountain Home, AR6.2+0.5 pts
31Springdale, AR5.6+0.5 pts
32Cabot, AR5.5-0.4 pts
33Marion, AR5.4-1.2 pts
34Centerton, AR4.6-0.3 pts
35Maumelle, AR4.1-0.9 pts
36Pea Ridge, AR3.3+0.1 pts
37Bryant, AR2.9-0.5 pts
38Lowell, AR1.6+1.2 pts
39Farmington, AR1.3-0.6 pts

Other periods

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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Magnolia, AR, with 27.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Farmington, AR, with 1.3% 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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