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

Waycross, GA had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 101 cities in 2024, at 24.6%. Suwanee, GA had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 8% and the figure for Georgia was 10.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.6Waycross, GA
Lowest2Suwanee, GA
Median8101 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2024

Waycross, GA: 24.6 %Waycross, GA24.6Clarkston, GA: 19.3 %Clarkston, GA19.3Milledgeville, GA: 18.6 %Milledgeville, GA18.6Bainbridge, GA: 18.3 %Bainbridge, GA18.3Augusta, GA: 17.7 %Augusta, GA17.7Macon, GA: 16.7 %Macon, GA16.7Albany, GA: 16.5 %Albany, GA16.5College Park, GA: 16.2 %College Park, GA16.2Americus, GA: 15.8 %Americus, GA15.8Savannah, GA: 14.6 %Savannah, GA14.6Jesup, GA: 14.1 %Jesup, GA14.1Moultrie, GA: 13.9 %Moultrie, GA13.9Brunswick, GA: 13.7 %Brunswick, GA13.7Tifton, GA: 13.5 %Tifton, GA13.5Stonecrest, GA: 13.4 %Stonecrest, GA13.4Douglas, GA: 13.2 %Douglas, GA13.2Cairo, GA: 13.1 %Cairo, GA13.1East Point, GA: 13 %East Point, GA13Dublin, GA: 12.5 %Dublin, GA12.5Valdosta, GA: 12.2 %Valdosta, GA12.2Brookhaven, GA: 11.8 %Brookhaven, GA11.8Thomasville, GA: 11.6 %Thomasville, GA11.6Columbus, GA: 11.5 %Columbus, GA11.5Atlanta, GA: 11.1 %Atlanta, GA11.1Hinesville, GA: 10.9 %Hinesville, GA10.9Gainesville, GA: 10.6 %Gainesville, GA10.6Statesboro, GA: 10.6 %Statesboro, GA10.6Decatur, GA: 10.6 %Decatur, GA10.6Grovetown, GA: 10.5 %Grovetown, GA10.5Warner Robins, GA: 10.4 %Warner Robins, GA10.4Tucker, GA: 10.1 %Tucker, GA10.1Rincon, GA: 9.9 %Rincon, GA9.9Buford, GA: 9.8 %Buford, GA9.8Dallas, GA: 9.7 %Dallas, GA9.7Dunwoody, GA: 9.7 %Dunwoody, GA9.7Vidalia, GA: 9.6 %Vidalia, GA9.6Chamblee, GA: 9.6 %Chamblee, GA9.6Rome, GA: 9.6 %Rome, GA9.6Cartersville, GA: 9.2 %Cartersville, GA9.2Fort Oglethorpe, GA: 9 %Fort Oglethorpe, GA9Waycross, GA: 24.6 %Waycross, GA24.6Clarkston, GA: 19.3 %Clarkston, GA19.3Milledgeville, GA: 18.6 %Milledgeville, GA18.6Bainbridge, GA: 18.3 %Bainbridge, GA18.3Augusta, GA: 17.7 %Augusta, GA17.7Macon, GA: 16.7 %Macon, GA16.7Albany, GA: 16.5 %Albany, GA16.5College Park, GA: 16.2 %College Park, GA16.2Americus, GA: 15.8 %Americus, GA15.8Savannah, GA: 14.6 %Savannah, GA14.6Jesup, GA: 14.1 %Jesup, GA14.1Moultrie, GA: 13.9 %Moultrie, GA13.9Brunswick, GA: 13.7 %Brunswick, GA13.7Tifton, GA: 13.5 %Tifton, GA13.5Stonecrest, GA: 13.4 %Stonecrest, GA13.4Douglas, GA: 13.2 %Douglas, GA13.2Cairo, GA: 13.1 %Cairo, GA13.1East Point, GA: 13 %East Point, GA13Dublin, GA: 12.5 %Dublin, GA12.5Valdosta, GA: 12.2 %Valdosta, GA12.2Brookhaven, GA: 11.8 %Brookhaven, GA11.8Thomasville, GA: 11.6 %Thomasville, GA11.6Columbus, GA: 11.5 %Columbus, GA11.5Atlanta, GA: 11.1 %Atlanta, GA11.1Hinesville, GA: 10.9 %Hinesville, GA10.9Gainesville, GA: 10.6 %Gainesville, GA10.6Statesboro, GA: 10.6 %Statesboro, GA10.6Decatur, GA: 10.6 %Decatur, GA10.6Grovetown, GA: 10.5 %Grovetown, GA10.5Warner Robins, GA: 10.4 %Warner Robins, GA10.4Tucker, GA: 10.1 %Tucker, GA10.1Rincon, GA: 9.9 %Rincon, GA9.9Buford, GA: 9.8 %Buford, GA9.8Dallas, GA: 9.7 %Dallas, GA9.7Dunwoody, GA: 9.7 %Dunwoody, GA9.7Vidalia, GA: 9.6 %Vidalia, GA9.6Chamblee, GA: 9.6 %Chamblee, GA9.6Rome, GA: 9.6 %Rome, GA9.6Cartersville, GA: 9.2 %Cartersville, GA9.2Fort Oglethorpe, GA: 9 %Fort Oglethorpe, GA9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Waycross, GA24.6+0.1 pts
2Clarkston, GA19.3-3.2 pts
3Milledgeville, GA18.6-4.6 pts
4Bainbridge, GA18.3-0.7 pts
5Augusta, GA17.7-1.4 pts
6Macon, GA16.7-0.2 pts
7Albany, GA16.5-0.2 pts
8College Park, GA16.2-0.9 pts
9Americus, GA15.8+0.2 pts
10Savannah, GA14.6+0.7 pts
11Jesup, GA14.1+0.4 pts
12Moultrie, GA13.9+0.5 pts
13Brunswick, GA13.7-0.8 pts
14Tifton, GA13.5-0.5 pts
15Stonecrest, GA13.4+0.8 pts
16Douglas, GA13.2+0.2 pts
17Cairo, GA13.1+2.4 pts
18East Point, GA13+0.9 pts
19Dublin, GA12.5-1.6 pts
20Valdosta, GA12.2-0 pts
21Brookhaven, GA11.8-0.1 pts
22Thomasville, GA11.6+1 pts
23Columbus, GA11.5-0.2 pts
24Atlanta, GA11.1+0.4 pts
25Hinesville, GA10.9-1 pts
26Gainesville, GA10.6-1.3 pts
27Statesboro, GA10.6-0.5 pts
28Decatur, GA10.6-1.4 pts
29Grovetown, GA10.5-8 pts
30Warner Robins, GA10.4+0.4 pts
31Tucker, GA10.1-1.5 pts
32Rincon, GA9.9+1.4 pts
33Buford, GA9.8-1.7 pts
34Dallas, GA9.7+0.5 pts
35Dunwoody, GA9.7+0.6 pts
36Vidalia, GA9.6-2.3 pts
37Chamblee, GA9.6-0.2 pts
38Rome, GA9.6+0.3 pts
39Cartersville, GA9.2+0.6 pts
40Fort Oglethorpe, GA9-0.3 pts
41Covington, GA8.9+1.8 pts
42Doraville, GA8.9+2.8 pts
43Flowery Branch, GA8.7+0.4 pts
44Monroe, GA8.6+0.9 pts
45LaGrange, GA8.5-1 pts
46Richmond Hill, GA8.4+0.6 pts
47Smyrna, GA8.3+1.1 pts
48Garden City, GA8.2+1.5 pts
49Forest Park, GA8.2+0.7 pts
50Douglasville, GA8.2+0.5 pts
51Villa Rica, GA8-1.6 pts
52Snellville, GA8+2.4 pts
53Locust Grove, GA8-2.9 pts
54Cedartown, GA8+0.2 pts
55Calhoun, GA7.9-2 pts
56Carrollton, GA7.9+0.2 pts
57Port Wentworth, GA7.8-1.1 pts
58South Fulton, GA7.8+0.6 pts
59Dalton, GA7.8-1.6 pts
59Marietta, GA7.8-0.8 pts
61St. Marys, GA7.7-0.6 pts
62Griffin, GA7.5+0.7 pts
63Mableton, GA7.5-0.6 pts
64Kingsland, GA7.5+0.2 pts
65Jefferson, GA7.3-1.1 pts
66Powder Springs, GA6.8+2.6 pts
67Union City, GA6.5+0.5 pts
68Canton, GA6.50 pts
69Riverdale, GA6.5-0.9 pts
70Sandy Springs, GA6.4-0.3 pts
71Auburn, GA6.3-0.9 pts
72McDonough, GA6.3-0.5 pts
73Pooler, GA6.2-0.5 pts
74Fairburn, GA6.1+2 pts
75Athens, GA6+1.2 pts
76Cumming, GA5.9+0.5 pts
77Norcross, GA5.8+0.9 pts
78Kennesaw, GA5.7-0.3 pts
79Peachtree Corners, GA5.6+0.5 pts
80Lovejoy, GA5.4+1.5 pts
81Newnan, GA5.4+0.8 pts
82Conyers, GA5.4-0.3 pts
83Winder, GA5.3-0.4 pts
84Roswell, GA5.1-0.6 pts
85Acworth, GA4.9-0.7 pts
86Peachtree City, GA4.7-1.3 pts
87Holly Springs, GA4.7+0.2 pts
88Duluth, GA4.6+0.5 pts
89Alpharetta, GA4.5-0 pts
90Braselton, GA4.4+1 pts
91Lilburn, GA4.3-0.5 pts
92Woodstock, GA4.2+0.9 pts
93Stockbridge, GA4.1-0.2 pts
94Perry, GA4-2.4 pts
95Lawrenceville, GA4+0.2 pts
96Fayetteville, GA3.3+0.4 pts
97Loganville, GA3.2-3 pts
98Johns Creek, GA3.2-0.4 pts
99Sugar Hill, GA2.5+0.8 pts
100Milton, GA2.4+0.7 pts
101Suwanee, GA2-1.1 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/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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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/georgia-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 Georgia 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/georgia-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 Georgia 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/georgia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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 Georgia by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024}},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Waycross, GA, with 24.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Suwanee, GA, with 2% in 2024.

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