Cities in Illinois by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)
East St. Louis, IL had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 225 cities in 2022, at 29.6%. Pingree Grove, IL had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for Illinois was 8.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 cities, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East St. Louis, IL | 29.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 2 | Riverdale, IL | 27 | +1.6 pts |
| 3 | Cahokia Heights, IL | 26 | |
| 4 | Harvey, IL | 23.7 | -1 pts |
| 5 | Carbondale, IL | 19.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 6 | Kankakee, IL | 17.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 7 | Danville, IL | 17.1 | -1 pts |
| 8 | Macomb, IL | 16.2 | -4.8 pts |
| 9 | Mount Vernon, IL | 14.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 10 | Chicago Heights, IL | 14.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 11 | Decatur, IL | 14.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 12 | Centralia, IL | 14.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 13 | Rantoul, IL | 13.8 | -1 pts |
| 14 | Calumet City, IL | 13.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 15 | Belleville, IL | 13.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 16 | Charleston, IL | 13.5 | -2.1 pts |
| 17 | Urbana, IL | 13.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 18 | Hazel Crest, IL | 13.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 19 | Alton, IL | 13.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 20 | Maywood, IL | 13 | +0.2 pts |
| 21 | Champaign, IL | 12.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 22 | Galesburg, IL | 12.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 23 | Fairview Heights, IL | 12.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 24 | Dolton, IL | 12.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 25 | Taylorville, IL | 12.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 26 | Kewanee, IL | 12.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 27 | Jacksonville, IL | 12 | 0 pts |
| 28 | Granite City, IL | 11.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 29 | Markham, IL | 11.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 30 | Sterling, IL | 11.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 31 | Peoria, IL | 11 | -1.5 pts |
| 32 | Canton, IL | 10.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 33 | Springfield, IL | 10.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 34 | Ottawa, IL | 10.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 35 | Normal, IL | 10.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 36 | Herrin, IL | 10.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 37 | Winnetka, IL | 10.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 38 | Chicago, IL | 10.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 38 | Rock Island, IL | 10.2 | -1 pts |
| 40 | Park Forest, IL | 10.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 41 | Mahomet, IL | 10.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 42 | East Peoria, IL | 10.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 43 | North Chicago, IL | 10.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 44 | Mattoon, IL | 10 | +0.1 pts |
| 45 | Rockford, IL | 9.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 45 | Wood River, IL | 9.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 47 | Fox Lake, IL | 9.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 48 | Forest Park, IL | 9.5 | +1 pts |
| 49 | Northbrook, IL | 9.3 | -1 pts |
| 49 | Pekin, IL | 9.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 51 | Freeport, IL | 9.1 | -1 pts |
| 52 | River Grove, IL | 8.9 | 0 pts |
| 53 | Marion, IL | 8.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 54 | Quincy, IL | 8.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 55 | Justice, IL | 8.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 56 | Evanston, IL | 8.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 57 | Burr Ridge, IL | 8.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 57 | East Moline, IL | 8.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 59 | Lincolnwood, IL | 8.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 60 | Bridgeview, IL | 8.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 61 | Streator, IL | 8.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 62 | Berwyn, IL | 8.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 63 | Zion, IL | 8 | -0.8 pts |
| 64 | Hinsdale, IL | 7.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 65 | Lyons, IL | 7.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 66 | La Grange Park, IL | 7.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 67 | Lansing, IL | 7.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 68 | Chicago Ridge, IL | 7.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 69 | Westmont, IL | 7.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 70 | Dixon, IL | 7.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 71 | Moline, IL | 7.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 72 | Bloomington, IL | 7.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 72 | Morton, IL | 7.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 74 | Shiloh, IL | 7.7 | -2 pts |
| 75 | Country Club Hills, IL | 7.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 76 | Franklin Park, IL | 7.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 77 | Edwardsville, IL | 7.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 78 | Melrose Park, IL | 7.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 79 | Columbia, IL | 7.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 80 | Effingham, IL | 7.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 81 | Swansea, IL | 7 | +0.8 pts |
| 82 | Crestwood, IL | 6.9 | -3.8 pts |
| 83 | Palos Hills, IL | 6.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 84 | Vernon Hills, IL | 6.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 85 | Summit, IL | 6.8 | -1.9 pts |
| 86 | Cicero, IL | 6.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 87 | Worth, IL | 6.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 88 | Plano, IL | 6.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 89 | Pontiac, IL | 6.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 90 | Bourbonnais, IL | 6.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 91 | Elmwood Park, IL | 6.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 92 | Blue Island, IL | 6.3 | -2.5 pts |
| 93 | Collinsville, IL | 6.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 94 | Lincoln, IL | 6.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 95 | Machesney Park, IL | 6.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 96 | Lake Forest, IL | 6.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 97 | Park Ridge, IL | 6 | -0.6 pts |
| 98 | O'Fallon, IL | 5.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 99 | Chatham, IL | 5.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 100 | Palos Heights, IL | 5.8 | 0 pts |
| 101 | Godfrey, IL | 5.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 102 | Joliet, IL | 5.7 | -0 pts |
| 103 | South Holland, IL | 5.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 104 | Waterloo, IL | 5.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 105 | DeKalb, IL | 5.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 106 | Glenview, IL | 5.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 107 | Lombard, IL | 5.7 | -0 pts |
| 108 | Bellwood, IL | 5.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 109 | Oak Park, IL | 5.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 110 | Villa Park, IL | 5.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 111 | Bradley, IL | 5.3 | -4.1 pts |
| 111 | Norridge, IL | 5.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 113 | Wheaton, IL | 5.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 114 | Palatine, IL | 5.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 115 | Oak Lawn, IL | 5.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 116 | St. Charles, IL | 5.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 117 | Wauconda, IL | 5.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 118 | Des Plaines, IL | 5.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 119 | Waukegan, IL | 5.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 120 | Arlington Heights, IL | 5.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 120 | Orland Park, IL | 5.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 122 | Schaumburg, IL | 5.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 123 | Shorewood, IL | 5.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 124 | Richton Park, IL | 5.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 125 | Schiller Park, IL | 5 | -1.2 pts |
| 126 | Homewood, IL | 5 | -0.7 pts |
| 127 | Brookfield, IL | 4.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 128 | Belvidere, IL | 4.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 129 | Niles, IL | 4.9 | 0 pts |
| 130 | West Chicago, IL | 4.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 131 | Hoffman Estates, IL | 4.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 132 | Mount Prospect, IL | 4.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 133 | Elk Grove Village, IL | 4.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 133 | Elmhurst, IL | 4.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 135 | Wheeling, IL | 4.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 136 | Evergreen Park, IL | 4.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 137 | Bensenville, IL | 4.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 138 | Washington, IL | 4.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 139 | Antioch, IL | 4.7 | +1 pts |
| 139 | Glen Ellyn, IL | 4.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 141 | Aurora, IL | 4.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 141 | Round Lake, IL | 4.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 141 | Troy, IL | 4.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 144 | Morton Grove, IL | 4.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 145 | Barrington, IL | 4.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 145 | Frankfort, IL | 4.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 147 | Loves Park, IL | 4.6 | -1 pts |
| 148 | Burbank, IL | 4.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 149 | Round Lake Beach, IL | 4.5 | 0 pts |
| 150 | Rolling Meadows, IL | 4.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 151 | River Forest, IL | 4.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 152 | La Grange, IL | 4.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 152 | Tinley Park, IL | 4.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 154 | Naperville, IL | 4.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 155 | Crystal Lake, IL | 4.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 156 | Downers Grove, IL | 4.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 157 | Romeoville, IL | 4.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 158 | Lockport, IL | 4.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 158 | Roscoe, IL | 4.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 160 | Skokie, IL | 4.3 | -1 pts |
| 161 | Hickory Hills, IL | 4.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 162 | Highland Park, IL | 4.2 | -0 pts |
| 163 | New Lenox, IL | 4.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 164 | Bloomingdale, IL | 4.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 165 | Lake Zurich, IL | 4.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 166 | Sycamore, IL | 4.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 167 | Beach Park, IL | 4 | 0 pts |
| 168 | Westchester, IL | 3.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 169 | Homer Glen, IL | 3.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 170 | Libertyville, IL | 3.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 171 | Lindenhurst, IL | 3.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 172 | Matteson, IL | 3.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 173 | Midlothian, IL | 3.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 173 | Wilmette, IL | 3.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 175 | Mokena, IL | 3.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 175 | Warrenville, IL | 3.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 177 | Batavia, IL | 3.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 177 | Glendale Heights, IL | 3.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 177 | Northlake, IL | 3.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 180 | Manhattan, IL | 3.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 181 | Hanover Park, IL | 3.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 182 | Mundelein, IL | 3.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 183 | Alsip, IL | 3.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 184 | Grayslake, IL | 3.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 184 | Gurnee, IL | 3.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 186 | Montgomery, IL | 3.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 187 | Woodridge, IL | 3.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 188 | Glen Carbon, IL | 3.2 | -2.7 pts |
| 189 | Oak Forest, IL | 3.1 | +1 pts |
| 190 | Lisle, IL | 3.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 191 | Prospect Heights, IL | 3.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 192 | Geneva, IL | 3.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 193 | Darien, IL | 3 | +0.1 pts |
| 193 | Elgin, IL | 3 | -0.5 pts |
| 193 | Wood Dale, IL | 3 | -1.7 pts |
| 196 | Crest Hill, IL | 3 | -0.3 pts |
| 197 | Buffalo Grove, IL | 2.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 198 | Addison, IL | 2.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 198 | Streamwood, IL | 2.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 200 | North Aurora, IL | 2.8 | 0 pts |
| 200 | Winfield, IL | 2.8 | -0 pts |
| 202 | Lemont, IL | 2.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 203 | Highland, IL | 2.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 204 | Bolingbrook, IL | 2.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 204 | Western Springs, IL | 2.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 206 | Roselle, IL | 2.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 207 | Carol Stream, IL | 2.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 208 | Woodstock, IL | 2.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 209 | Campton Hills, IL | 2.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 210 | Huntley, IL | 2.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 211 | Deerfield, IL | 2.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 212 | Carpentersville, IL | 2.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 213 | Bartlett, IL | 2.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 214 | Plainfield, IL | 2.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 215 | South Elgin, IL | 2 | -0.3 pts |
| 216 | Lake in the Hills, IL | 1.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 217 | McHenry, IL | 1.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 218 | Morris, IL | 1.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 219 | Yorkville, IL | 1.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 220 | Cary, IL | 1.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 221 | Minooka, IL | 1.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 222 | Algonquin, IL | 0.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 223 | Channahon, IL | 0.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 224 | Oswego, IL | 0 | -0.6 pts |
| 225 | Pingree Grove, IL | 0 | -1.4 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.Citation styles
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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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-cities?period=2022 (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 Illinois by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022}},
year = {2026},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?
East St. Louis, IL, with 29.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?
Pingree Grove, IL, with 0% in 2022.
Where does this ranking come from?
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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