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

Gary, IN had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 88 cities in 2022, at 28.4%. St. John, IN had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 7.9% and the figure for Indiana was 9.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.4Gary, IN
Lowest1St. John, IN
Median7.988 cities
Indiana9.5History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Gary, IN: 28.4 %Gary, IN28.4East Chicago, IN: 20.5 %East Chicago, IN20.5Michigan City, IN: 16.4 %Michigan City, IN16.4Marion, IN: 16.1 %Marion, IN16.1New Castle, IN: 15.5 %New Castle, IN15.5Anderson, IN: 15.2 %Anderson, IN15.2Peru, IN: 15 %Peru, IN15Richmond, IN: 14.5 %Richmond, IN14.5Muncie, IN: 13.3 %Muncie, IN13.3Elkhart, IN: 13.2 %Elkhart, IN13.2Martinsville, IN: 13.2 %Martinsville, IN13.2New Albany, IN: 13.1 %New Albany, IN13.1Vincennes, IN: 12.9 %Vincennes, IN12.9Plymouth, IN: 12.8 %Plymouth, IN12.8South Bend, IN: 12.8 %South Bend, IN12.8Kokomo, IN: 12.8 %Kokomo, IN12.8Sellersburg, IN: 12.3 %Sellersburg, IN12.3Terre Haute, IN: 12.1 %Terre Haute, IN12.1Kendallville, IN: 12 %Kendallville, IN12Madison, IN: 11.9 %Madison, IN11.9Connersville, IN: 11.4 %Connersville, IN11.4Evansville, IN: 11 %Evansville, IN11Cedar Lake, IN: 10.9 %Cedar Lake, IN10.9Bloomington, IN: 10.9 %Bloomington, IN10.9Bluffton, IN: 10.8 %Bluffton, IN10.8West Lafayette, IN: 10.4 %West Lafayette, IN10.4Indianapolis, IN: 10.4 %Indianapolis, IN10.4Wabash, IN: 10.2 %Wabash, IN10.2Goshen, IN: 10.2 %Goshen, IN10.2Jeffersonville, IN: 10.1 %Jeffersonville, IN10.1Logansport, IN: 10 %Logansport, IN10Washington, IN: 10 %Washington, IN10La Porte, IN: 9.8 %La Porte, IN9.8Shelbyville, IN: 9.7 %Shelbyville, IN9.7Seymour, IN: 9.3 %Seymour, IN9.3Hammond, IN: 9.3 %Hammond, IN9.3Clarksville, IN: 9.1 %Clarksville, IN9.1Frankfort, IN: 9 %Frankfort, IN9Mishawaka, IN: 8.8 %Mishawaka, IN8.8Warsaw, IN: 8.5 %Warsaw, IN8.5Gary, IN: 28.4 %Gary, IN28.4East Chicago, IN: 20.5 %East Chicago, IN20.5Michigan City, IN: 16.4 %Michigan City, IN16.4Marion, IN: 16.1 %Marion, IN16.1New Castle, IN: 15.5 %New Castle, IN15.5Anderson, IN: 15.2 %Anderson, IN15.2Peru, IN: 15 %Peru, IN15Richmond, IN: 14.5 %Richmond, IN14.5Muncie, IN: 13.3 %Muncie, IN13.3Elkhart, IN: 13.2 %Elkhart, IN13.2Martinsville, IN: 13.2 %Martinsville, IN13.2New Albany, IN: 13.1 %New Albany, IN13.1Vincennes, IN: 12.9 %Vincennes, IN12.9Plymouth, IN: 12.8 %Plymouth, IN12.8South Bend, IN: 12.8 %South Bend, IN12.8Kokomo, IN: 12.8 %Kokomo, IN12.8Sellersburg, IN: 12.3 %Sellersburg, IN12.3Terre Haute, IN: 12.1 %Terre Haute, IN12.1Kendallville, IN: 12 %Kendallville, IN12Madison, IN: 11.9 %Madison, IN11.9Connersville, IN: 11.4 %Connersville, IN11.4Evansville, IN: 11 %Evansville, IN11Cedar Lake, IN: 10.9 %Cedar Lake, IN10.9Bloomington, IN: 10.9 %Bloomington, IN10.9Bluffton, IN: 10.8 %Bluffton, IN10.8West Lafayette, IN: 10.4 %West Lafayette, IN10.4Indianapolis, IN: 10.4 %Indianapolis, IN10.4Wabash, IN: 10.2 %Wabash, IN10.2Goshen, IN: 10.2 %Goshen, IN10.2Jeffersonville, IN: 10.1 %Jeffersonville, IN10.1Logansport, IN: 10 %Logansport, IN10Washington, IN: 10 %Washington, IN10La Porte, IN: 9.8 %La Porte, IN9.8Shelbyville, IN: 9.7 %Shelbyville, IN9.7Seymour, IN: 9.3 %Seymour, IN9.3Hammond, IN: 9.3 %Hammond, IN9.3Clarksville, IN: 9.1 %Clarksville, IN9.1Frankfort, IN: 9 %Frankfort, IN9Mishawaka, IN: 8.8 %Mishawaka, IN8.8Warsaw, IN: 8.5 %Warsaw, IN8.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Gary, IN28.4+0.1 pts
2East Chicago, IN20.5-1.5 pts
3Michigan City, IN16.4+0.5 pts
4Marion, IN16.1-0.5 pts
5New Castle, IN15.5+0.2 pts
6Anderson, IN15.2-0.8 pts
7Peru, IN15+0.6 pts
8Richmond, IN14.5-1.1 pts
9Muncie, IN13.3-1.5 pts
10Elkhart, IN13.2-0.9 pts
11Martinsville, IN13.2-1.7 pts
12New Albany, IN13.1-2.2 pts
13Vincennes, IN12.9+1.4 pts
14Plymouth, IN12.8-1.1 pts
15South Bend, IN12.8-0.5 pts
16Kokomo, IN12.8-0.2 pts
17Sellersburg, IN12.3-0 pts
18Terre Haute, IN12.1+0.5 pts
19Kendallville, IN12+2.1 pts
20Madison, IN11.9-0.1 pts
21Connersville, IN11.4-0.2 pts
22Evansville, IN11+0.1 pts
23Cedar Lake, IN10.9-1.3 pts
24Bloomington, IN10.9+1 pts
25Bluffton, IN10.8+1.7 pts
26West Lafayette, IN10.4+0.1 pts
27Indianapolis, IN10.4-0.6 pts
28Wabash, IN10.2-0.1 pts
29Goshen, IN10.2-0.4 pts
30Jeffersonville, IN10.1-0.9 pts
31Logansport, IN10+0.2 pts
32Washington, IN100 pts
33La Porte, IN9.8+0.6 pts
34Shelbyville, IN9.7+0.6 pts
35Seymour, IN9.3-0.9 pts
36Hammond, IN9.3+0.1 pts
37Clarksville, IN9.1-2 pts
38Frankfort, IN9-1.7 pts
39Mishawaka, IN8.8-1.5 pts
40Warsaw, IN8.5-0.3 pts
41Speedway, IN8.3-0.5 pts
42Beech Grove, IN8.1-0.8 pts
43Decatur, IN8.1-0.6 pts
44Greensburg, IN8+0.6 pts
45Huntington, IN7.8-1.3 pts
46Fort Wayne, IN7.5-0.6 pts
47Mooresville, IN7.4+0.3 pts
48Yorktown, IN7.1-1.3 pts
49Franklin, IN7-0 pts
50Lake Station, IN6.9-1.5 pts
51Crawfordsville, IN6.8+0.5 pts
52Columbia City, IN6.7+0.4 pts
53Bargersville, IN6.6-0.4 pts
54Bedford, IN6.5-2.7 pts
55Hobart, IN6.4-0.5 pts
56Griffith, IN6.4+0.5 pts
57Lawrence, IN6.3-0.3 pts
58Huntertown, IN6-2 pts
59Noblesville, IN6+0.2 pts
60Greenwood, IN5.9+0.6 pts
61Lebanon, IN5.8+0.5 pts
62Columbus, IN5.8-1.4 pts
63Valparaiso, IN5.6-0.1 pts
64Carmel, IN5.5-0.3 pts
65Lafayette, IN5.3-1.3 pts
66Jasper, IN5.3-0.9 pts
67Whitestown, IN5.1-1.5 pts
68Merrillville, IN5.1-1 pts
69Munster, IN4.8-1.1 pts
70New Haven, IN4.7-0.4 pts
71Portage, IN4.5-0.4 pts
72Avon, IN4.3-1.9 pts
73Highland, IN4.1-0.8 pts
74Westfield, IN4+0.5 pts
75Fishers, IN4+0.3 pts
76Schererville, IN4-0.6 pts
77Brownsburg, IN3.9-1.3 pts
78Lowell, IN3.6-1 pts
79Plainfield, IN3.6-0.1 pts
80Danville, IN3.5-0.6 pts
81Auburn, IN3.4-1.4 pts
82Chesterton, IN3.2-1.4 pts
83Crown Point, IN3+0.6 pts
84Zionsville, IN2.9-1.8 pts
85Dyer, IN2.8-0.6 pts
86Greenfield, IN2.1-0.2 pts
87McCordsville, IN1.8-0.1 pts
88St. John, IN1+0.7 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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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 Indiana by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Gary, IN, with 28.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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St. John, IN, with 1% in 2022.

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