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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 2023, at 27.7%. St. John, IN had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 6.9% and the figure for Indiana was 9.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.7Gary, IN
Lowest1.2St. John, IN
Median6.988 cities
Indiana9.2History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Gary, IN: 27.7 %Gary, IN27.7East Chicago, IN: 19.7 %East Chicago, IN19.7New Castle, IN: 16 %New Castle, IN16Peru, IN: 15.7 %Peru, IN15.7Marion, IN: 15.6 %Marion, IN15.6Richmond, IN: 15.3 %Richmond, IN15.3Connersville, IN: 14.8 %Connersville, IN14.8Michigan City, IN: 14.3 %Michigan City, IN14.3Elkhart, IN: 14.1 %Elkhart, IN14.1Muncie, IN: 13.6 %Muncie, IN13.6South Bend, IN: 13.5 %South Bend, IN13.5Anderson, IN: 13.3 %Anderson, IN13.3Kokomo, IN: 12.9 %Kokomo, IN12.9Terre Haute, IN: 12.6 %Terre Haute, IN12.6New Albany, IN: 12.3 %New Albany, IN12.3Madison, IN: 12.1 %Madison, IN12.1Cedar Lake, IN: 11.9 %Cedar Lake, IN11.9Vincennes, IN: 11.6 %Vincennes, IN11.6Martinsville, IN: 11.2 %Martinsville, IN11.2Bloomington, IN: 11.1 %Bloomington, IN11.1Evansville, IN: 11.1 %Evansville, IN11.1Sellersburg, IN: 11.1 %Sellersburg, IN11.1West Lafayette, IN: 10.9 %West Lafayette, IN10.9La Porte, IN: 10.8 %La Porte, IN10.8Logansport, IN: 10.7 %Logansport, IN10.7Goshen, IN: 10.5 %Goshen, IN10.5Frankfort, IN: 10.1 %Frankfort, IN10.1Indianapolis, IN: 10 %Indianapolis, IN10Washington, IN: 10 %Washington, IN10Plymouth, IN: 9.9 %Plymouth, IN9.9Wabash, IN: 9.7 %Wabash, IN9.7Hammond, IN: 9.6 %Hammond, IN9.6Shelbyville, IN: 9.6 %Shelbyville, IN9.6Kendallville, IN: 9.6 %Kendallville, IN9.6Seymour, IN: 9.4 %Seymour, IN9.4Jeffersonville, IN: 9.3 %Jeffersonville, IN9.3Mishawaka, IN: 9.3 %Mishawaka, IN9.3Clarksville, IN: 8.3 %Clarksville, IN8.3Decatur, IN: 7.4 %Decatur, IN7.4Huntington, IN: 7.3 %Huntington, IN7.3Gary, IN: 27.7 %Gary, IN27.7East Chicago, IN: 19.7 %East Chicago, IN19.7New Castle, IN: 16 %New Castle, IN16Peru, IN: 15.7 %Peru, IN15.7Marion, IN: 15.6 %Marion, IN15.6Richmond, IN: 15.3 %Richmond, IN15.3Connersville, IN: 14.8 %Connersville, IN14.8Michigan City, IN: 14.3 %Michigan City, IN14.3Elkhart, IN: 14.1 %Elkhart, IN14.1Muncie, IN: 13.6 %Muncie, IN13.6South Bend, IN: 13.5 %South Bend, IN13.5Anderson, IN: 13.3 %Anderson, IN13.3Kokomo, IN: 12.9 %Kokomo, IN12.9Terre Haute, IN: 12.6 %Terre Haute, IN12.6New Albany, IN: 12.3 %New Albany, IN12.3Madison, IN: 12.1 %Madison, IN12.1Cedar Lake, IN: 11.9 %Cedar Lake, IN11.9Vincennes, IN: 11.6 %Vincennes, IN11.6Martinsville, IN: 11.2 %Martinsville, IN11.2Bloomington, IN: 11.1 %Bloomington, IN11.1Evansville, IN: 11.1 %Evansville, IN11.1Sellersburg, IN: 11.1 %Sellersburg, IN11.1West Lafayette, IN: 10.9 %West Lafayette, IN10.9La Porte, IN: 10.8 %La Porte, IN10.8Logansport, IN: 10.7 %Logansport, IN10.7Goshen, IN: 10.5 %Goshen, IN10.5Frankfort, IN: 10.1 %Frankfort, IN10.1Indianapolis, IN: 10 %Indianapolis, IN10Washington, IN: 10 %Washington, IN10Plymouth, IN: 9.9 %Plymouth, IN9.9Wabash, IN: 9.7 %Wabash, IN9.7Hammond, IN: 9.6 %Hammond, IN9.6Shelbyville, IN: 9.6 %Shelbyville, IN9.6Kendallville, IN: 9.6 %Kendallville, IN9.6Seymour, IN: 9.4 %Seymour, IN9.4Jeffersonville, IN: 9.3 %Jeffersonville, IN9.3Mishawaka, IN: 9.3 %Mishawaka, IN9.3Clarksville, IN: 8.3 %Clarksville, IN8.3Decatur, IN: 7.4 %Decatur, IN7.4Huntington, IN: 7.3 %Huntington, IN7.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gary, IN27.7-0.7 pts
2East Chicago, IN19.7-0.8 pts
3New Castle, IN16+0.5 pts
4Peru, IN15.7+0.6 pts
5Marion, IN15.6-0.5 pts
6Richmond, IN15.3+0.8 pts
7Connersville, IN14.8+3.4 pts
8Michigan City, IN14.3-2.1 pts
9Elkhart, IN14.1+0.9 pts
10Muncie, IN13.6+0.3 pts
11South Bend, IN13.5+0.7 pts
12Anderson, IN13.3-1.9 pts
13Kokomo, IN12.9+0.1 pts
14Terre Haute, IN12.6+0.6 pts
15New Albany, IN12.3-0.8 pts
16Madison, IN12.1+0.2 pts
17Cedar Lake, IN11.9+0.9 pts
18Vincennes, IN11.6-1.3 pts
19Martinsville, IN11.2-2 pts
20Bloomington, IN11.1+0.2 pts
21Evansville, IN11.1+0.1 pts
21Sellersburg, IN11.1-1.2 pts
23West Lafayette, IN10.9+0.5 pts
24La Porte, IN10.8+0.9 pts
25Logansport, IN10.7+0.7 pts
26Goshen, IN10.5+0.3 pts
27Frankfort, IN10.1+1.1 pts
28Indianapolis, IN10-0.4 pts
28Washington, IN100 pts
30Plymouth, IN9.9-2.9 pts
31Wabash, IN9.7-0.5 pts
32Hammond, IN9.6+0.3 pts
33Shelbyville, IN9.6-0.1 pts
34Kendallville, IN9.6-2.4 pts
35Seymour, IN9.4+0.1 pts
36Jeffersonville, IN9.3-0.8 pts
37Mishawaka, IN9.3+0.5 pts
38Clarksville, IN8.3-0.8 pts
39Decatur, IN7.4-0.7 pts
40Huntington, IN7.3-0.4 pts
41Lake Station, IN7.2+0.2 pts
42Beech Grove, IN7.2-1 pts
43Warsaw, IN7.1-1.4 pts
44Speedway, IN7-1.3 pts
45Fort Wayne, IN6.9-0.6 pts
46Bluffton, IN6.7-4.1 pts
47Hobart, IN6.6+0.2 pts
48Greensburg, IN6.6-1.4 pts
49Columbus, IN6.6+0.8 pts
50Griffith, IN6.5+0.1 pts
51Noblesville, IN6.5+0.4 pts
52Columbia City, IN6.4-0.3 pts
52Franklin, IN6.4-0.5 pts
54Bedford, IN6.2-0.3 pts
55Yorktown, IN6-1.1 pts
56Mooresville, IN5.9-1.5 pts
57Valparaiso, IN5.8+0.2 pts
58Jasper, IN5.7+0.4 pts
59Carmel, IN5.7+0.2 pts
59Crawfordsville, IN5.7-1 pts
61Portage, IN5.6+1.1 pts
62Lafayette, IN5.5+0.2 pts
63Greenwood, IN5.4-0.4 pts
64Lawrence, IN5.1-1.2 pts
65Merrillville, IN5.10 pts
66New Haven, IN4.6-0.1 pts
67Whitestown, IN4.5-0.6 pts
68Bargersville, IN4.5-2.1 pts
69Westfield, IN4.4+0.4 pts
70Highland, IN4.4+0.3 pts
71Chesterton, IN4.3+1.1 pts
72Auburn, IN4.3+0.9 pts
73Munster, IN4.2-0.6 pts
74Huntertown, IN4-2 pts
75Avon, IN3.7-0.6 pts
76Fishers, IN3.7-0.3 pts
77Brownsburg, IN3.7-0.2 pts
78Plainfield, IN3.7+0.1 pts
79Danville, IN3.6+0.1 pts
80McCordsville, IN3+1.2 pts
81Lebanon, IN3-2.8 pts
82Schererville, IN2.9-1 pts
83Lowell, IN2.9-0.7 pts
84Greenfield, IN2.8+0.7 pts
85Dyer, IN2.6-0.2 pts
86Zionsville, IN2.5-0.4 pts
87Crown Point, IN2.1-0.9 pts
88St. John, IN1.2+0.3 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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Gary, IN, with 27.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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St. John, IN, with 1.2% in 2023.

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