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

Winfield, KS had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 38 cities in 2024, at 16.8%. Bel Aire, KS had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 7.1% and the figure for Kansas was 9.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.8Winfield, KS
Lowest1.5Bel Aire, KS
Median7.138 cities
Kansas9.2History

All cities, 2024

Winfield, KS: 16.8 %Winfield, KS16.8Atchison, KS: 16.6 %Atchison, KS16.6Great Bend, KS: 15.9 %Great Bend, KS15.9Arkansas City, KS: 12.9 %Arkansas City, KS12.9El Dorado, KS: 12.5 %El Dorado, KS12.5Pittsburg, KS: 12.4 %Pittsburg, KS12.4Liberal, KS: 12.2 %Liberal, KS12.2Junction City, KS: 12.2 %Junction City, KS12.2Kansas City, KS: 10.9 %Kansas City, KS10.9Wichita, KS: 10.1 %Wichita, KS10.1Emporia, KS: 10 %Emporia, KS10Hutchinson, KS: 9.9 %Hutchinson, KS9.9Manhattan, KS: 8.8 %Manhattan, KS8.8Topeka, KS: 8.4 %Topeka, KS8.4Newton, KS: 8 %Newton, KS8Garden City, KS: 7.9 %Garden City, KS7.9Leavenworth, KS: 7.6 %Leavenworth, KS7.6Hays, KS: 7.2 %Hays, KS7.2McPherson, KS: 7.2 %McPherson, KS7.2Andover, KS: 7.1 %Andover, KS7.1Dodge City, KS: 6.9 %Dodge City, KS6.9Lawrence, KS: 6.7 %Lawrence, KS6.7Salina, KS: 6.7 %Salina, KS6.7Ottawa, KS: 6.3 %Ottawa, KS6.3Mission, KS: 6 %Mission, KS6Derby, KS: 5.3 %Derby, KS5.3Overland Park, KS: 4.7 %Overland Park, KS4.7Haysville, KS: 4.6 %Haysville, KS4.6Lansing, KS: 4.5 %Lansing, KS4.5Leawood, KS: 4.1 %Leawood, KS4.1Merriam, KS: 3.9 %Merriam, KS3.9Lenexa, KS: 3.8 %Lenexa, KS3.8Shawnee, KS: 3.5 %Shawnee, KS3.5Prairie Village, KS: 3.1 %Prairie Village, KS3.1Olathe, KS: 2.8 %Olathe, KS2.8Spring Hill, KS: 2.2 %Spring Hill, KS2.2Gardner, KS: 2.2 %Gardner, KS2.2Bel Aire, KS: 1.5 %Bel Aire, KS1.5Winfield, KS: 16.8 %Winfield, KS16.8Atchison, KS: 16.6 %Atchison, KS16.6Great Bend, KS: 15.9 %Great Bend, KS15.9Arkansas City, KS: 12.9 %Arkansas City, KS12.9El Dorado, KS: 12.5 %El Dorado, KS12.5Pittsburg, KS: 12.4 %Pittsburg, KS12.4Liberal, KS: 12.2 %Liberal, KS12.2Junction City, KS: 12.2 %Junction City, KS12.2Kansas City, KS: 10.9 %Kansas City, KS10.9Wichita, KS: 10.1 %Wichita, KS10.1Emporia, KS: 10 %Emporia, KS10Hutchinson, KS: 9.9 %Hutchinson, KS9.9Manhattan, KS: 8.8 %Manhattan, KS8.8Topeka, KS: 8.4 %Topeka, KS8.4Newton, KS: 8 %Newton, KS8Garden City, KS: 7.9 %Garden City, KS7.9Leavenworth, KS: 7.6 %Leavenworth, KS7.6Hays, KS: 7.2 %Hays, KS7.2McPherson, KS: 7.2 %McPherson, KS7.2Andover, KS: 7.1 %Andover, KS7.1Dodge City, KS: 6.9 %Dodge City, KS6.9Lawrence, KS: 6.7 %Lawrence, KS6.7Salina, KS: 6.7 %Salina, KS6.7Ottawa, KS: 6.3 %Ottawa, KS6.3Mission, KS: 6 %Mission, KS6Derby, KS: 5.3 %Derby, KS5.3Overland Park, KS: 4.7 %Overland Park, KS4.7Haysville, KS: 4.6 %Haysville, KS4.6Lansing, KS: 4.5 %Lansing, KS4.5Leawood, KS: 4.1 %Leawood, KS4.1Merriam, KS: 3.9 %Merriam, KS3.9Lenexa, KS: 3.8 %Lenexa, KS3.8Shawnee, KS: 3.5 %Shawnee, KS3.5Prairie Village, KS: 3.1 %Prairie Village, KS3.1Olathe, KS: 2.8 %Olathe, KS2.8Spring Hill, KS: 2.2 %Spring Hill, KS2.2Gardner, KS: 2.2 %Gardner, KS2.2Bel Aire, KS: 1.5 %Bel Aire, KS1.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Winfield, KS16.8+1.6 pts
2Atchison, KS16.6+3.7 pts
3Great Bend, KS15.9-1.3 pts
4Arkansas City, KS12.9-2 pts
5El Dorado, KS12.5-0.5 pts
6Pittsburg, KS12.4+0.8 pts
7Liberal, KS12.2-0.9 pts
8Junction City, KS12.2-3 pts
9Kansas City, KS10.9-0.2 pts
10Wichita, KS10.1-0.1 pts
11Emporia, KS10-0.8 pts
12Hutchinson, KS9.9-1.2 pts
13Manhattan, KS8.8-2.2 pts
14Topeka, KS8.4-1 pts
15Newton, KS8-1.2 pts
16Garden City, KS7.9+0.5 pts
17Leavenworth, KS7.6-1.5 pts
18Hays, KS7.2-1.1 pts
19McPherson, KS7.2+0.5 pts
20Andover, KS7.1+0.6 pts
21Dodge City, KS6.9+1 pts
22Lawrence, KS6.7-0.3 pts
23Salina, KS6.7-0.8 pts
24Ottawa, KS6.3-0.9 pts
25Mission, KS6-0.1 pts
26Derby, KS5.3+1.2 pts
27Overland Park, KS4.7-0.2 pts
28Haysville, KS4.6-2 pts
29Lansing, KS4.5+2 pts
30Leawood, KS4.1-0.8 pts
31Merriam, KS3.9+0.4 pts
32Lenexa, KS3.8-0.6 pts
33Shawnee, KS3.5+0.2 pts
34Prairie Village, KS3.1+0.7 pts
35Olathe, KS2.8-0.1 pts
36Spring Hill, KS2.2+0.1 pts
37Gardner, KS2.2-1.4 pts
38Bel Aire, KS1.5+1.5 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 Kansas 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

MLA 9

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 Kansas 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/kansas-cities. 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Winfield, KS, with 16.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bel Aire, KS, with 1.5% in 2024.

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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