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

Great Bend, KS had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 38 cities in 2023, at 17.2%. Bel Aire, KS had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.3% and the figure for Kansas was 9.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.2Great Bend, KS
Lowest0Bel Aire, KS
Median7.338 cities
Kansas9.7History

All cities, 2023

Great Bend, KS: 17.2 %Great Bend, KS17.2Winfield, KS: 15.2 %Winfield, KS15.2Junction City, KS: 15.1 %Junction City, KS15.1Arkansas City, KS: 14.9 %Arkansas City, KS14.9Liberal, KS: 13.1 %Liberal, KS13.1El Dorado, KS: 12.9 %El Dorado, KS12.9Atchison, KS: 12.9 %Atchison, KS12.9Pittsburg, KS: 11.5 %Pittsburg, KS11.5Hutchinson, KS: 11.1 %Hutchinson, KS11.1Kansas City, KS: 11.1 %Kansas City, KS11.1Manhattan, KS: 10.9 %Manhattan, KS10.9Emporia, KS: 10.8 %Emporia, KS10.8Wichita, KS: 10.2 %Wichita, KS10.2Topeka, KS: 9.5 %Topeka, KS9.5Newton, KS: 9.2 %Newton, KS9.2Leavenworth, KS: 9.1 %Leavenworth, KS9.1Hays, KS: 8.3 %Hays, KS8.3Garden City, KS: 7.5 %Garden City, KS7.5Salina, KS: 7.5 %Salina, KS7.5Ottawa, KS: 7.2 %Ottawa, KS7.2Lawrence, KS: 7 %Lawrence, KS7McPherson, KS: 6.7 %McPherson, KS6.7Haysville, KS: 6.5 %Haysville, KS6.5Andover, KS: 6.5 %Andover, KS6.5Mission, KS: 6.1 %Mission, KS6.1Dodge City, KS: 6 %Dodge City, KS6Leawood, KS: 5 %Leawood, KS5Overland Park, KS: 5 %Overland Park, KS5Lenexa, KS: 4.4 %Lenexa, KS4.4Derby, KS: 4.1 %Derby, KS4.1Gardner, KS: 3.6 %Gardner, KS3.6Merriam, KS: 3.5 %Merriam, KS3.5Shawnee, KS: 3.3 %Shawnee, KS3.3Olathe, KS: 2.9 %Olathe, KS2.9Lansing, KS: 2.5 %Lansing, KS2.5Prairie Village, KS: 2.4 %Prairie Village, KS2.4Spring Hill, KS: 2.1 %Spring Hill, KS2.1Bel Aire, KS: 0 %Bel Aire, KS0Great Bend, KS: 17.2 %Great Bend, KS17.2Winfield, KS: 15.2 %Winfield, KS15.2Junction City, KS: 15.1 %Junction City, KS15.1Arkansas City, KS: 14.9 %Arkansas City, KS14.9Liberal, KS: 13.1 %Liberal, KS13.1El Dorado, KS: 12.9 %El Dorado, KS12.9Atchison, KS: 12.9 %Atchison, KS12.9Pittsburg, KS: 11.5 %Pittsburg, KS11.5Hutchinson, KS: 11.1 %Hutchinson, KS11.1Kansas City, KS: 11.1 %Kansas City, KS11.1Manhattan, KS: 10.9 %Manhattan, KS10.9Emporia, KS: 10.8 %Emporia, KS10.8Wichita, KS: 10.2 %Wichita, KS10.2Topeka, KS: 9.5 %Topeka, KS9.5Newton, KS: 9.2 %Newton, KS9.2Leavenworth, KS: 9.1 %Leavenworth, KS9.1Hays, KS: 8.3 %Hays, KS8.3Garden City, KS: 7.5 %Garden City, KS7.5Salina, KS: 7.5 %Salina, KS7.5Ottawa, KS: 7.2 %Ottawa, KS7.2Lawrence, KS: 7 %Lawrence, KS7McPherson, KS: 6.7 %McPherson, KS6.7Haysville, KS: 6.5 %Haysville, KS6.5Andover, KS: 6.5 %Andover, KS6.5Mission, KS: 6.1 %Mission, KS6.1Dodge City, KS: 6 %Dodge City, KS6Leawood, KS: 5 %Leawood, KS5Overland Park, KS: 5 %Overland Park, KS5Lenexa, KS: 4.4 %Lenexa, KS4.4Derby, KS: 4.1 %Derby, KS4.1Gardner, KS: 3.6 %Gardner, KS3.6Merriam, KS: 3.5 %Merriam, KS3.5Shawnee, KS: 3.3 %Shawnee, KS3.3Olathe, KS: 2.9 %Olathe, KS2.9Lansing, KS: 2.5 %Lansing, KS2.5Prairie Village, KS: 2.4 %Prairie Village, KS2.4Spring Hill, KS: 2.1 %Spring Hill, KS2.1Bel Aire, KS: 0 %Bel Aire, KS0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Great Bend, KS17.2-2.2 pts
2Winfield, KS15.2-2.4 pts
3Junction City, KS15.1-1.9 pts
4Arkansas City, KS14.9-1.4 pts
5Liberal, KS13.1-1.4 pts
6El Dorado, KS12.9-0.6 pts
7Atchison, KS12.9-0.2 pts
8Pittsburg, KS11.5-0.8 pts
9Hutchinson, KS11.1-0.4 pts
10Kansas City, KS11.1+0.3 pts
11Manhattan, KS10.9-0.8 pts
12Emporia, KS10.8-0.8 pts
13Wichita, KS10.2-0.5 pts
14Topeka, KS9.5-0.1 pts
15Newton, KS9.2-2.4 pts
16Leavenworth, KS9.1-0.4 pts
17Hays, KS8.3-1.5 pts
18Garden City, KS7.5-0.4 pts
19Salina, KS7.5+0.7 pts
20Ottawa, KS7.2-0.9 pts
21Lawrence, KS7+0.4 pts
22McPherson, KS6.7+1 pts
23Haysville, KS6.5+0.8 pts
24Andover, KS6.5+2.2 pts
25Mission, KS6.1-0.2 pts
26Dodge City, KS6-0.3 pts
27Leawood, KS5-0.2 pts
27Overland Park, KS5+0.3 pts
29Lenexa, KS4.4-0.6 pts
30Derby, KS4.1+0.1 pts
31Gardner, KS3.6-2.4 pts
32Merriam, KS3.5+0.4 pts
33Shawnee, KS3.3-1 pts
34Olathe, KS2.9-0.1 pts
35Lansing, KS2.5-1.4 pts
36Prairie Village, KS2.4-0.6 pts
37Spring Hill, KS2.1-0.3 pts
38Bel Aire, KS0-1.3 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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-cities?period=2023. 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), 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/kansas-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

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), 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/kansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/kansas-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Great Bend, KS, with 17.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bel Aire, KS, with 0% in 2023.

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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