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Counties in Massachusetts by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)

Nantucket County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 14 counties in 2022, at 62.1%. Norfolk County had the lowest, at 4.2%. The median was 7.3% and the figure for Massachusetts was 8.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest62.1Nantucket County
Lowest4.2Norfolk County
Median7.314 counties
Massachusetts8.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Barnstable County: 39.4 %Berkshire County: 19.6 %Bristol County: 5.5 %Dukes County: 60.9 %Essex County: 5.2 %Franklin County: 9.2 %Hampden County: 6.9 %Hampshire County: 7.2 %Middlesex County: 4.4 %Nantucket County: 62.1 %Norfolk County: 4.2 %Plymouth County: 7.5 %Suffolk County: 8.9 %Worcester County: 6 %
  • Under 5.4
  • 5.4 to 7
  • 7 to 8.6
  • 8.6 to 28
  • 28 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Nantucket County: 62.1 %Nantucket County62.1Dukes County: 60.9 %Dukes County60.9Barnstable County: 39.4 %Barnstable County39.4Berkshire County: 19.6 %Berkshire County19.6Franklin County: 9.2 %Franklin County9.2Suffolk County: 8.9 %Suffolk County8.9Plymouth County: 7.5 %Plymouth County7.5Hampshire County: 7.2 %Hampshire County7.2Hampden County: 6.9 %Hampden County6.9Worcester County: 6 %Worcester County6Bristol County: 5.5 %Bristol County5.5Essex County: 5.2 %Essex County5.2Middlesex County: 4.4 %Middlesex County4.4Norfolk County: 4.2 %Norfolk County4.2Nantucket County: 62.1 %Nantucket County62.1Dukes County: 60.9 %Dukes County60.9Barnstable County: 39.4 %Barnstable County39.4Berkshire County: 19.6 %Berkshire County19.6Franklin County: 9.2 %Franklin County9.2Suffolk County: 8.9 %Suffolk County8.9Plymouth County: 7.5 %Plymouth County7.5Hampshire County: 7.2 %Hampshire County7.2Hampden County: 6.9 %Hampden County6.9Worcester County: 6 %Worcester County6Bristol County: 5.5 %Bristol County5.5Essex County: 5.2 %Essex County5.2Middlesex County: 4.4 %Middlesex County4.4Norfolk County: 4.2 %Norfolk County4.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Nantucket County62.1-4.7 pts
2Dukes County60.9-0.4 pts
3Barnstable County39.4-0.9 pts
4Berkshire County19.6-0.6 pts
5Franklin County9.2-1.1 pts
6Suffolk County8.9-0.2 pts
7Plymouth County7.5-0.5 pts
8Hampshire County7.2-0.2 pts
9Hampden County6.9+0.1 pts
10Worcester County6-0.4 pts
11Bristol County5.5-0.5 pts
12Essex County5.2-0.1 pts
13Middlesex County4.4-0.1 pts
14Norfolk County4.2-0.1 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 counties 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. 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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APA 7

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 (Counties in Massachusetts 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

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties?period=2022. 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. Counties in Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties?period=2022.

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, Counties in Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nantucket County, with 62.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Norfolk County, with 4.2% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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