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

Detroit, MI had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 90 cities in 2021, at 23.7%. East Grand Rapids, MI had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 6.7% and the figure for Michigan was 12.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.7Detroit, MI
Lowest0.4East Grand Rapids, MI
Median6.790 cities
Michigan12.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Detroit, MI: 23.7 %Detroit, MI23.7Flint, MI: 21.9 %Flint, MI21.9Hamtramck, MI: 16.1 %Hamtramck, MI16.1Inkster, MI: 16 %Inkster, MI16Saginaw, MI: 14.6 %Saginaw, MI14.6Muskegon, MI: 14.1 %Muskegon, MI14.1Mount Pleasant, MI: 13.4 %Mount Pleasant, MI13.4Traverse City, MI: 12.8 %Traverse City, MI12.8Jackson, MI: 12.5 %Jackson, MI12.5Grand Haven, MI: 12.1 %Grand Haven, MI12.1Escanaba, MI: 12 %Escanaba, MI12East Lansing, MI: 11.4 %East Lansing, MI11.4Cadillac, MI: 11 %Cadillac, MI11Birmingham, MI: 10.9 %Birmingham, MI10.9Pontiac, MI: 10.8 %Pontiac, MI10.8Battle Creek, MI: 10.7 %Battle Creek, MI10.7Adrian, MI: 10.3 %Adrian, MI10.3Lansing, MI: 10.2 %Lansing, MI10.2Niles, MI: 10.2 %Niles, MI10.2Port Huron, MI: 9.9 %Port Huron, MI9.9Bay City, MI: 9.8 %Bay City, MI9.8Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 9.8 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI9.8Kalamazoo, MI: 9.7 %Kalamazoo, MI9.7Norton Shores, MI: 9.7 %Norton Shores, MI9.7Owosso, MI: 9.4 %Owosso, MI9.4Marquette, MI: 9.2 %Marquette, MI9.2Alpena, MI: 9.1 %Alpena, MI9.1Wayne, MI: 8.9 %Wayne, MI8.9Sturgis, MI: 8.9 %Sturgis, MI8.9Rochester, MI: 8.5 %Rochester, MI8.5Ionia, MI: 8.4 %Ionia, MI8.4Romulus, MI: 7.9 %Romulus, MI7.9Dearborn, MI: 7.6 %Dearborn, MI7.6Melvindale, MI: 7.5 %Melvindale, MI7.5Burton, MI: 7.5 %Burton, MI7.5Harper Woods, MI: 7.5 %Harper Woods, MI7.5Southfield, MI: 7.4 %Southfield, MI7.4Royal Oak, MI: 7.1 %Royal Oak, MI7.1Ypsilanti, MI: 7.1 %Ypsilanti, MI7.1Taylor, MI: 7 %Taylor, MI7Detroit, MI: 23.7 %Detroit, MI23.7Flint, MI: 21.9 %Flint, MI21.9Hamtramck, MI: 16.1 %Hamtramck, MI16.1Inkster, MI: 16 %Inkster, MI16Saginaw, MI: 14.6 %Saginaw, MI14.6Muskegon, MI: 14.1 %Muskegon, MI14.1Mount Pleasant, MI: 13.4 %Mount Pleasant, MI13.4Traverse City, MI: 12.8 %Traverse City, MI12.8Jackson, MI: 12.5 %Jackson, MI12.5Grand Haven, MI: 12.1 %Grand Haven, MI12.1Escanaba, MI: 12 %Escanaba, MI12East Lansing, MI: 11.4 %East Lansing, MI11.4Cadillac, MI: 11 %Cadillac, MI11Birmingham, MI: 10.9 %Birmingham, MI10.9Pontiac, MI: 10.8 %Pontiac, MI10.8Battle Creek, MI: 10.7 %Battle Creek, MI10.7Adrian, MI: 10.3 %Adrian, MI10.3Lansing, MI: 10.2 %Lansing, MI10.2Niles, MI: 10.2 %Niles, MI10.2Port Huron, MI: 9.9 %Port Huron, MI9.9Bay City, MI: 9.8 %Bay City, MI9.8Sault Ste. Marie, MI: 9.8 %Sault Ste. Marie, MI9.8Kalamazoo, MI: 9.7 %Kalamazoo, MI9.7Norton Shores, MI: 9.7 %Norton Shores, MI9.7Owosso, MI: 9.4 %Owosso, MI9.4Marquette, MI: 9.2 %Marquette, MI9.2Alpena, MI: 9.1 %Alpena, MI9.1Wayne, MI: 8.9 %Wayne, MI8.9Sturgis, MI: 8.9 %Sturgis, MI8.9Rochester, MI: 8.5 %Rochester, MI8.5Ionia, MI: 8.4 %Ionia, MI8.4Romulus, MI: 7.9 %Romulus, MI7.9Dearborn, MI: 7.6 %Dearborn, MI7.6Melvindale, MI: 7.5 %Melvindale, MI7.5Burton, MI: 7.5 %Burton, MI7.5Harper Woods, MI: 7.5 %Harper Woods, MI7.5Southfield, MI: 7.4 %Southfield, MI7.4Royal Oak, MI: 7.1 %Royal Oak, MI7.1Ypsilanti, MI: 7.1 %Ypsilanti, MI7.1Taylor, MI: 7 %Taylor, MI7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Detroit, MI23.7
2Flint, MI21.9
3Hamtramck, MI16.1
4Inkster, MI16
5Saginaw, MI14.6
6Muskegon, MI14.1
7Mount Pleasant, MI13.4
8Traverse City, MI12.8
9Jackson, MI12.5
10Grand Haven, MI12.1
11Escanaba, MI12
12East Lansing, MI11.4
13Cadillac, MI11
14Birmingham, MI10.9
15Pontiac, MI10.8
16Battle Creek, MI10.7
17Adrian, MI10.3
18Lansing, MI10.2
19Niles, MI10.2
20Port Huron, MI9.9
21Bay City, MI9.8
22Sault Ste. Marie, MI9.8
23Kalamazoo, MI9.7
24Norton Shores, MI9.7
25Owosso, MI9.4
26Marquette, MI9.2
27Alpena, MI9.1
28Wayne, MI8.9
29Sturgis, MI8.9
30Rochester, MI8.5
31Ionia, MI8.4
32Romulus, MI7.9
33Dearborn, MI7.6
34Melvindale, MI7.5
35Burton, MI7.5
36Harper Woods, MI7.5
37Southfield, MI7.4
38Royal Oak, MI7.1
39Ypsilanti, MI7.1
40Taylor, MI7
41Flat Rock, MI6.9
42Wyandotte, MI6.9
43Holland, MI6.8
44Grand Rapids, MI6.8
45Warren, MI6.7
46Hazel Park, MI6.7
47Coldwater, MI6.6
48Mount Clemens, MI6.4
49Westland, MI6.4
50Monroe, MI6.3
51Ann Arbor, MI6.2
52Midland, MI6.1
53Southgate, MI6.1
54Auburn Hills, MI5.9
55Rochester Hills, MI5.9
56Lincoln Park, MI5.7
57Riverview, MI5.7
58New Baltimore, MI5.5
59Ferndale, MI5.5
59Portage, MI5.5
61Dearborn Heights, MI5.5
61Eastpointe, MI5.5
61Wyoming, MI5.5
64Madison Heights, MI5.1
65Troy, MI4.9
66Fraser, MI4.9
67Farmington Hills, MI4.8
68Novi, MI4.8
69Roseville, MI4.7
70Allen Park, MI4.6
71Oak Park, MI4.6
72St. Clair Shores, MI4.5
73Grosse Pointe Park, MI4.5
74Trenton, MI4.3
75Fenton, MI4.3
76Clawson, MI4.1
77Woodhaven, MI4
78Livonia, MI3.5
79Beverly Hills, MI3.5
80Farmington, MI3.2
80Sterling Heights, MI3.2
82Grosse Pointe Woods, MI2.9
83Grandville, MI2.8
84Walker, MI2.6
85Berkley, MI2.6
86Kentwood, MI2.4
87Garden City, MI2.4
88Wixom, MI2.1
89South Lyon, MI2
90East Grand Rapids, MI0.4

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Michigan by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Michigan by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/michigan-cities?period=2021. 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 Michigan by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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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 Michigan by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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 Michigan by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2021}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/michigan-cities?period=2021. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Detroit, MI, with 23.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East Grand Rapids, MI, with 0.4% in 2021.

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