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

Oneonta, NY had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 90 cities in 2022, at 20.1%. West Haverstraw, NY had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 7.6% and the figure for New York was 10.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.1Oneonta, NY
Lowest1.2West Haverstraw, NY
Median7.690 cities
New York10.5History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Oneonta, NY: 20.1 %Oneonta, NY20.1Amsterdam, NY: 19 %Amsterdam, NY19Elmira, NY: 17.2 %Elmira, NY17.2Binghamton, NY: 15.6 %Binghamton, NY15.6Gloversville, NY: 15.6 %Gloversville, NY15.6Syracuse, NY: 14.5 %Syracuse, NY14.5Niagara Falls, NY: 14.2 %Niagara Falls, NY14.2Troy, NY: 14.1 %Troy, NY14.1Albany, NY: 13.8 %Albany, NY13.8Oswego, NY: 13.7 %Oswego, NY13.7Johnson City, NY: 13.6 %Johnson City, NY13.6Jamestown, NY: 13.2 %Jamestown, NY13.2Utica, NY: 13.1 %Utica, NY13.1Saratoga Springs, NY: 13 %Saratoga Springs, NY13Buffalo, NY: 12.9 %Buffalo, NY12.9Watertown, NY: 12.8 %Watertown, NY12.8Newburgh, NY: 12.5 %Newburgh, NY12.5Cohoes, NY: 12.5 %Cohoes, NY12.5Long Beach, NY: 12.2 %Long Beach, NY12.2Schenectady, NY: 12.1 %Schenectady, NY12.1Endicott, NY: 11.8 %Endicott, NY11.8Cortland, NY: 11.7 %Cortland, NY11.7Auburn, NY: 11.5 %Auburn, NY11.5Woodbury, NY: 11.4 %Woodbury, NY11.4Ithaca, NY: 11.3 %Ithaca, NY11.3Watervliet, NY: 11.3 %Watervliet, NY11.3Rome, NY: 10.8 %Rome, NY10.8Great Neck, NY: 10.7 %Great Neck, NY10.7Rochester, NY: 10.5 %Rochester, NY10.5Lockport, NY: 10.1 %Lockport, NY10.1Kingston, NY: 10 %Kingston, NY10Fulton, NY: 9.9 %Fulton, NY9.9Geneva, NY: 9.9 %Geneva, NY9.9Plattsburgh, NY: 9.9 %Plattsburgh, NY9.9Olean, NY: 9.7 %Olean, NY9.7New York, NY: 9.3 %New York, NY9.3Middletown, NY: 8.9 %Middletown, NY8.9Lackawanna, NY: 8.4 %Lackawanna, NY8.4Dunkirk, NY: 8.3 %Dunkirk, NY8.3Corning, NY: 8.3 %Corning, NY8.3Oneonta, NY: 20.1 %Oneonta, NY20.1Amsterdam, NY: 19 %Amsterdam, NY19Elmira, NY: 17.2 %Elmira, NY17.2Binghamton, NY: 15.6 %Binghamton, NY15.6Gloversville, NY: 15.6 %Gloversville, NY15.6Syracuse, NY: 14.5 %Syracuse, NY14.5Niagara Falls, NY: 14.2 %Niagara Falls, NY14.2Troy, NY: 14.1 %Troy, NY14.1Albany, NY: 13.8 %Albany, NY13.8Oswego, NY: 13.7 %Oswego, NY13.7Johnson City, NY: 13.6 %Johnson City, NY13.6Jamestown, NY: 13.2 %Jamestown, NY13.2Utica, NY: 13.1 %Utica, NY13.1Saratoga Springs, NY: 13 %Saratoga Springs, NY13Buffalo, NY: 12.9 %Buffalo, NY12.9Watertown, NY: 12.8 %Watertown, NY12.8Newburgh, NY: 12.5 %Newburgh, NY12.5Cohoes, NY: 12.5 %Cohoes, NY12.5Long Beach, NY: 12.2 %Long Beach, NY12.2Schenectady, NY: 12.1 %Schenectady, NY12.1Endicott, NY: 11.8 %Endicott, NY11.8Cortland, NY: 11.7 %Cortland, NY11.7Auburn, NY: 11.5 %Auburn, NY11.5Woodbury, NY: 11.4 %Woodbury, NY11.4Ithaca, NY: 11.3 %Ithaca, NY11.3Watervliet, NY: 11.3 %Watervliet, NY11.3Rome, NY: 10.8 %Rome, NY10.8Great Neck, NY: 10.7 %Great Neck, NY10.7Rochester, NY: 10.5 %Rochester, NY10.5Lockport, NY: 10.1 %Lockport, NY10.1Kingston, NY: 10 %Kingston, NY10Fulton, NY: 9.9 %Fulton, NY9.9Geneva, NY: 9.9 %Geneva, NY9.9Plattsburgh, NY: 9.9 %Plattsburgh, NY9.9Olean, NY: 9.7 %Olean, NY9.7New York, NY: 9.3 %New York, NY9.3Middletown, NY: 8.9 %Middletown, NY8.9Lackawanna, NY: 8.4 %Lackawanna, NY8.4Dunkirk, NY: 8.3 %Dunkirk, NY8.3Corning, NY: 8.3 %Corning, NY8.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Oneonta, NY20.1-0.1 pts
2Amsterdam, NY19-1.6 pts
3Elmira, NY17.2-2.1 pts
4Binghamton, NY15.6+1.4 pts
4Gloversville, NY15.6-2.8 pts
6Syracuse, NY14.5-1.7 pts
7Niagara Falls, NY14.2-1.2 pts
8Troy, NY14.1+0.2 pts
9Albany, NY13.8-0.7 pts
10Oswego, NY13.7-0.9 pts
11Johnson City, NY13.6+0.3 pts
12Jamestown, NY13.2-0.9 pts
13Utica, NY13.1-2.2 pts
14Saratoga Springs, NY13-0.1 pts
15Buffalo, NY12.9-0.8 pts
16Watertown, NY12.8-0.7 pts
17Newburgh, NY12.5-2.4 pts
18Cohoes, NY12.50 pts
19Long Beach, NY12.2-0.8 pts
20Schenectady, NY12.1-5.3 pts
21Endicott, NY11.8-2.4 pts
22Cortland, NY11.7-2.4 pts
23Auburn, NY11.5-1.3 pts
24Woodbury, NY11.4-1.2 pts
25Ithaca, NY11.3+1.8 pts
25Watervliet, NY11.3-0.8 pts
27Rome, NY10.8-2.4 pts
28Great Neck, NY10.7+0.6 pts
29Rochester, NY10.5-0.6 pts
30Lockport, NY10.1-1.6 pts
31Kingston, NY10-0.7 pts
32Fulton, NY9.9+0.8 pts
33Geneva, NY9.9-0.5 pts
34Plattsburgh, NY9.9-0.2 pts
35Olean, NY9.7+1.1 pts
36New York, NY9.3-0.2 pts
37Middletown, NY8.9-1.8 pts
38Lackawanna, NY8.4-0.7 pts
39Dunkirk, NY8.3+1.8 pts
40Corning, NY8.3-0.2 pts
41Canandaigua, NY7.9+0.1 pts
42East Rockaway, NY7.7-3 pts
43Hempstead, NY7.7+0.7 pts
44Beacon, NY7.7-3.5 pts
45Scarsdale, NY7.6+1.1 pts
46Glens Falls, NY7.5-1 pts
46Haverstraw, NY7.5+0.9 pts
48White Plains, NY7.40 pts
49Tarrytown, NY7.2+3 pts
50Harrison, NY7+0.8 pts
51Peekskill, NY6.8-1.6 pts
52Chestnut Ridge, NY6.6+0.2 pts
53Mount Kisco, NY6.5+3.4 pts
54Poughkeepsie, NY6.5-1 pts
55North Tonawanda, NY6.4-1.1 pts
56Batavia, NY6.4-0.5 pts
57Spring Valley, NY6.3+0.5 pts
58Airmont, NY6.2+0.7 pts
59Mamaroneck, NY6.1-0.3 pts
60Tonawanda, NY5.8-0.2 pts
61Dobbs Ferry, NY5.5-0.8 pts
62Valley Stream, NY5.5-0.2 pts
63Rye, NY5.5+0.3 pts
64Oneida, NY5.4-2.8 pts
65Lindenhurst, NY5.4-1.3 pts
66Lynbrook, NY5.3+1.1 pts
67Kiryas Joel, NY5.2+0.5 pts
68Suffern, NY5.1+0.7 pts
69Freeport, NY5+1.4 pts
70Mineola, NY4.9+1 pts
71Ossining, NY4.8-0.4 pts
72Garden City, NY4.7-0 pts
73Yonkers, NY4.6-0.5 pts
74Babylon, NY4.5+0.1 pts
74Mount Vernon, NY4.5+0.3 pts
76Port Chester, NY4.5-2.3 pts
77Sleepy Hollow, NY4.1-2 pts
78Patchogue, NY3.9-1.7 pts
79Kenmore, NY3.9-1.1 pts
80New Rochelle, NY3.8-0.1 pts
81Westbury, NY3.7-0.5 pts
82Rockville Centre, NY3.6+0.1 pts
83Depew, NY3.5-1.1 pts
84Floral Park, NY3.1-0.1 pts
85Glen Cove, NY3.1-0.8 pts
86Massapequa Park, NY2.8-0.5 pts
87New Hyde Park, NY2.5+2.5 pts
88Lake Grove, NY2.1-1.1 pts
89New Square, NY1.8-0.2 pts
90West Haverstraw, NY1.2-0 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 New York 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

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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 New York 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/new-york-cities?period=2022. 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 New York 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/new-york-cities?period=2022.

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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 New York 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/new-york-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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 New York by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022}},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Oneonta, NY, with 20.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Haverstraw, NY, with 1.2% in 2022.

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