# Cities in North Carolina by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `vacancy_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units. 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Asheville, NC | 25.3 |
| 2 | Morehead City, NC | 19.9 |
| 3 | Elon, NC | 19.2 |
| 4 | Lumberton, NC | 17.1 |
| 5 | Waynesville, NC | 16.9 |
| 6 | Spring Lake, NC | 16.2 |
| 7 | Kinston, NC | 16.1 |
| 8 | Henderson, NC | 15.7 |
| 9 | Lexington, NC | 15.5 |
| 10 | Albemarle, NC | 14.5 |
| 11 | Boone, NC | 14.5 |
| 12 | Southern Pines, NC | 14 |
| 13 | Eden, NC | 13.8 |
| 14 | Rocky Mount, NC | 13 |
| 15 | Elizabeth City, NC | 12.8 |
| 16 | New Bern, NC | 12.7 |
| 17 | Tarboro, NC | 12.6 |
| 18 | Goldsboro, NC | 12.4 |
| 19 | Laurinburg, NC | 12 |
| 20 | Smithfield, NC | 11.9 |
| 21 | Shelby, NC | 11.4 |
| 22 | Kannapolis, NC | 11.4 |
| 23 | Davidson, NC | 11.2 |
| 24 | Pinehurst, NC | 11.1 |
| 25 | Wilson, NC | 11 |
| 26 | Greenville, NC | 10.9 |
| 27 | Jacksonville, NC | 10.7 |
| 28 | Winston-Salem, NC | 10.6 |
| 29 | Concord, NC | 10.4 |
| 30 | Salisbury, NC | 10.2 |
| 31 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 10.2 |
| 32 | Chapel Hill, NC | 10.1 |
| 33 | Fayetteville, NC | 10.1 |
| 34 | Wilmington, NC | 9.9 |
| 35 | Hickory, NC | 9.6 |
| 36 | Havelock, NC | 9.5 |
| 36 | Raleigh, NC | 9.5 |
| 38 | Graham, NC | 9.5 |
| 39 | Lenoir, NC | 9.4 |
| 40 | Sanford, NC | 9.4 |
| 41 | Statesville, NC | 9.3 |
| 42 | Reidsville, NC | 9 |
| 43 | Morrisville, NC | 8.9 |
| 44 | Morganton, NC | 8.7 |
| 45 | Mebane, NC | 8.7 |
| 46 | Greensboro, NC | 8.6 |
| 47 | Pineville, NC | 8.4 |
| 48 | Gastonia, NC | 8.4 |
| 49 | Hendersonville, NC | 8.3 |
| 50 | Burlington, NC | 8.1 |
| 51 | Mount Airy, NC | 8.1 |
| 52 | Charlotte, NC | 7.6 |
| 53 | Mooresville, NC | 7.6 |
| 54 | Garner, NC | 7.6 |
| 55 | Durham, NC | 7.5 |
| 55 | Thomasville, NC | 7.5 |
| 57 | Aberdeen, NC | 7.3 |
| 58 | Cornelius, NC | 7.2 |
| 59 | Carrboro, NC | 7 |
| 60 | High Point, NC | 6.6 |
| 61 | Zebulon, NC | 6.4 |
| 62 | Kings Mountain, NC | 6.4 |
| 63 | Monroe, NC | 6.3 |
| 64 | Harrisburg, NC | 6 |
| 65 | Leland, NC | 5.9 |
| 66 | Matthews, NC | 5.8 |
| 67 | Clemmons, NC | 5.7 |
| 68 | Asheboro, NC | 5.7 |
| 69 | Summerfield, NC | 5.6 |
| 70 | Cary, NC | 5.5 |
| 71 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 5.4 |
| 72 | Knightdale, NC | 5.4 |
| 73 | Indian Trail, NC | 5.4 |
| 74 | Wake Forest, NC | 5.3 |
| 75 | Lincolnton, NC | 5.2 |
| 76 | Mint Hill, NC | 5.2 |
| 77 | Belmont, NC | 5 |
| 78 | Newton, NC | 4.8 |
| 79 | Apex, NC | 4.8 |
| 80 | Wendell, NC | 4.6 |
| 81 | Archdale, NC | 4.5 |
| 82 | Hope Mills, NC | 4.5 |
| 83 | Holly Springs, NC | 4.1 |
| 84 | Kernersville, NC | 3.8 |
| 85 | Mount Holly, NC | 3.8 |
| 86 | Waxhaw, NC | 3.8 |
| 87 | Rolesville, NC | 3.7 |
| 88 | Weddington, NC | 3.6 |
| 89 | Winterville, NC | 3.5 |
| 90 | Huntersville, NC | 3.3 |
| 91 | Lewisville, NC | 2.8 |
| 92 | Stallings, NC | 2.8 |
| 93 | Clayton, NC | 2.5 |