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

East Cleveland, OH had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 176 cities in 2021, at 32.6%. Hudson, OH had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 7% and the figure for Ohio was 9.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.6East Cleveland, OH
Lowest1.6Hudson, OH
Median7176 cities
Ohio9.2History

Top 40 cities, 2021

East Cleveland, OH: 32.6 %East Cleveland, OH32.6Kent, OH: 20.5 %Kent, OH20.5Dayton, OH: 19 %Dayton, OH19Conneaut, OH: 18 %Conneaut, OH18Steubenville, OH: 17.6 %Steubenville, OH17.6Sandusky, OH: 17.3 %Sandusky, OH17.3Cleveland, OH: 17 %Cleveland, OH17Oxford, OH: 16.2 %Oxford, OH16.2Athens, OH: 15.7 %Athens, OH15.7Youngstown, OH: 15.2 %Youngstown, OH15.2Marion, OH: 15.2 %Marion, OH15.2Portsmouth, OH: 15 %Portsmouth, OH15Fremont, OH: 14.4 %Fremont, OH14.4Springfield, OH: 14.2 %Springfield, OH14.2Fostoria, OH: 14.2 %Fostoria, OH14.2Zanesville, OH: 14.1 %Zanesville, OH14.1Ironton, OH: 13.7 %Ironton, OH13.7Vermilion, OH: 13.7 %Vermilion, OH13.7Beachwood, OH: 13.7 %Beachwood, OH13.7Trotwood, OH: 13.6 %Trotwood, OH13.6Warren, OH: 13.2 %Warren, OH13.2Marietta, OH: 13.1 %Marietta, OH13.1Toledo, OH: 12.9 %Toledo, OH12.9Celina, OH: 12.8 %Celina, OH12.8Salem, OH: 12.8 %Salem, OH12.8Mansfield, OH: 12.7 %Mansfield, OH12.7Cambridge, OH: 12.6 %Cambridge, OH12.6Cincinnati, OH: 12.6 %Cincinnati, OH12.6Lima, OH: 12.6 %Lima, OH12.6Canton, OH: 12.5 %Canton, OH12.5Ashtabula, OH: 12.5 %Ashtabula, OH12.5Mount Vernon, OH: 11.9 %Mount Vernon, OH11.9Lorain, OH: 11.7 %Lorain, OH11.7Niles, OH: 11.5 %Niles, OH11.5Bellefontaine, OH: 11.5 %Bellefontaine, OH11.5Norwood, OH: 11.3 %Norwood, OH11.3Bucyrus, OH: 10.8 %Bucyrus, OH10.8Urbana, OH: 10.8 %Urbana, OH10.8Defiance, OH: 10.8 %Defiance, OH10.8Newark, OH: 10.7 %Newark, OH10.7East Cleveland, OH: 32.6 %East Cleveland, OH32.6Kent, OH: 20.5 %Kent, OH20.5Dayton, OH: 19 %Dayton, OH19Conneaut, OH: 18 %Conneaut, OH18Steubenville, OH: 17.6 %Steubenville, OH17.6Sandusky, OH: 17.3 %Sandusky, OH17.3Cleveland, OH: 17 %Cleveland, OH17Oxford, OH: 16.2 %Oxford, OH16.2Athens, OH: 15.7 %Athens, OH15.7Youngstown, OH: 15.2 %Youngstown, OH15.2Marion, OH: 15.2 %Marion, OH15.2Portsmouth, OH: 15 %Portsmouth, OH15Fremont, OH: 14.4 %Fremont, OH14.4Springfield, OH: 14.2 %Springfield, OH14.2Fostoria, OH: 14.2 %Fostoria, OH14.2Zanesville, OH: 14.1 %Zanesville, OH14.1Ironton, OH: 13.7 %Ironton, OH13.7Vermilion, OH: 13.7 %Vermilion, OH13.7Beachwood, OH: 13.7 %Beachwood, OH13.7Trotwood, OH: 13.6 %Trotwood, OH13.6Warren, OH: 13.2 %Warren, OH13.2Marietta, OH: 13.1 %Marietta, OH13.1Toledo, OH: 12.9 %Toledo, OH12.9Celina, OH: 12.8 %Celina, OH12.8Salem, OH: 12.8 %Salem, OH12.8Mansfield, OH: 12.7 %Mansfield, OH12.7Cambridge, OH: 12.6 %Cambridge, OH12.6Cincinnati, OH: 12.6 %Cincinnati, OH12.6Lima, OH: 12.6 %Lima, OH12.6Canton, OH: 12.5 %Canton, OH12.5Ashtabula, OH: 12.5 %Ashtabula, OH12.5Mount Vernon, OH: 11.9 %Mount Vernon, OH11.9Lorain, OH: 11.7 %Lorain, OH11.7Niles, OH: 11.5 %Niles, OH11.5Bellefontaine, OH: 11.5 %Bellefontaine, OH11.5Norwood, OH: 11.3 %Norwood, OH11.3Bucyrus, OH: 10.8 %Bucyrus, OH10.8Urbana, OH: 10.8 %Urbana, OH10.8Defiance, OH: 10.8 %Defiance, OH10.8Newark, OH: 10.7 %Newark, OH10.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1East Cleveland, OH32.6
2Kent, OH20.5
3Dayton, OH19
4Conneaut, OH18
5Steubenville, OH17.6
6Sandusky, OH17.3
7Cleveland, OH17
8Oxford, OH16.2
9Athens, OH15.7
10Youngstown, OH15.2
11Marion, OH15.2
12Portsmouth, OH15
13Fremont, OH14.4
14Springfield, OH14.2
15Fostoria, OH14.2
16Zanesville, OH14.1
17Ironton, OH13.7
18Vermilion, OH13.7
19Beachwood, OH13.7
20Trotwood, OH13.6
21Warren, OH13.2
22Marietta, OH13.1
23Toledo, OH12.9
24Celina, OH12.8
25Salem, OH12.8
26Mansfield, OH12.7
27Cambridge, OH12.6
28Cincinnati, OH12.6
29Lima, OH12.6
30Canton, OH12.5
31Ashtabula, OH12.5
32Mount Vernon, OH11.9
33Lorain, OH11.7
34Niles, OH11.5
35Bellefontaine, OH11.5
36Norwood, OH11.3
37Bucyrus, OH10.8
38Urbana, OH10.8
39Defiance, OH10.8
40Newark, OH10.7
41Euclid, OH10.7
42Warrensville Heights, OH10.4
43Akron, OH10.3
43Van Wert, OH10.3
45Bedford, OH10.3
46Galion, OH10.3
47Cleveland Heights, OH10.2
48Maple Heights, OH10
49Tiffin, OH9.9
50Washington Court House, OH9.8
51Middletown, OH9.6
52Lancaster, OH9.5
53Ashland, OH9.5
54Shaker Heights, OH9.4
55Sidney, OH9.3
55Whitehall, OH9.3
57Dover, OH9.2
58Chillicothe, OH9.2
59Riverside, OH9.2
60Alliance, OH9
60Hamilton, OH9
62Piqua, OH9
63Barberton, OH9
64Elyria, OH8.9
64Garfield Heights, OH8.9
66Xenia, OH8.8
67Coshocton, OH8.6
68Greenville, OH8.4
69Norwalk, OH8.3
70Massillon, OH8.2
71Brecksville, OH8.1
72Fairborn, OH7.8
73Columbus, OH7.7
74Heath, OH7.7
74Painesville, OH7.7
76Pickerington, OH7.7
77London, OH7.7
78Troy, OH7.6
79Richmond Heights, OH7.6
80West Carrollton, OH7.6
81Lyndhurst, OH7.5
82Wickliffe, OH7.4
83Lakewood, OH7.3
84Harrison, OH7.3
85Rocky River, OH7.2
86Wilmington, OH7.2
87Westlake, OH7.1
88Wooster, OH7.1
89Sharonville, OH7
90Findlay, OH7
90New Albany, OH7
92Ravenna, OH6.9
93Franklin, OH6.9
94Lebanon, OH6.8
95Stow, OH6.8
96Circleville, OH6.7
96South Euclid, OH6.7
98Parma Heights, OH6.6
99Norton, OH6.6
100Green, OH6.5
101Perrysburg, OH6.4
102Parma, OH6.3
103Willoughby, OH6.2
104North Royalton, OH6.2
105New Franklin, OH6.2
106Fairfield, OH6.2
107Eastlake, OH6.1
108Cuyahoga Falls, OH6
109Bexley, OH6
109Blue Ash, OH6
111Loveland, OH5.8
111University Heights, OH5.8
113Westerville, OH5.8
114Powell, OH5.8
115Englewood, OH5.7
116Kettering, OH5.7
117Trenton, OH5.6
118Sylvania, OH5.5
119Centerville, OH5.5
119New Philadelphia, OH5.5
121Delaware, OH5.5
122Mentor, OH5.4
123Miamisburg, OH5.4
124Beavercreek, OH5.3
124Bowling Green, OH5.3
126Grove City, OH5.3
127Springdale, OH5.3
128Medina, OH5.1
129Willowick, OH5.1
130Aurora, OH5.1
131Bedford Heights, OH5.1
132Mayfield Heights, OH5
133Oregon, OH5
134Upper Arlington, OH4.9
135Dublin, OH4.9
136Reading, OH4.7
137Fairview Park, OH4.7
138Reynoldsburg, OH4.6
139Amherst, OH4.5
140Avon Lake, OH4.5
141Brooklyn, OH4.5
142Clayton, OH4.2
143Brunswick, OH4.2
144Brook Park, OH4.1
145Broadview Heights, OH4
145Maumee, OH4
147North Ridgeville, OH4
148Marysville, OH3.9
149Springboro, OH3.9
150Bay Village, OH3.9
151Strongsville, OH3.9
151Vandalia, OH3.9
153Solon, OH3.7
154Huber Heights, OH3.6
155North Olmsted, OH3.5
156Avon, OH3.5
157Pataskala, OH3.4
158Monroe, OH3.4
159Worthington, OH3.4
160North Canton, OH3.3
161Hilliard, OH3.3
162Berea, OH3.1
163Seven Hills, OH3.1
164Wadsworth, OH3.1
165Middleburg Heights, OH3
166Macedonia, OH3
167Tallmadge, OH2.9
168Mason, OH2.9
169Twinsburg, OH2.7
170Tipp City, OH2.5
171Streetsboro, OH2.4
172Montgomery, OH2.4
173Forest Park, OH2.3
174Gahanna, OH2.1
175Canal Winchester, OH1.6
176Hudson, OH1.6

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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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

East Cleveland, OH, with 32.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hudson, OH, with 1.6% in 2021.

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