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Cities in Pennsylvania by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Johnstown, PA had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 68 cities in 2024, at 23.2%. Ephrata, PA had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 8.3% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.2Johnstown, PA
Lowest0.8Ephrata, PA
Median8.368 cities
Pennsylvania9.2History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Johnstown, PA: 23.2 %Johnstown, PA23.2Indiana, PA: 21.9 %Indiana, PA21.9Wilkinsburg, PA: 19.6 %Wilkinsburg, PA19.6McKeesport, PA: 19.4 %McKeesport, PA19.4Butler, PA: 16.3 %Butler, PA16.3Chester, PA: 16 %Chester, PA16Wilkes-Barre, PA: 15.9 %Wilkes-Barre, PA15.9State College, PA: 15.1 %State College, PA15.1Scranton, PA: 14.8 %Scranton, PA14.8Bloomsburg, PA: 14.8 %Bloomsburg, PA14.8Pittsburgh, PA: 14.7 %Pittsburgh, PA14.7Pottsville, PA: 13.9 %Pottsville, PA13.9Washington, PA: 13.7 %Washington, PA13.7Williamsport, PA: 13.6 %Williamsport, PA13.6Nanticoke, PA: 13 %Nanticoke, PA13Darby, PA: 12.2 %Darby, PA12.2Sharon, PA: 12.1 %Sharon, PA12.1Meadville, PA: 12.1 %Meadville, PA12.1New Kensington, PA: 12 %New Kensington, PA12Altoona, PA: 11.8 %Altoona, PA11.8New Castle, PA: 11.5 %New Castle, PA11.5Northampton, PA: 11.4 %Northampton, PA11.4Munhall, PA: 10.8 %Munhall, PA10.8St. Marys, PA: 9.7 %St. Marys, PA9.7Dunmore, PA: 9.6 %Dunmore, PA9.6Philadelphia, PA: 9.2 %Philadelphia, PA9.2Kingston, PA: 8.9 %Kingston, PA8.9Monroeville, PA: 8.9 %Monroeville, PA8.9Easton, PA: 8.9 %Easton, PA8.9Norristown, PA: 8.8 %Norristown, PA8.8Erie, PA: 8.8 %Erie, PA8.8Pottstown, PA: 8.6 %Pottstown, PA8.6Jefferson Hills, PA: 8.3 %Jefferson Hills, PA8.3Harrisburg, PA: 8.3 %Harrisburg, PA8.3York, PA: 8.3 %York, PA8.3Reading, PA: 8 %Reading, PA8Lebanon, PA: 7.9 %Lebanon, PA7.9Hazleton, PA: 7.7 %Hazleton, PA7.7West Mifflin, PA: 7.7 %West Mifflin, PA7.7Baldwin, PA: 7.5 %Baldwin, PA7.5Johnstown, PA: 23.2 %Johnstown, PA23.2Indiana, PA: 21.9 %Indiana, PA21.9Wilkinsburg, PA: 19.6 %Wilkinsburg, PA19.6McKeesport, PA: 19.4 %McKeesport, PA19.4Butler, PA: 16.3 %Butler, PA16.3Chester, PA: 16 %Chester, PA16Wilkes-Barre, PA: 15.9 %Wilkes-Barre, PA15.9State College, PA: 15.1 %State College, PA15.1Scranton, PA: 14.8 %Scranton, PA14.8Bloomsburg, PA: 14.8 %Bloomsburg, PA14.8Pittsburgh, PA: 14.7 %Pittsburgh, PA14.7Pottsville, PA: 13.9 %Pottsville, PA13.9Washington, PA: 13.7 %Washington, PA13.7Williamsport, PA: 13.6 %Williamsport, PA13.6Nanticoke, PA: 13 %Nanticoke, PA13Darby, PA: 12.2 %Darby, PA12.2Sharon, PA: 12.1 %Sharon, PA12.1Meadville, PA: 12.1 %Meadville, PA12.1New Kensington, PA: 12 %New Kensington, PA12Altoona, PA: 11.8 %Altoona, PA11.8New Castle, PA: 11.5 %New Castle, PA11.5Northampton, PA: 11.4 %Northampton, PA11.4Munhall, PA: 10.8 %Munhall, PA10.8St. Marys, PA: 9.7 %St. Marys, PA9.7Dunmore, PA: 9.6 %Dunmore, PA9.6Philadelphia, PA: 9.2 %Philadelphia, PA9.2Kingston, PA: 8.9 %Kingston, PA8.9Monroeville, PA: 8.9 %Monroeville, PA8.9Easton, PA: 8.9 %Easton, PA8.9Norristown, PA: 8.8 %Norristown, PA8.8Erie, PA: 8.8 %Erie, PA8.8Pottstown, PA: 8.6 %Pottstown, PA8.6Jefferson Hills, PA: 8.3 %Jefferson Hills, PA8.3Harrisburg, PA: 8.3 %Harrisburg, PA8.3York, PA: 8.3 %York, PA8.3Reading, PA: 8 %Reading, PA8Lebanon, PA: 7.9 %Lebanon, PA7.9Hazleton, PA: 7.7 %Hazleton, PA7.7West Mifflin, PA: 7.7 %West Mifflin, PA7.7Baldwin, PA: 7.5 %Baldwin, PA7.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Johnstown, PA23.2+1.2 pts
2Indiana, PA21.9-2.1 pts
3Wilkinsburg, PA19.6+0.3 pts
4McKeesport, PA19.4+1.4 pts
5Butler, PA16.3-0 pts
6Chester, PA16+0.7 pts
7Wilkes-Barre, PA15.9-0.6 pts
8State College, PA15.1+2.1 pts
9Scranton, PA14.80 pts
10Bloomsburg, PA14.8-3.1 pts
11Pittsburgh, PA14.7+0.8 pts
12Pottsville, PA13.9-1.1 pts
13Washington, PA13.7+1.3 pts
14Williamsport, PA13.6-1.8 pts
15Nanticoke, PA13-1.6 pts
16Darby, PA12.2+1.6 pts
17Sharon, PA12.1-2.2 pts
18Meadville, PA12.1-2.4 pts
19New Kensington, PA12-1.5 pts
20Altoona, PA11.8-0 pts
21New Castle, PA11.5-1.6 pts
22Northampton, PA11.4+1.3 pts
23Munhall, PA10.8+0.4 pts
24St. Marys, PA9.7+1.8 pts
25Dunmore, PA9.6+1.8 pts
26Philadelphia, PA9.2-0.3 pts
27Kingston, PA8.9-0.7 pts
27Monroeville, PA8.9+0.1 pts
29Easton, PA8.9+0.4 pts
30Norristown, PA8.8+0.3 pts
31Erie, PA8.8-0.3 pts
32Pottstown, PA8.6-0.7 pts
33Jefferson Hills, PA8.3+0.9 pts
34Harrisburg, PA8.3-1.8 pts
34York, PA8.3+0.7 pts
36Reading, PA8-1.4 pts
37Lebanon, PA7.9-0.8 pts
38Hazleton, PA7.7-1.2 pts
39West Mifflin, PA7.7+0.7 pts
40Baldwin, PA7.5+0.6 pts
41Columbia, PA7.5-0.5 pts
42Coatesville, PA7.1-1 pts
43Hanover, PA7-0.9 pts
44Greensburg, PA6.7+0.8 pts
45Wyomissing, PA6.7+0.2 pts
46Allentown, PA6.3-0.1 pts
47Carlisle, PA6.1+0.5 pts
48Berwick, PA5.8-2.2 pts
49Whitehall, PA5.7+0.7 pts
50Plum, PA5.6-1.2 pts
51Bethel Park, PA5.40 pts
52Murrysville, PA4.8+0.6 pts
53Chambersburg, PA4.7+1.1 pts
54Lancaster, PA4.70 pts
55Franklin Park, PA4.6-0.2 pts
56Waynesboro, PA4.4-0.1 pts
57Bethlehem, PA4-0.4 pts
58Yeadon, PA4-0.6 pts
59Phoenixville, PA3.9-2.2 pts
60West Chester, PA3.9-1.1 pts
61Lansdowne, PA3.8-1 pts
62Lower Burrell, PA3.5+1.1 pts
63Hermitage, PA3.5-1.2 pts
64Mechanicsburg, PA2.9-0.7 pts
65Lansdale, PA2.6-0.5 pts
66Elizabethtown, PA1.9+0.1 pts
67Emmaus, PA1.8-2.7 pts
68Ephrata, PA0.8-0.2 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/pennsylvania-cities. 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 Pennsylvania by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/pennsylvania-cities.

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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 Pennsylvania by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Johnstown, PA, with 23.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ephrata, PA, with 0.8% in 2024.

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