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

Indiana, PA had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 68 cities in 2022, at 23.9%. Elizabethtown, PA had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 8.9% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.9Indiana, PA
Lowest1.9Elizabethtown, PA
Median8.968 cities
Pennsylvania9.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Indiana, PA: 23.9 %Indiana, PA23.9Johnstown, PA: 23.2 %Johnstown, PA23.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 19.1 %Wilkinsburg, PA19.1McKeesport, PA: 17.5 %McKeesport, PA17.5Wilkes-Barre, PA: 17.3 %Wilkes-Barre, PA17.3Williamsport, PA: 17 %Williamsport, PA17Bloomsburg, PA: 15.7 %Bloomsburg, PA15.7New Kensington, PA: 15.4 %New Kensington, PA15.4Meadville, PA: 14.9 %Meadville, PA14.9Scranton, PA: 14.7 %Scranton, PA14.7Nanticoke, PA: 14.6 %Nanticoke, PA14.6Sharon, PA: 14.4 %Sharon, PA14.4Butler, PA: 14.4 %Butler, PA14.4Chester, PA: 14.3 %Chester, PA14.3New Castle, PA: 13.7 %New Castle, PA13.7Pottsville, PA: 13.7 %Pottsville, PA13.7Pittsburgh, PA: 13.1 %Pittsburgh, PA13.1State College, PA: 13 %State College, PA13Darby, PA: 12.6 %Darby, PA12.6Harrisburg, PA: 12 %Harrisburg, PA12Munhall, PA: 11.8 %Munhall, PA11.8Altoona, PA: 11.7 %Altoona, PA11.7Washington, PA: 11.4 %Washington, PA11.4Pottstown, PA: 10.4 %Pottstown, PA10.4Northampton, PA: 10.2 %Northampton, PA10.2Kingston, PA: 10.1 %Kingston, PA10.1Erie, PA: 9.9 %Erie, PA9.9Philadelphia, PA: 9.8 %Philadelphia, PA9.8Norristown, PA: 9.5 %Norristown, PA9.5Reading, PA: 9.4 %Reading, PA9.4Easton, PA: 9.1 %Easton, PA9.1Berwick, PA: 9.1 %Berwick, PA9.1Lebanon, PA: 9.1 %Lebanon, PA9.1Hazleton, PA: 9 %Hazleton, PA9Monroeville, PA: 8.7 %Monroeville, PA8.7Hanover, PA: 8.7 %Hanover, PA8.7Jefferson Hills, PA: 8.4 %Jefferson Hills, PA8.4Columbia, PA: 8.3 %Columbia, PA8.3Coatesville, PA: 8.2 %Coatesville, PA8.2West Mifflin, PA: 8.1 %West Mifflin, PA8.1Indiana, PA: 23.9 %Indiana, PA23.9Johnstown, PA: 23.2 %Johnstown, PA23.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 19.1 %Wilkinsburg, PA19.1McKeesport, PA: 17.5 %McKeesport, PA17.5Wilkes-Barre, PA: 17.3 %Wilkes-Barre, PA17.3Williamsport, PA: 17 %Williamsport, PA17Bloomsburg, PA: 15.7 %Bloomsburg, PA15.7New Kensington, PA: 15.4 %New Kensington, PA15.4Meadville, PA: 14.9 %Meadville, PA14.9Scranton, PA: 14.7 %Scranton, PA14.7Nanticoke, PA: 14.6 %Nanticoke, PA14.6Sharon, PA: 14.4 %Sharon, PA14.4Butler, PA: 14.4 %Butler, PA14.4Chester, PA: 14.3 %Chester, PA14.3New Castle, PA: 13.7 %New Castle, PA13.7Pottsville, PA: 13.7 %Pottsville, PA13.7Pittsburgh, PA: 13.1 %Pittsburgh, PA13.1State College, PA: 13 %State College, PA13Darby, PA: 12.6 %Darby, PA12.6Harrisburg, PA: 12 %Harrisburg, PA12Munhall, PA: 11.8 %Munhall, PA11.8Altoona, PA: 11.7 %Altoona, PA11.7Washington, PA: 11.4 %Washington, PA11.4Pottstown, PA: 10.4 %Pottstown, PA10.4Northampton, PA: 10.2 %Northampton, PA10.2Kingston, PA: 10.1 %Kingston, PA10.1Erie, PA: 9.9 %Erie, PA9.9Philadelphia, PA: 9.8 %Philadelphia, PA9.8Norristown, PA: 9.5 %Norristown, PA9.5Reading, PA: 9.4 %Reading, PA9.4Easton, PA: 9.1 %Easton, PA9.1Berwick, PA: 9.1 %Berwick, PA9.1Lebanon, PA: 9.1 %Lebanon, PA9.1Hazleton, PA: 9 %Hazleton, PA9Monroeville, PA: 8.7 %Monroeville, PA8.7Hanover, PA: 8.7 %Hanover, PA8.7Jefferson Hills, PA: 8.4 %Jefferson Hills, PA8.4Columbia, PA: 8.3 %Columbia, PA8.3Coatesville, PA: 8.2 %Coatesville, PA8.2West Mifflin, PA: 8.1 %West Mifflin, PA8.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Indiana, PA23.9+0.1 pts
2Johnstown, PA23.2-0.8 pts
3Wilkinsburg, PA19.1+0.5 pts
4McKeesport, PA17.5-1.1 pts
5Wilkes-Barre, PA17.3-0.4 pts
6Williamsport, PA17+0.9 pts
7Bloomsburg, PA15.7-0.1 pts
8New Kensington, PA15.4-0.7 pts
9Meadville, PA14.9+0.3 pts
10Scranton, PA14.7-0 pts
11Nanticoke, PA14.6-0.3 pts
12Sharon, PA14.4-3.1 pts
13Butler, PA14.4-1.4 pts
14Chester, PA14.3-1 pts
15New Castle, PA13.7+0.8 pts
16Pottsville, PA13.7-3.6 pts
17Pittsburgh, PA13.1+0.6 pts
18State College, PA13-0.7 pts
19Darby, PA12.6-0.4 pts
20Harrisburg, PA12-3.2 pts
21Munhall, PA11.8+0.2 pts
22Altoona, PA11.7-0.2 pts
23Washington, PA11.4-2.1 pts
24Pottstown, PA10.4-1 pts
25Northampton, PA10.2+1.8 pts
26Kingston, PA10.1-0.1 pts
27Erie, PA9.9-0.6 pts
28Philadelphia, PA9.8-0.5 pts
29Norristown, PA9.5-0.3 pts
30Reading, PA9.4-0.9 pts
31Easton, PA9.1-1.5 pts
32Berwick, PA9.1-1.1 pts
33Lebanon, PA9.1-0.4 pts
34Hazleton, PA9-1.3 pts
35Monroeville, PA8.7+0.1 pts
36Hanover, PA8.7-0.6 pts
37Jefferson Hills, PA8.4+0.8 pts
38Columbia, PA8.3+0.4 pts
39Coatesville, PA8.2-0.9 pts
40West Mifflin, PA8.1-0.3 pts
41Dunmore, PA7.8-1.5 pts
42York, PA7.7-1.2 pts
43St. Marys, PA7.5+0.6 pts
44Wyomissing, PA7.4+1.8 pts
45Allentown, PA7.30 pts
46Baldwin, PA6.9+1.2 pts
47Greensburg, PA6.6-1.3 pts
48West Chester, PA6.2+0.6 pts
49Lansdowne, PA6.1-2.5 pts
50Carlisle, PA6.10 pts
51Phoenixville, PA6+0.4 pts
52Plum, PA6+0.6 pts
53Hermitage, PA5.8-0.5 pts
54Franklin Park, PA5.5+1.6 pts
55Lancaster, PA5.3-0.2 pts
56Mechanicsburg, PA5.1+0.5 pts
57Bethlehem, PA5-0.6 pts
58Yeadon, PA5-0.4 pts
59Bethel Park, PA4.9+0.8 pts
60Waynesboro, PA4.9-1.7 pts
61Emmaus, PA4.8+0.5 pts
62Murrysville, PA4.6+1.2 pts
63Chambersburg, PA4.4-0.6 pts
64Whitehall, PA4.2+0.9 pts
65Lansdale, PA3.5+0.3 pts
66Ephrata, PA3.3+0.6 pts
67Lower Burrell, PA2.1-3.2 pts
68Elizabethtown, PA1.9-1.4 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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)?

Indiana, PA, with 23.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Elizabethtown, PA, with 1.9% in 2022.

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