Cities in Texas by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024
Borger, TX had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 256 cities in 2024, at 31.5%. Northlake, TX had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.4% and the figure for Texas was 9.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 cities, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borger, TX | 31.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 2 | Galveston, TX | 29.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 3 | Freeport, TX | 23.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 4 | Alamo, TX | 21.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 5 | Fredericksburg, TX | 21.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 6 | Rockport, TX | 20.9 | -2.4 pts |
| 7 | Orange, TX | 20.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 8 | Roma, TX | 20.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 9 | Raymondville, TX | 19.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 10 | Pampa, TX | 18.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 11 | Weslaco, TX | 18.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 12 | Sweetwater, TX | 17.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 13 | Town of Pecos, TX | 16.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 14 | Bonham, TX | 16.8 | +4.3 pts |
| 15 | Palmview, TX | 16.4 | -1 pts |
| 16 | Beeville, TX | 16.4 | -1.9 pts |
| 16 | Clute, TX | 16.4 | +1.6 pts |
| 18 | Tyler, TX | 16.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 19 | Plainview, TX | 16.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 20 | Donna, TX | 16 | +0.9 pts |
| 21 | Port Arthur, TX | 15.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 22 | Alvin, TX | 15.2 | +2.5 pts |
| 23 | Levelland, TX | 14.7 | +2.6 pts |
| 24 | Brownwood, TX | 14.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 25 | Henderson, TX | 14.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 26 | Paris, TX | 14.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 27 | Beaumont, TX | 14.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 28 | Kingsville, TX | 14.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 29 | Dumas, TX | 14 | +2.8 pts |
| 30 | Granbury, TX | 13.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 31 | Mercedes, TX | 13.7 | -4.1 pts |
| 32 | Kilgore, TX | 13.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 33 | Mission, TX | 13.6 | -0 pts |
| 34 | Big Spring, TX | 13.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 35 | Uvalde, TX | 13.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 36 | Athens, TX | 13.1 | -2 pts |
| 37 | Marshall, TX | 13.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 38 | Alice, TX | 13.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 39 | White Settlement, TX | 13 | -0.6 pts |
| 40 | Palestine, TX | 13 | +0.8 pts |
| 41 | Corpus Christi, TX | 12.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 41 | Snyder, TX | 12.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 43 | Port Neches, TX | 12.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 44 | Rio Grande City, TX | 12.4 | -2.3 pts |
| 45 | Robstown, TX | 12.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 46 | Huntsville, TX | 12.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 47 | Harlingen, TX | 12.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 48 | Victoria, TX | 12 | -1.6 pts |
| 49 | Corsicana, TX | 12 | +0.3 pts |
| 49 | Wichita Falls, TX | 12 | -0.1 pts |
| 51 | Waco, TX | 11.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 52 | Pharr, TX | 11.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 53 | Hereford, TX | 11.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 54 | Abilene, TX | 11.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 55 | McAllen, TX | 11.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 56 | Portland, TX | 11.6 | -2 pts |
| 57 | Ingleside, TX | 11.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 58 | Nacogdoches, TX | 11.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 59 | Lufkin, TX | 11.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 60 | Alton, TX | 11.3 | +4 pts |
| 61 | Burkburnett, TX | 11.1 | +1 pts |
| 62 | Pleasanton, TX | 11 | +2.3 pts |
| 63 | Iowa Colony, TX | 10.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 63 | San Benito, TX | 10.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 65 | Sulphur Springs, TX | 10.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 66 | Jacksonville, TX | 10.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 67 | Mineral Wells, TX | 10.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 68 | San Angelo, TX | 10.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 69 | Amarillo, TX | 10.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 69 | Houston, TX | 10.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 71 | Eagle Pass, TX | 10.6 | +3.1 pts |
| 71 | Leon Valley, TX | 10.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 73 | Bay City, TX | 10.5 | -2.3 pts |
| 74 | Dayton, TX | 10.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 75 | Texarkana, TX | 10.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 76 | Lago Vista, TX | 10.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 77 | College Station, TX | 10.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 78 | Longview, TX | 10.2 | -1 pts |
| 79 | Greenville, TX | 10.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 80 | Groves, TX | 9.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 80 | Webster, TX | 9.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 82 | Bryan, TX | 9.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 83 | Dallas, TX | 9.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 84 | San Antonio, TX | 9.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 85 | Balch Springs, TX | 9.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 86 | Lubbock, TX | 9.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 87 | Stephenville, TX | 9.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 88 | Kaufman, TX | 9.3 | -2 pts |
| 89 | Baytown, TX | 9.3 | +1 pts |
| 90 | San Elizario, TX | 9.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 91 | Killeen, TX | 9.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 92 | Edinburg, TX | 9.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 93 | El Campo, TX | 9 | -1.3 pts |
| 94 | South Houston, TX | 8.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 95 | Denison, TX | 8.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 96 | Kerrville, TX | 8.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 97 | Santa Fe, TX | 8.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 98 | Lakeway, TX | 8.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 99 | Fort Worth, TX | 8.5 | 0 pts |
| 100 | La Marque, TX | 8.5 | -2.3 pts |
| 101 | Robinson, TX | 8.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 102 | Bellaire, TX | 8.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 103 | Boerne, TX | 8.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 103 | Farmers Branch, TX | 8.4 | -2.6 pts |
| 105 | Del Rio, TX | 8.3 | -0 pts |
| 106 | Canyon, TX | 8.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 106 | Kennedale, TX | 8.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 108 | Manvel, TX | 8.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 109 | Royse City, TX | 8 | +3.3 pts |
| 110 | Nederland, TX | 8 | -0.7 pts |
| 111 | San Juan, TX | 8 | -0.2 pts |
| 112 | New Braunfels, TX | 7.9 | -0 pts |
| 113 | Galena Park, TX | 7.8 | +2 pts |
| 113 | Pasadena, TX | 7.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 115 | Brenham, TX | 7.8 | +2.2 pts |
| 116 | Brownsville, TX | 7.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 116 | Sherman, TX | 7.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 118 | Port Lavaca, TX | 7.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 119 | San Marcos, TX | 7.7 | 0 pts |
| 120 | Ennis, TX | 7.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 121 | Angleton, TX | 7.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 122 | Cleburne, TX | 7.6 | 0 pts |
| 123 | El Paso, TX | 7.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 124 | Texas City, TX | 7.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 125 | Fairview, TX | 7.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 126 | Irving, TX | 7.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 127 | Temple, TX | 7.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 128 | Celina, TX | 7.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 129 | Euless, TX | 7.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 130 | Lockhart, TX | 7.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 131 | Seagoville, TX | 7.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 132 | Laredo, TX | 7.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 133 | Seabrook, TX | 7.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 134 | Mesquite, TX | 7 | +0.3 pts |
| 135 | Lake Jackson, TX | 7 | -0.1 pts |
| 136 | Arlington, TX | 7 | +0.3 pts |
| 137 | Deer Park, TX | 7 | +1.1 pts |
| 137 | Humble, TX | 7 | +1 pts |
| 139 | Dickinson, TX | 6.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 140 | Hidalgo, TX | 6.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 140 | Seguin, TX | 6.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 142 | Midland, TX | 6.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 143 | Haltom City, TX | 6.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 144 | Pearland, TX | 6.6 | +1 pts |
| 145 | Azle, TX | 6.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 146 | Fair Oaks Ranch, TX | 6.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 147 | Gainesville, TX | 6.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 148 | Katy, TX | 6.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 149 | Bellmead, TX | 6.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 150 | University Park, TX | 6.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 151 | Odessa, TX | 6.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 152 | Stafford, TX | 6.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 153 | Denton, TX | 6.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 154 | Belton, TX | 6.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 155 | Manor, TX | 6.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 155 | Tomball, TX | 6.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 157 | Taylor, TX | 6.3 | -1 pts |
| 158 | Gatesville, TX | 6.3 | -2.6 pts |
| 159 | Hurst, TX | 6.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 160 | Conroe, TX | 6.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 161 | Richmond, TX | 6.1 | 0 pts |
| 162 | Benbrook, TX | 6 | -1.9 pts |
| 163 | Lumberton, TX | 5.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 164 | Sanger, TX | 5.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 165 | Duncanville, TX | 5.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 165 | Rosenberg, TX | 5.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 167 | Weatherford, TX | 5.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 168 | Prosper, TX | 5.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 169 | Cibolo, TX | 5.7 | -1 pts |
| 170 | Grapevine, TX | 5.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 171 | Josephine, TX | 5.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 172 | Austin, TX | 5.6 | -0 pts |
| 172 | Bedford, TX | 5.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 174 | Waxahachie, TX | 5.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 175 | Rockwall, TX | 5.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 176 | Socorro, TX | 5.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 177 | Forney, TX | 5.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 178 | Harker Heights, TX | 5.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 179 | Fate, TX | 5.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 180 | Mansfield, TX | 5.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 181 | Addison, TX | 5.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 182 | Terrell, TX | 5 | -0.2 pts |
| 183 | Copperas Cove, TX | 5 | -0.5 pts |
| 183 | North Richland Hills, TX | 5 | +0.6 pts |
| 185 | Helotes, TX | 5 | +2.9 pts |
| 186 | Mount Pleasant, TX | 5 | -0.7 pts |
| 187 | Garland, TX | 4.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 188 | Roanoke, TX | 4.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 189 | Cedar Hill, TX | 4.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 190 | Round Rock, TX | 4.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 191 | Georgetown, TX | 4.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 192 | Grand Prairie, TX | 4.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 193 | Horizon City, TX | 4.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 194 | Allen, TX | 4.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 195 | DeSoto, TX | 4.7 | -0 pts |
| 196 | Pflugerville, TX | 4.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 197 | Lancaster, TX | 4.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 197 | Live Oak, TX | 4.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 199 | McKinney, TX | 4.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 200 | Forest Hill, TX | 4.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 201 | Little Elm, TX | 4.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 202 | Burleson, TX | 4.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 202 | Richardson, TX | 4.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 204 | Plano, TX | 4.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 205 | League City, TX | 4.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 206 | Anna, TX | 4.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 207 | Crowley, TX | 4.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 208 | Carrollton, TX | 4.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 209 | Missouri City, TX | 4.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 210 | Lewisville, TX | 4.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 211 | Watauga, TX | 4.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 212 | Wylie, TX | 4.2 | -0 pts |
| 213 | The Colony, TX | 4.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 214 | Schertz, TX | 4 | +0.3 pts |
| 215 | Southlake, TX | 4 | -0.4 pts |
| 216 | Liberty Hill, TX | 4 | -6.6 pts |
| 217 | Frisco, TX | 3.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 218 | Friendswood, TX | 3.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 219 | West University Place, TX | 3.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 220 | Selma, TX | 3.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 221 | Corinth, TX | 3.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 222 | Sugar Land, TX | 3.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 223 | Converse, TX | 3.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 224 | Bastrop, TX | 3.6 | -3.8 pts |
| 225 | Dripping Springs, TX | 3.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 226 | Rowlett, TX | 3.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 227 | Colleyville, TX | 3.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 228 | Red Oak, TX | 3.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 229 | La Porte, TX | 3.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 230 | Coppell, TX | 3.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 231 | Princeton, TX | 3.2 | -0 pts |
| 232 | Universal City, TX | 3.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 233 | Lavon, TX | 3.1 | +3.1 pts |
| 234 | Hutto, TX | 3.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 235 | Buda, TX | 3 | -0.8 pts |
| 236 | Andrews, TX | 2.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 237 | Elgin, TX | 2.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 238 | Midlothian, TX | 2.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 239 | Keller, TX | 2.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 240 | Leander, TX | 2.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 241 | Sachse, TX | 2.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 242 | Trophy Club, TX | 2.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 243 | Hewitt, TX | 2.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 244 | Kyle, TX | 2.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 245 | Highland Village, TX | 2.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 246 | Flower Mound, TX | 2.3 | 0 pts |
| 247 | Glenn Heights, TX | 2 | -0.9 pts |
| 247 | Providence Village, TX | 2 | +0.7 pts |
| 249 | Saginaw, TX | 1.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 250 | Cedar Park, TX | 1.7 | 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-cities (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 Texas by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024}},
year = {2026},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?
Borger, TX, with 31.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?
Northlake, TX, with 0% in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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