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

Borger, TX had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 256 cities in 2022, at 33.6%. Murphy, TX had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8% and the figure for Texas was 10%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.6Borger, TX
Lowest0Murphy, TX
Median8256 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2022

Borger, TX: 33.6 %Borger, TX33.6Galveston, TX: 30.7 %Galveston, TX30.7Rockport, TX: 27.9 %Rockport, TX27.9Weslaco, TX: 21.7 %Weslaco, TX21.7Orange, TX: 21.5 %Orange, TX21.5Freeport, TX: 20.4 %Freeport, TX20.4Sweetwater, TX: 20.4 %Sweetwater, TX20.4Raymondville, TX: 20.1 %Raymondville, TX20.1Alamo, TX: 20.1 %Alamo, TX20.1Fredericksburg, TX: 20 %Fredericksburg, TX20Roma, TX: 19.6 %Roma, TX19.6Pampa, TX: 19.5 %Pampa, TX19.5Port Arthur, TX: 18.5 %Port Arthur, TX18.5Mercedes, TX: 18.2 %Mercedes, TX18.2Town of Pecos, TX: 17.4 %Town of Pecos, TX17.4Palmview, TX: 17.3 %Palmview, TX17.3Plainview, TX: 17.1 %Plainview, TX17.1Snyder, TX: 17 %Snyder, TX17Marshall, TX: 16.7 %Marshall, TX16.7Rio Grande City, TX: 16.5 %Rio Grande City, TX16.5Henderson, TX: 16.4 %Henderson, TX16.4Tyler, TX: 16.2 %Tyler, TX16.2Donna, TX: 16 %Donna, TX16Beeville, TX: 15.8 %Beeville, TX15.8Portland, TX: 15 %Portland, TX15Bay City, TX: 14.8 %Bay City, TX14.8Granbury, TX: 14.7 %Granbury, TX14.7Mission, TX: 14.5 %Mission, TX14.5Athens, TX: 14.1 %Athens, TX14.1Kingsville, TX: 14.1 %Kingsville, TX14.1Dumas, TX: 14 %Dumas, TX14Ingleside, TX: 14 %Ingleside, TX14Big Spring, TX: 13.9 %Big Spring, TX13.9Mineral Wells, TX: 13.8 %Mineral Wells, TX13.8Robstown, TX: 13.5 %Robstown, TX13.5Beaumont, TX: 13.4 %Beaumont, TX13.4Levelland, TX: 13.4 %Levelland, TX13.4Alice, TX: 13.3 %Alice, TX13.3Dayton, TX: 13.3 %Dayton, TX13.3San Elizario, TX: 13.2 %San Elizario, TX13.2Borger, TX: 33.6 %Borger, TX33.6Galveston, TX: 30.7 %Galveston, TX30.7Rockport, TX: 27.9 %Rockport, TX27.9Weslaco, TX: 21.7 %Weslaco, TX21.7Orange, TX: 21.5 %Orange, TX21.5Freeport, TX: 20.4 %Freeport, TX20.4Sweetwater, TX: 20.4 %Sweetwater, TX20.4Raymondville, TX: 20.1 %Raymondville, TX20.1Alamo, TX: 20.1 %Alamo, TX20.1Fredericksburg, TX: 20 %Fredericksburg, TX20Roma, TX: 19.6 %Roma, TX19.6Pampa, TX: 19.5 %Pampa, TX19.5Port Arthur, TX: 18.5 %Port Arthur, TX18.5Mercedes, TX: 18.2 %Mercedes, TX18.2Town of Pecos, TX: 17.4 %Town of Pecos, TX17.4Palmview, TX: 17.3 %Palmview, TX17.3Plainview, TX: 17.1 %Plainview, TX17.1Snyder, TX: 17 %Snyder, TX17Marshall, TX: 16.7 %Marshall, TX16.7Rio Grande City, TX: 16.5 %Rio Grande City, TX16.5Henderson, TX: 16.4 %Henderson, TX16.4Tyler, TX: 16.2 %Tyler, TX16.2Donna, TX: 16 %Donna, TX16Beeville, TX: 15.8 %Beeville, TX15.8Portland, TX: 15 %Portland, TX15Bay City, TX: 14.8 %Bay City, TX14.8Granbury, TX: 14.7 %Granbury, TX14.7Mission, TX: 14.5 %Mission, TX14.5Athens, TX: 14.1 %Athens, TX14.1Kingsville, TX: 14.1 %Kingsville, TX14.1Dumas, TX: 14 %Dumas, TX14Ingleside, TX: 14 %Ingleside, TX14Big Spring, TX: 13.9 %Big Spring, TX13.9Mineral Wells, TX: 13.8 %Mineral Wells, TX13.8Robstown, TX: 13.5 %Robstown, TX13.5Beaumont, TX: 13.4 %Beaumont, TX13.4Levelland, TX: 13.4 %Levelland, TX13.4Alice, TX: 13.3 %Alice, TX13.3Dayton, TX: 13.3 %Dayton, TX13.3San Elizario, TX: 13.2 %San Elizario, TX13.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Borger, TX33.6+1.5 pts
2Galveston, TX30.7-0.7 pts
3Rockport, TX27.9-5.9 pts
4Weslaco, TX21.7-1 pts
5Orange, TX21.5+0.3 pts
6Freeport, TX20.4+2.7 pts
6Sweetwater, TX20.4-2.3 pts
8Raymondville, TX20.1+1.5 pts
9Alamo, TX20.1+0.3 pts
10Fredericksburg, TX20+2.1 pts
11Roma, TX19.60 pts
12Pampa, TX19.5-1.7 pts
13Port Arthur, TX18.5-0.5 pts
14Mercedes, TX18.2-0.2 pts
15Town of Pecos, TX17.4n/a
16Palmview, TX17.3-1.4 pts
17Plainview, TX17.1+0.4 pts
18Snyder, TX17+5.1 pts
19Marshall, TX16.7-2 pts
20Rio Grande City, TX16.5-0.9 pts
21Henderson, TX16.4+1.3 pts
22Tyler, TX16.2+0.7 pts
23Donna, TX16-2.4 pts
24Beeville, TX15.8-0.1 pts
25Portland, TX15+0.2 pts
26Bay City, TX14.8-1.5 pts
27Granbury, TX14.7+0.7 pts
28Mission, TX14.5-1 pts
29Athens, TX14.1-1 pts
30Kingsville, TX14.1-2.4 pts
31Dumas, TX14-1.7 pts
32Ingleside, TX14+2.3 pts
33Big Spring, TX13.9+1.9 pts
34Mineral Wells, TX13.8-2.7 pts
35Robstown, TX13.5-0.6 pts
36Beaumont, TX13.4-0.3 pts
36Levelland, TX13.4-0.5 pts
38Alice, TX13.3+0.7 pts
39Dayton, TX13.3-0.9 pts
40San Elizario, TX13.2+0.1 pts
41Clute, TX13.2-2 pts
42Nacogdoches, TX13-1.1 pts
43Pharr, TX13+0.6 pts
44Kilgore, TX12.9+0.6 pts
44Wichita Falls, TX12.9-0.7 pts
46Bonham, TX12.9-0.3 pts
47San Benito, TX12.9-1.3 pts
48Harlingen, TX12.8-0.8 pts
48Iowa Colony, TX12.8+1.8 pts
50College Station, TX12.7-1.3 pts
51Gatesville, TX12.7-3.8 pts
52Pleasanton, TX12.7-0.5 pts
52Victoria, TX12.7+0.4 pts
54Lufkin, TX12.5+0.3 pts
55Huntsville, TX12.4-0.4 pts
56Corpus Christi, TX12.3+0.3 pts
57Port Neches, TX12.3+1.9 pts
58Alvin, TX12.2+1.5 pts
59Paris, TX12.10 pts
60Brownwood, TX12.1-0.9 pts
61Waco, TX12.1+0.5 pts
62White Settlement, TX12.1+0.8 pts
63Hereford, TX11.9+0.4 pts
64San Angelo, TX11.8-0.3 pts
65McAllen, TX11.7-0.3 pts
66Texarkana, TX11.7-1.6 pts
67Abilene, TX11.6-0 pts
68Port Lavaca, TX11.6-0.9 pts
69Denison, TX11.5+0.3 pts
70Longview, TX11.5-0.3 pts
71Farmers Branch, TX11.3+0.3 pts
72Burkburnett, TX11.3-0.5 pts
72Lago Vista, TX11.3+0.6 pts
74Santa Fe, TX11.2+2.2 pts
75Corsicana, TX11.1-1.9 pts
76South Houston, TX11.1-0.5 pts
77Uvalde, TX11+0.2 pts
78Houston, TX10.8-0.5 pts
79Bryan, TX10.6-0.5 pts
80La Marque, TX10.6-1.3 pts
81Eagle Pass, TX10.6+0.4 pts
82Dickinson, TX10.5-2.2 pts
83Stephenville, TX10.5-3.5 pts
84Nederland, TX10.5+0.1 pts
85Amarillo, TX10.5+0.3 pts
86Groves, TX10.4+0.3 pts
87Canyon, TX10.4+1.7 pts
88Lockhart, TX10.4-1.3 pts
89Palestine, TX10.3-0.9 pts
90Jacksonville, TX10.2-0.7 pts
91Sulphur Springs, TX10.1-0.9 pts
92Dallas, TX10-0.2 pts
93Kaufman, TX9.8+1.7 pts
94Killeen, TX9.8-0.8 pts
95Addison, TX9.6-1.1 pts
96El Campo, TX9.6-0.4 pts
97Greenville, TX9.5+1.5 pts
98Sherman, TX9.4-1.2 pts
99San Juan, TX9.4+0.6 pts
100Bellaire, TX9.3-0.8 pts
101Seguin, TX9.30 pts
102Bellmead, TX9.2+1.3 pts
103Katy, TX9.2-1 pts
104Lakeway, TX9.2+1 pts
105Pasadena, TX9.1-0.4 pts
106Kerrville, TX9.1+2.1 pts
107Prosper, TX9+1.4 pts
108Fairview, TX9-0.3 pts
109Lubbock, TX8.9-0.7 pts
110Seabrook, TX8.9-1.2 pts
111Benbrook, TX8.9+0.9 pts
112Webster, TX8.8-1.8 pts
113Baytown, TX8.7+0.1 pts
114San Marcos, TX8.7-0.2 pts
115San Antonio, TX8.6+0.1 pts
116Angleton, TX8.5-0.5 pts
117Azle, TX8.5-0.7 pts
118Leon Valley, TX8.5+1.4 pts
119Taylor, TX8.4+0.2 pts
120Odessa, TX8.4-0.1 pts
121Brownsville, TX8.4-0.5 pts
121Edinburg, TX8.4-0.5 pts
123Texas City, TX8.4-1.6 pts
124Alton, TX8.3+1.3 pts
125Fort Worth, TX8.3-0.1 pts
126Del Rio, TX8.2-1.4 pts
127Stafford, TX8.1+0.5 pts
128Brenham, TX8-0.8 pts
128Mount Pleasant, TX8-1.2 pts
130El Paso, TX7.9-0.4 pts
131Boerne, TX7.9+1 pts
132Hidalgo, TX7.8+2 pts
133Laredo, TX7.8-0.5 pts
134Harker Heights, TX7.8-0.2 pts
134Lake Jackson, TX7.8+0.2 pts
136New Braunfels, TX7.7-0.4 pts
137Weatherford, TX7.6+0.3 pts
138Temple, TX7.5-0.7 pts
139Balch Springs, TX7.5-2 pts
140Seagoville, TX7.5-2.5 pts
141Hurst, TX7.4-0.1 pts
142Robinson, TX7.3+1 pts
143Conroe, TX7.3-0.7 pts
144Roanoke, TX7.3+1.3 pts
145Ennis, TX7.2-1.7 pts
145Tomball, TX7.2+2.2 pts
147Denton, TX7.1-0.7 pts
148Lumberton, TX7-0.3 pts
149Dripping Springs, TX7+1.7 pts
150Belton, TX6.9+0.8 pts
151Haltom City, TX6.9+0.1 pts
152Arlington, TX6.8-0.4 pts
153Irving, TX6.7+0.2 pts
154Euless, TX6.7+0.4 pts
154Red Oak, TX6.7+1.9 pts
156Copperas Cove, TX6.5-2.1 pts
157Midland, TX6.5-0.4 pts
158Bastrop, TX6.4-2.2 pts
158Fair Oaks Ranch, TX6.4+0.3 pts
160Richmond, TX6.4-2.8 pts
160Rosenberg, TX6.4-1.5 pts
162Duncanville, TX6.4+0.7 pts
163Gainesville, TX6.2-1 pts
164Cibolo, TX6.2+0.1 pts
164Terrell, TX6.2+0.2 pts
166Cleburne, TX6.1+0.9 pts
167Forney, TX6+0.8 pts
168Anna, TX5.9-3.8 pts
169Austin, TX5.9-0.8 pts
170Forest Hill, TX5.9-0.1 pts
171Deer Park, TX5.8+1.5 pts
172Kennedale, TX5.8-2 pts
173Mesquite, TX5.8+0.1 pts
173Waxahachie, TX5.8-0.5 pts
175Elgin, TX5.8+0.2 pts
176Sanger, TX5.7-1.9 pts
177Lewisville, TX5.7-1.2 pts
178DeSoto, TX5.6+0.5 pts
178University Park, TX5.6-0.1 pts
180Manvel, TX5.6-4.8 pts
181Pearland, TX5.5-0.3 pts
182Humble, TX5.5-0.4 pts
183Lancaster, TX5.5+0.9 pts
184Royse City, TX5.5-0.1 pts
185Plano, TX5.4-0.2 pts
186Bedford, TX5.4+0.3 pts
186McKinney, TX5.4+0.5 pts
188Richardson, TX5.4-1.2 pts
189Socorro, TX5.2+0.7 pts
190The Colony, TX5-0.7 pts
191Frisco, TX5-0.7 pts
192Round Rock, TX5-0.1 pts
193Grand Prairie, TX4.9-0.6 pts
194Liberty Hill, TX4.9-1.9 pts
195Georgetown, TX4.9-0.6 pts
196Grapevine, TX4.8+0.2 pts
197Manor, TX4.8+1.7 pts
198La Porte, TX4.7-0.4 pts
199Fulshear, TX4.7-0.5 pts
200Friendswood, TX4.7-1 pts
201Allen, TX4.7-0.7 pts
202Garland, TX4.7+0.3 pts
203Galena Park, TX4.6-0.9 pts
204Live Oak, TX4.6+1.5 pts
205Andrews, TX4.5-3.6 pts
206Southlake, TX4.5+0.9 pts
207Little Elm, TX4.4+0.3 pts
208Buda, TX4.3+0.8 pts
208Carrollton, TX4.3-0.3 pts
210Missouri City, TX4.30 pts
211Horizon City, TX4.2+0.5 pts
212Schertz, TX4+0.1 pts
213Crowley, TX4-0.6 pts
213Leander, TX4-0.7 pts
215North Richland Hills, TX4-0.3 pts
216Rockwall, TX3.9-0.2 pts
217Burleson, TX3.9+0.5 pts
218Mansfield, TX3.9-0.1 pts
219League City, TX3.8+0.1 pts
220Pflugerville, TX3.8-0.2 pts
221Glenn Heights, TX3.7-1.5 pts
222Josephine, TX3.6+0.2 pts
223Cedar Hill, TX3.6-0.4 pts
224Wylie, TX3.5+1.1 pts
225Midlothian, TX3.4+0.1 pts
225Mont Belvieu, TX3.4-0.7 pts
227Kyle, TX3.4-0.9 pts
227Sugar Land, TX3.4-0.7 pts
229Rowlett, TX3.3-0.5 pts
230Corinth, TX3.3+0.2 pts
231Watauga, TX3.2+0.8 pts
232Princeton, TX3.1+0.9 pts
233Melissa, TX3+0.5 pts
233Universal City, TX3+0.4 pts
233West University Place, TX3-0.2 pts
236Fate, TX2.7+0.1 pts
236Flower Mound, TX2.7-0.1 pts
238Hutto, TX2.6+0.7 pts
239Selma, TX2.5-0.3 pts
240Celina, TX2.5+0.7 pts
241Coppell, TX2.4-0.1 pts
242Northlake, TX2.4-2.5 pts
243Keller, TX2.2-0.2 pts
244Helotes, TX2+1.7 pts
244Sachse, TX2-0.6 pts
246Trophy Club, TX2+0.7 pts
247Converse, TX1.9-1.6 pts
248Cedar Park, TX1.8-1.2 pts
249Colleyville, TX1.7-0.4 pts
250Heath, TX1.7-0 pts

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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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Borger, TX, with 33.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Murphy, TX, with 0% in 2022.

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