US cities by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)
Ocean City, NJ had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 3214 cities in 2022, at 73.5%. Waldwick, NJ had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for the United States was 10.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 cities, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean City, NJ | 73.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 2 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | 66.4 | -1 pts |
| 3 | Panama City Beach, FL | 60.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 4 | Marco Island, FL | 54.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 5 | Truckee, CA | 53.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 6 | Destin, FL | 53.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 7 | Gulf Shores, AL | 51.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 8 | Sunny Isles Beach, FL | 51.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 9 | Naples, FL | 48.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 10 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 43.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 11 | Steamboat Springs, CO | 43.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 12 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 43.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 13 | Rancho Mirage, CA | 42 | +0.8 pts |
| 14 | Oxford, MS | 39.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 15 | Lincoln City, OR | 38.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 16 | Show Low, AZ | 38 | -1.2 pts |
| 17 | Marathon, FL | 37.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 18 | La Quinta, CA | 37.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 19 | Key Biscayne, FL | 37.1 | -1.8 pts |
| 20 | Bonita Springs, FL | 36.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 21 | Branson, MO | 36.3 | -3.3 pts |
| 22 | Aventura, FL | 35.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 23 | Palm Springs, CA | 34.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 24 | Miami Beach, FL | 34.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 25 | Palm Desert, CA | 34.4 | -1 pts |
| 26 | Borger, TX | 33.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 27 | Cocoa Beach, FL | 33.1 | 0 pts |
| 28 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 33 | -3.9 pts |
| 29 | Hallandale Beach, FL | 32.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 30 | Estero, FL | 32.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 31 | East Cleveland, OH | 31.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 32 | Laconia, NH | 30.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 33 | Galveston, TX | 30.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 34 | East St. Louis, IL | 29.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 35 | New Smyrna Beach, FL | 29.3 | -1 pts |
| 36 | Coronado, CA | 29.3 | +2.5 pts |
| 37 | Venice, FL | 29.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 38 | Vero Beach, FL | 28.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 39 | Gary, IN | 28.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 40 | Palmetto, FL | 28.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 41 | Rockport, TX | 27.9 | -5.9 pts |
| 42 | Magnolia, AR | 27.6 | +3.5 pts |
| 43 | Barnstable Town, MA | 27.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 44 | Camden, AR | 27.5 | +4.2 pts |
| 45 | Riverdale, IL | 27 | +1.6 pts |
| 46 | St. Augustine, FL | 26.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 47 | Punta Gorda, FL | 26.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 48 | Cahokia Heights, IL | 26 | |
| 49 | Blytheville, AR | 25.8 | +1 pts |
| 50 | Grovetown, GA | 25 | -5.5 pts |
| 51 | Greenwood, MS | 24.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 52 | Waycross, GA | 24.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 53 | North Palm Beach, FL | 24.4 | 0 pts |
| 54 | Gulfport, FL | 24.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 55 | Indiana, PA | 23.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 56 | Riviera Beach, FL | 23.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 57 | Clearlake, CA | 23.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 58 | Harvey, IL | 23.7 | -1 pts |
| 59 | Milledgeville, GA | 23.7 | +1.5 pts |
| 60 | Vicksburg, MS | 23.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 61 | Prichard, AL | 23.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 62 | Natchez, MS | 23.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 62 | Pine Bluff, AR | 23.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 64 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 23.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 65 | Natchitoches, LA | 23.2 | -1 pts |
| 66 | Johnstown, PA | 23.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 67 | Troy, AL | 23 | -1.5 pts |
| 68 | Key West, FL | 22.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 69 | Detroit, MI | 22.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 70 | Laguna Beach, CA | 22.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 71 | Williston, ND | 22.6 | -2.1 pts |
| 72 | Fort Myers, FL | 22.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 73 | Payson, AZ | 22.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 74 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 22.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 75 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 22.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 76 | Abbeville, LA | 21.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 77 | Newport, RI | 21.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 78 | Bullhead City, AZ | 21.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 79 | Pompano Beach, FL | 21.7 | -1 pts |
| 80 | Davenport, FL | 21.7 | +1.6 pts |
| 81 | Mesquite, NV | 21.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 82 | Sarasota, FL | 21.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 83 | Weslaco, TX | 21.7 | -1 pts |
| 84 | Orange, TX | 21.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 85 | Morehead City, NC | 21.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 86 | Clarkston, GA | 21.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 87 | Bradenton, FL | 21.4 | 0 pts |
| 88 | Delray Beach, FL | 21.4 | +1 pts |
| 89 | McComb, MS | 21.2 | +4.5 pts |
| 90 | Gadsden, AL | 21.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 90 | Kent, OH | 21.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 92 | Haines City, FL | 21 | -2.4 pts |
| 93 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 94 | Asheville, NC | 20.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 94 | Stuart, FL | 20.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 96 | Jennings, MO | 20.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 97 | Birmingham, AL | 20.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 98 | Picayune, MS | 20.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 99 | East Chicago, IN | 20.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 100 | Elk City, OK | 20.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 101 | Flint, MI | 20.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 102 | Freeport, TX | 20.4 | +2.7 pts |
| 102 | Sweetwater, TX | 20.4 | -2.3 pts |
| 104 | Largo, FL | 20.3 | -1 pts |
| 105 | Florence, AZ | 20.3 | -2.8 pts |
| 106 | Bogalusa, LA | 20.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 107 | Morro Bay, CA | 20.3 | -2.3 pts |
| 108 | Atlantic City, NJ | 20.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 109 | Raymondville, TX | 20.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 110 | Oneonta, NY | 20.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 110 | Orangeburg, SC | 20.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 112 | Martinsville, VA | 20.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 113 | Alamo, TX | 20.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 114 | Fredericksburg, TX | 20 | +2.1 pts |
| 114 | Selma, AL | 20 | -2.3 pts |
| 116 | Okmulgee, OK | 19.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 117 | Huntington, WV | 19.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 118 | Carbondale, IL | 19.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 119 | Augusta, GA | 19.8 | -0 pts |
| 119 | Jupiter, FL | 19.8 | -0 pts |
| 121 | Fernandina Beach, FL | 19.8 | -3.2 pts |
| 121 | New Orleans, LA | 19.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 123 | Dania Beach, FL | 19.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 124 | Kirksville, MO | 19.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 125 | Roma, TX | 19.6 | 0 pts |
| 126 | Pampa, TX | 19.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 127 | Bainbridge, GA | 19.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 128 | Great Bend, KS | 19.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 128 | Ponca City, OK | 19.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 130 | Sevierville, TN | 19.3 | -1 pts |
| 131 | Española, NM | 19.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 132 | Fort Pierce, FL | 19.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 133 | Cumberland, MD | 19.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 134 | Cathedral City, CA | 19.2 | 0 pts |
| 134 | Morgan City, LA | 19.2 | +1.8 pts |
| 136 | Cocoa, FL | 19.2 | +2.1 pts |
| 137 | Wilkinsburg, PA | 19.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 138 | Rexburg, ID | 19.1 | -4.9 pts |
| 139 | Anniston, AL | 19.1 | 0 pts |
| 140 | Portales, NM | 19 | +2 pts |
| 141 | Amsterdam, NY | 19 | -1.6 pts |
| 142 | Talladega, AL | 18.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 143 | Apache Junction, AZ | 18.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 144 | Lake Charles, LA | 18.8 | +1.9 pts |
| 145 | Texarkana, AR | 18.7 | +2 pts |
| 146 | Deming, NM | 18.6 | +2.4 pts |
| 146 | Kinston, NC | 18.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 148 | St. Petersburg, FL | 18.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 149 | Marshall, MO | 18.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 150 | Daytona Beach, FL | 18.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 151 | Wheeling, WV | 18.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 152 | Port Arthur, TX | 18.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 153 | Cambridge, MD | 18.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 154 | Somers Point, NJ | 18.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 155 | Clarksburg, WV | 18.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 156 | Newport, OR | 18.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 156 | Seminole, FL | 18.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 158 | Valley, AL | 18.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 159 | Grenada, MS | 18.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 160 | Hammond, LA | 18.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 161 | Boynton Beach, FL | 18.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 161 | Vernal, UT | 18.3 | -1 pts |
| 163 | Starkville, MS | 18.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 164 | Imperial, CA | 18.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 165 | Sulphur, LA | 18.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 166 | Mercedes, TX | 18.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 167 | College Park, GA | 18.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 167 | Greenville, MS | 18.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 169 | Clearwater, FL | 18.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 170 | Douglas, AZ | 18.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 171 | Blacksburg, VA | 18.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 171 | Dunedin, FL | 18.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 173 | Petersburg, VA | 18.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 174 | Sebring, FL | 18 | -2 pts |
| 175 | Chickasha, OK | 18 | -0.5 pts |
| 175 | Poplar Bluff, MO | 18 | -0.4 pts |
| 177 | Alexandria, LA | 18 | +0.3 pts |
| 177 | Lumberton, NC | 18 | -0.6 pts |
| 179 | Eloy, AZ | 17.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 179 | Moss Point, MS | 17.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 181 | Bay St. Louis, MS | 17.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 182 | Dayton, OH | 17.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 183 | Avon Park, FL | 17.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 184 | Ada, OK | 17.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 184 | Wildwood, FL | 17.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 186 | Hot Springs, AR | 17.7 | -2.9 pts |
| 186 | Opelousas, LA | 17.7 | -1 pts |
| 188 | Baton Rouge, LA | 17.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 189 | Lake Wales, FL | 17.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 189 | Pacific Grove, CA | 17.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 191 | St. Louis, MO | 17.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 192 | Kissimmee, FL | 17.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 192 | Winfield, KS | 17.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 194 | Titusville, FL | 17.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 195 | Cape Coral, FL | 17.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 196 | Susanville, CA | 17.6 | -3.2 pts |
| 197 | Lauderdale Lakes, FL | 17.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 198 | McKeesport, PA | 17.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 199 | Kankakee, IL | 17.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 200 | Town of Pecos, TX | 17.4 | |
| 201 | Washington, UT | 17.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 202 | Americus, GA | 17.4 | +1.4 pts |
| 202 | Holly Hill, FL | 17.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 204 | Jackson, MS | 17.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 204 | Paducah, KY | 17.4 | +2.3 pts |
| 206 | Calexico, CA | 17.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 207 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 17.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 208 | Albemarle, NC | 17.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 209 | Palmview, TX | 17.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 210 | Altus, OK | 17.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 210 | Columbus, MS | 17.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 212 | Bessemer, AL | 17.2 | -2.2 pts |
| 212 | Clarksdale, MS | 17.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 214 | Elmira, NY | 17.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 215 | Macon, GA | 17.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 216 | Lake Alfred, FL | 17.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 217 | Beaufort, SC | 17.1 | +2.3 pts |
| 218 | Plainview, TX | 17.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 219 | Alexander City, AL | 17.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 220 | Boca Raton, FL | 17.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 220 | Meridian, MS | 17.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 222 | Danville, IL | 17.1 | -1 pts |
| 222 | Junction City, KS | 17.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 224 | Guthrie, OK | 17 | -0.2 pts |
| 224 | Sandusky, OH | 17 | -0.3 pts |
| 226 | Albany, GA | 17 | +1.1 pts |
| 226 | El Dorado, AR | 17 | -2.1 pts |
| 226 | Williamsport, PA | 17 | +0.9 pts |
| 229 | Snyder, TX | 17 | +5.1 pts |
| 230 | Crowley, LA | 16.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 231 | Lady Lake, FL | 16.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 232 | Dana Point, CA | 16.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 233 | Brookhaven, MS | 16.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 234 | Beckley, WV | 16.8 | +1 pts |
| 235 | Inkster, MI | 16.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 235 | Lawton, OK | 16.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 237 | Marshall, TX | 16.7 | -2 pts |
| 238 | Duncan, OK | 16.7 | -3.1 pts |
| 239 | West Palm Beach, FL | 16.7 | -1 pts |
| 240 | Dade City, FL | 16.7 | -2.4 pts |
| 240 | Hollywood, FL | 16.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 242 | Blythe, CA | 16.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 243 | Oxford, OH | 16.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 244 | Steubenville, OH | 16.6 | -1 pts |
| 245 | Shreveport, LA | 16.6 | -0 pts |
| 246 | Lighthouse Point, FL | 16.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 247 | Auburn, AL | 16.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 248 | Rio Grande City, TX | 16.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 249 | Portsmouth, OH | 16.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 250 | Gaffney, SC | 16.5 | -2.4 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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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.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) (US cities 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), US cities 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/us-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). US cities 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/us-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), US cities 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/us-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): US cities by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022}},
year = {2026},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?
Ocean City, NJ, with 73.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?
Waldwick, NJ, with 0% in 2022.
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. 5 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.
Housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US): other rankings
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