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 2023, at 73.1%. Severance, CO had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 6.4% and the figure for the United States was 10.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 cities, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean City, NJ | 73.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 2 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | 64.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 3 | Panama City Beach, FL | 59.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 4 | Destin, FL | 54.6 | +1 pts |
| 5 | Marco Island, FL | 54.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 6 | Truckee, CA | 52.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 7 | Gulf Shores, AL | 50.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 8 | Sunny Isles Beach, FL | 48.8 | -2.4 pts |
| 9 | Naples, FL | 47.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 10 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 43.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 11 | Steamboat Springs, CO | 43.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 12 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 42.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 13 | Rancho Mirage, CA | 41.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 14 | Oxford, MS | 39.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 15 | Marathon, FL | 38.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 16 | Lincoln City, OR | 37.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 17 | Bonita Springs, FL | 37.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 18 | La Quinta, CA | 36.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 19 | Show Low, AZ | 36 | -2 pts |
| 20 | Miami Beach, FL | 35.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 21 | Branson, MO | 35.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 22 | Aventura, FL | 34.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 23 | Palm Springs, CA | 34.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 24 | Palm Desert, CA | 34 | -0.4 pts |
| 25 | Key Biscayne, FL | 33.5 | -3.6 pts |
| 26 | Cocoa Beach, FL | 33.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 27 | Hallandale Beach, FL | 32.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 28 | East St. Louis, IL | 32.2 | +2.7 pts |
| 29 | Estero, FL | 32.1 | -0 pts |
| 30 | Laconia, NH | 31.9 | +1 pts |
| 31 | Borger, TX | 31 | -2.7 pts |
| 32 | Venice, FL | 29.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 33 | Galveston, TX | 29.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 34 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 29.5 | -3.5 pts |
| 35 | East Cleveland, OH | 29.4 | -1.9 pts |
| 36 | New Smyrna Beach, FL | 28.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 37 | Gary, IN | 27.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 38 | Vero Beach, FL | 27.6 | -1 pts |
| 39 | Cahokia Heights, IL | 27 | +1 pts |
| 40 | Coronado, CA | 26.6 | -2.7 pts |
| 41 | Palmetto, FL | 26.4 | -1.8 pts |
| 42 | Camden, AR | 26.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 43 | Riverdale, IL | 25.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 44 | St. Augustine, FL | 25.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 45 | Punta Gorda, FL | 25.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 46 | Barnstable Town, MA | 25 | -2.6 pts |
| 47 | Freeport, TX | 24.6 | +4.2 pts |
| 48 | Williston, ND | 24.6 | +2 pts |
| 49 | Waycross, GA | 24.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 50 | Indiana, PA | 24 | +0.1 pts |
| 51 | Gulfport, FL | 23.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 52 | Harvey, IL | 23.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 53 | Pine Bluff, AR | 23.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 54 | North Palm Beach, FL | 23.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 55 | Natchez, MS | 23.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 56 | Clearlake, CA | 23.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 57 | Vicksburg, MS | 23.6 | -0 pts |
| 58 | Prichard, AL | 23.6 | 0 pts |
| 59 | Rockport, TX | 23.4 | -4.6 pts |
| 60 | Milledgeville, GA | 23.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 61 | Riviera Beach, FL | 23 | -0.8 pts |
| 62 | Jennings, MO | 23 | +2.3 pts |
| 63 | Blytheville, AR | 23 | -2.9 pts |
| 64 | Fort Myers, FL | 22.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 65 | Asheville, NC | 22.6 | +1.7 pts |
| 66 | Greenwood, MS | 22.5 | -2.3 pts |
| 67 | Clarkston, GA | 22.5 | +1 pts |
| 68 | Key West, FL | 22.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 69 | Detroit, MI | 22.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 70 | Fredericksburg, TX | 22.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 71 | Johnstown, PA | 22 | -1.2 pts |
| 72 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 22 | -0.2 pts |
| 73 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | 21.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 74 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 21.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 75 | Magnolia, AR | 21.2 | -6.4 pts |
| 76 | Delray Beach, FL | 21.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 77 | Newport, RI | 21.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 78 | Pompano Beach, FL | 21.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 79 | Troy, AL | 21.1 | -2 pts |
| 80 | Gadsden, AL | 21 | -0.1 pts |
| 81 | Stuart, FL | 20.9 | 0 pts |
| 82 | Flint, MI | 20.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 83 | Hammond, LA | 20.8 | +2.5 pts |
| 84 | Alamo, TX | 20.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 85 | Bradenton, FL | 20.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 86 | Oneonta, NY | 20.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 87 | Natchitoches, LA | 20.7 | -2.5 pts |
| 88 | Lake Charles, LA | 20.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 89 | Kent, OH | 20.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 89 | Morro Bay, CA | 20.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 91 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 20.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 92 | Payson, AZ | 20.4 | -1.9 pts |
| 92 | Sarasota, FL | 20.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 94 | New Orleans, LA | 20.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 95 | Roma, TX | 20.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 96 | Orangeburg, SC | 20.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 97 | Weslaco, TX | 20.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 98 | Mesquite, NV | 20.2 | -1.5 pts |
| 99 | Deming, NM | 20.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 100 | Laguna Beach, CA | 20.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 101 | Abbeville, LA | 20.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 102 | Martinsville, VA | 20.1 | 0 pts |
| 103 | Bullhead City, AZ | 19.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 104 | Pampa, TX | 19.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 105 | Bay St. Louis, MS | 19.8 | +2 pts |
| 106 | Largo, FL | 19.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 107 | Morehead City, NC | 19.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 108 | Orange, TX | 19.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 109 | East Chicago, IN | 19.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 110 | Carbondale, IL | 19.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 111 | Jupiter, FL | 19.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 112 | Anniston, AL | 19.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 113 | Kirksville, MO | 19.6 | 0 pts |
| 114 | Bogalusa, LA | 19.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 115 | Picayune, MS | 19.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 116 | Sevierville, TN | 19.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 117 | Wilkinsburg, PA | 19.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 118 | McComb, MS | 19.2 | -2 pts |
| 119 | Morgan City, LA | 19.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 120 | Augusta, GA | 19.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 121 | Cumberland, MD | 19.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 122 | Haines City, FL | 19 | -2 pts |
| 123 | Sweetwater, TX | 19 | -1.4 pts |
| 124 | Lantana, FL | 19 | +3.2 pts |
| 124 | Ponca City, OK | 19 | -0.3 pts |
| 126 | Bainbridge, GA | 19 | -0.5 pts |
| 126 | Greenville, MS | 19 | +0.8 pts |
| 128 | Elk City, OK | 19 | -1.5 pts |
| 129 | Raymondville, TX | 19 | -1.2 pts |
| 130 | Oxford, OH | 18.9 | +2.3 pts |
| 131 | Huntington, WV | 18.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 132 | Brookhaven, MS | 18.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 133 | Birmingham, AL | 18.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 134 | Alexandria, LA | 18.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 135 | Dania Beach, FL | 18.6 | -1 pts |
| 136 | Fort Pierce, FL | 18.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 136 | Grovetown, GA | 18.5 | -6.5 pts |
| 138 | Sulphur, LA | 18.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 139 | Avon Park, FL | 18.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 139 | Town of Pecos, TX | 18.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 141 | Amsterdam, NY | 18.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 142 | Apache Junction, AZ | 18.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 143 | Beckley, WV | 18.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 143 | Beeville, TX | 18.3 | +2.5 pts |
| 143 | Clearwater, FL | 18.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 143 | Okmulgee, OK | 18.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 147 | Altus, OK | 18.3 | +1 pts |
| 148 | Starkville, MS | 18.3 | 0 pts |
| 149 | Seminole, FL | 18.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 150 | Talladega, AL | 18.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 151 | Clarksburg, WV | 18.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 152 | Boynton Beach, FL | 18.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 153 | Blacksburg, VA | 18.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 154 | Douglas, AZ | 18.1 | -0 pts |
| 155 | Fernandina Beach, FL | 18.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 156 | Cambridge, MD | 18 | -0.5 pts |
| 156 | Daytona Beach, FL | 18 | -0.5 pts |
| 158 | Sandusky, OH | 18 | +0.9 pts |
| 159 | McKeesport, PA | 18 | +0.4 pts |
| 160 | Bloomsburg, PA | 17.9 | +2.2 pts |
| 161 | Mercedes, TX | 17.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 162 | Hot Springs, AR | 17.7 | -0 pts |
| 163 | Baton Rouge, LA | 17.7 | -0 pts |
| 164 | Atlantic City, NJ | 17.7 | -2.5 pts |
| 165 | Kankakee, IL | 17.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 166 | Dunedin, FL | 17.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 167 | Jackson, WY | 17.6 | +2.1 pts |
| 167 | Somers Point, NJ | 17.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 169 | Lake Wales, FL | 17.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 169 | Petersburg, VA | 17.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 171 | Lake Alfred, FL | 17.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 172 | Jackson, MS | 17.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 173 | Selma, AL | 17.5 | -2.5 pts |
| 173 | Vernal, UT | 17.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 175 | Titusville, FL | 17.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 176 | Lauderdale Lakes, FL | 17.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 176 | Lumberton, NC | 17.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 178 | Chickasha, OK | 17.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 178 | Palmview, TX | 17.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 178 | Washington, UT | 17.4 | -0 pts |
| 181 | Cape Coral, FL | 17.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 182 | Valley, AL | 17.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 183 | Poplar Bluff, MO | 17.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 184 | Davenport, FL | 17.2 | -4.4 pts |
| 185 | St. Petersburg, FL | 17.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 186 | Great Bend, KS | 17.2 | -2.2 pts |
| 187 | Kinston, NC | 17.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 188 | Cathedral City, CA | 17.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 189 | Cocoa, FL | 17.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 190 | Eufaula, AL | 17.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 191 | Wildwood, FL | 17 | -0.7 pts |
| 192 | College Park, GA | 17 | -1.2 pts |
| 192 | Newport, OR | 17 | -1.4 pts |
| 192 | Tyler, TX | 17 | +0.8 pts |
| 195 | Charleston, WV | 17 | +1.4 pts |
| 195 | Port Arthur, TX | 17 | -1.5 pts |
| 197 | Grenada, MS | 17 | -1.3 pts |
| 198 | Albemarle, NC | 17 | -0.3 pts |
| 198 | Dana Point, CA | 17 | +0.1 pts |
| 198 | Macon, GA | 17 | -0.2 pts |
| 201 | St. Louis, MO | 16.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 202 | Waynesville, NC | 16.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 203 | Alexander City, AL | 16.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 204 | West Palm Beach, FL | 16.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 205 | Sebring, FL | 16.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 206 | Ada, OK | 16.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 207 | Paducah, KY | 16.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 208 | Florence, AZ | 16.8 | -3.5 pts |
| 209 | Dayton, OH | 16.8 | -1 pts |
| 210 | Fountain Hills, AZ | 16.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 210 | Inkster, MI | 16.8 | -0 pts |
| 212 | Clarksdale, MS | 16.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 213 | Hollywood, FL | 16.7 | -0 pts |
| 214 | Albany, GA | 16.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 214 | Elmira, NY | 16.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 216 | Shreveport, LA | 16.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 217 | Lawton, OK | 16.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 218 | Danville, VA | 16.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 219 | Columbus, MS | 16.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 220 | Plainview, TX | 16.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 220 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 16.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 222 | Beaufort, SC | 16.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 223 | El Dorado, AR | 16.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 224 | Crowley, LA | 16.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 224 | Texarkana, AR | 16.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 226 | Butler, PA | 16.3 | +2 pts |
| 227 | Spring Lake, NC | 16.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 228 | Lighthouse Point, FL | 16.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 229 | Holly Hill, FL | 16.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 230 | Blythe, CA | 16.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 231 | Meridian, MS | 16.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 232 | Las Vegas, NM | 16.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 233 | Moss Point, MS | 16.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 234 | Española, NM | 16.1 | -3.2 pts |
| 234 | Opelousas, LA | 16.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 236 | Lexington, NC | 16.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 237 | Minden, LA | 16.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 238 | Bessemer, AL | 16 | -1.2 pts |
| 239 | Pacific Grove, CA | 16 | -1.7 pts |
| 240 | New Castle, IN | 16 | +0.5 pts |
| 241 | New Iberia, LA | 15.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 242 | Cleveland, OH | 15.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 243 | Henderson, TX | 15.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 244 | Calexico, CA | 15.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 244 | Duncan, OK | 15.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 246 | Newport Beach, CA | 15.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 247 | Indio, CA | 15.7 | +1 pts |
| 248 | Pullman, WA | 15.7 | +2.1 pts |
| 249 | North Adams, MA | 15.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 250 | Americus, GA | 15.7 | -1.7 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 2023 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/us-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/us-cities?period=2023.
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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/us-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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year = {2026},
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Which city has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?
Ocean City, NJ, with 73.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?
Severance, CO, with 0% in 2023.
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 2023 and are not ranked.
Housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US): other rankings
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- Cities in Kansas
- Counties in Minnesota
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