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Cities in Washington by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Pullman, WA had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 91 cities in 2024, at 16.2%. Ridgefield, WA had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 5% and the figure for Washington was 7.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.2Pullman, WA
Lowest0.4Ridgefield, WA
Median591 cities
Washington7.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Pullman, WA: 16.2 %Pullman, WA16.2Bainbridge Island, WA: 9.3 %Bainbridge Island, WA9.3Shelton, WA: 8.8 %Shelton, WA8.8Port Townsend, WA: 8.7 %Port Townsend, WA8.7Oak Harbor, WA: 8.6 %Oak Harbor, WA8.6Walla Walla, WA: 8.1 %Walla Walla, WA8.1Anacortes, WA: 7.9 %Anacortes, WA7.9Port Orchard, WA: 7.9 %Port Orchard, WA7.9Port Angeles, WA: 7.8 %Port Angeles, WA7.8Seattle, WA: 7.7 %Seattle, WA7.7Burlington, WA: 7.6 %Burlington, WA7.6Burien, WA: 7.5 %Burien, WA7.5Enumclaw, WA: 7.4 %Enumclaw, WA7.4Bremerton, WA: 7.4 %Bremerton, WA7.4Lakewood, WA: 7.3 %Lakewood, WA7.3Aberdeen, WA: 7.2 %Aberdeen, WA7.2Tukwila, WA: 6.9 %Tukwila, WA6.9Arlington, WA: 6.5 %Arlington, WA6.5Everett, WA: 6.4 %Everett, WA6.4Gig Harbor, WA: 6.4 %Gig Harbor, WA6.4Airway Heights, WA: 6.3 %Airway Heights, WA6.3Bellevue, WA: 6.1 %Bellevue, WA6.1Cheney, WA: 6 %Cheney, WA6Longview, WA: 6 %Longview, WA6Liberty Lake, WA: 6 %Liberty Lake, WA6Spokane Valley, WA: 5.9 %Spokane Valley, WA5.9Mill Creek, WA: 5.9 %Mill Creek, WA5.9Richland, WA: 5.9 %Richland, WA5.9SeaTac, WA: 5.8 %SeaTac, WA5.8Ferndale, WA: 5.7 %Ferndale, WA5.7Redmond, WA: 5.7 %Redmond, WA5.7West Richland, WA: 5.7 %West Richland, WA5.7Kennewick, WA: 5.7 %Kennewick, WA5.7Kirkland, WA: 5.7 %Kirkland, WA5.7Ellensburg, WA: 5.6 %Ellensburg, WA5.6Lynnwood, WA: 5.5 %Lynnwood, WA5.5Fife, WA: 5.5 %Fife, WA5.5East Wenatchee, WA: 5.4 %East Wenatchee, WA5.4Newcastle, WA: 5.4 %Newcastle, WA5.4Bothell, WA: 5.3 %Bothell, WA5.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pullman, WA16.2+0.5 pts
2Bainbridge Island, WA9.3+0.9 pts
3Shelton, WA8.8-0.3 pts
4Port Townsend, WA8.7-1 pts
5Oak Harbor, WA8.6+0.8 pts
6Walla Walla, WA8.1+0.7 pts
7Anacortes, WA7.9+0.4 pts
7Port Orchard, WA7.9+0.7 pts
9Port Angeles, WA7.8-0.8 pts
10Seattle, WA7.7-0.1 pts
11Burlington, WA7.6-1 pts
12Burien, WA7.5+1.2 pts
13Enumclaw, WA7.4+0.2 pts
14Bremerton, WA7.4+0.9 pts
15Lakewood, WA7.3+0.6 pts
16Aberdeen, WA7.2-2.2 pts
17Tukwila, WA6.9+0.8 pts
18Arlington, WA6.5-0.4 pts
19Everett, WA6.4-0.5 pts
19Gig Harbor, WA6.4-1.4 pts
21Airway Heights, WA6.3+0.3 pts
22Bellevue, WA6.1-0.1 pts
23Cheney, WA6+1.6 pts
23Longview, WA6+0.6 pts
25Liberty Lake, WA6-1.3 pts
26Spokane Valley, WA5.9+0.4 pts
27Mill Creek, WA5.9-1.5 pts
27Richland, WA5.9-0.1 pts
29SeaTac, WA5.8+0.6 pts
30Ferndale, WA5.7-0.7 pts
31Redmond, WA5.7+0.1 pts
32West Richland, WA5.7+0.5 pts
33Kennewick, WA5.7+0.2 pts
33Kirkland, WA5.7+0.3 pts
35Ellensburg, WA5.6-0.8 pts
36Lynnwood, WA5.5-0 pts
37Fife, WA5.5+0.5 pts
38East Wenatchee, WA5.4-1.8 pts
38Newcastle, WA5.4-0.8 pts
40Bothell, WA5.3-0.7 pts
41Spokane, WA5.2-0.1 pts
42Bellingham, WA5.2-0.3 pts
43Mercer Island, WA5.1-0.3 pts
43Puyallup, WA5.1+0.1 pts
45Kent, WA5+0.5 pts
46Olympia, WA5+0.1 pts
47Issaquah, WA5+0.3 pts
48Camas, WA5+1.7 pts
49Lacey, WA5+0.6 pts
50Moses Lake, WA4.9-1.1 pts
51Des Moines, WA4.8-0.5 pts
52Snohomish, WA4.7-0.9 pts
53Federal Way, WA4.7-0.1 pts
54Yakima, WA4.7-0.3 pts
55Vancouver, WA4.6+0.1 pts
56Auburn, WA4.4-0.1 pts
56Mukilteo, WA4.4+2.2 pts
56Renton, WA4.4+0.2 pts
59Grandview, WA4.4-0.3 pts
59Tacoma, WA4.4-0.3 pts
61Edmonds, WA4.4-0.5 pts
62Edgewood, WA4.3-0.7 pts
63Sunnyside, WA4-1.8 pts
64Snoqualmie, WA4-2.5 pts
65Tumwater, WA3.9+1.3 pts
66Kelso, WA3.9-0.2 pts
67Lake Forest Park, WA3.9+0.6 pts
68University Place, WA3.8-0.5 pts
69Kenmore, WA3.7-0.1 pts
70Pasco, WA3.6-0.5 pts
71Woodinville, WA3.6-0.2 pts
72Lake Stevens, WA3.5-0.4 pts
73Mountlake Terrace, WA3.5-0.6 pts
74Shoreline, WA3.4-0.8 pts
75Covington, WA3.2+0.9 pts
76Bonney Lake, WA3.1+0.1 pts
77Lynden, WA3.1-0.9 pts
78Poulsbo, WA2.9-0.4 pts
79Wenatchee, WA2.9+0.1 pts
80Centralia, WA2.8-0.6 pts
81Marysville, WA2.6-0.9 pts
82Battle Ground, WA2.6+0.7 pts
83Maple Valley, WA2.5-0.2 pts
84Washougal, WA2.2-1.2 pts
85Sammamish, WA2.1+0.4 pts
86Mount Vernon, WA1.9-0.5 pts
87Monroe, WA1.4-0.7 pts
88Yelm, WA1.2-0.5 pts
89Sumner, WA1-2.2 pts
90Sedro-Woolley, WA0.8-3.2 pts
91Ridgefield, WA0.4-1.6 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units. 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.

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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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pullman, WA, with 16.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ridgefield, WA, with 0.4% in 2024.

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