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

Pullman, WA had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 91 cities in 2021, at 12%. Mount Vernon, WA had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Washington was 7.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12Pullman, WA
Lowest2Mount Vernon, WA
Median4.891 cities
Washington7.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Pullman, WA: 12 %Pullman, WA12Port Townsend, WA: 11.7 %Port Townsend, WA11.7Aberdeen, WA: 11.5 %Aberdeen, WA11.5Walla Walla, WA: 9.1 %Walla Walla, WA9.1Anacortes, WA: 8.1 %Anacortes, WA8.1Moses Lake, WA: 7.8 %Moses Lake, WA7.8Port Angeles, WA: 7.8 %Port Angeles, WA7.8Ellensburg, WA: 7.7 %Ellensburg, WA7.7Mercer Island, WA: 7.6 %Mercer Island, WA7.6Ferndale, WA: 7.6 %Ferndale, WA7.6Lakewood, WA: 7.5 %Lakewood, WA7.5Burlington, WA: 7.1 %Burlington, WA7.1Oak Harbor, WA: 7 %Oak Harbor, WA7Sunnyside, WA: 7 %Sunnyside, WA7Seattle, WA: 7 %Seattle, WA7Bremerton, WA: 6.9 %Bremerton, WA6.9Cheney, WA: 6.7 %Cheney, WA6.7Liberty Lake, WA: 6.3 %Liberty Lake, WA6.3Snohomish, WA: 6.3 %Snohomish, WA6.3Bellevue, WA: 6.1 %Bellevue, WA6.1Tukwila, WA: 6.1 %Tukwila, WA6.1Kennewick, WA: 5.9 %Kennewick, WA5.9Spokane, WA: 5.8 %Spokane, WA5.8Bainbridge Island, WA: 5.8 %Bainbridge Island, WA5.8Gig Harbor, WA: 5.8 %Gig Harbor, WA5.8Everett, WA: 5.7 %Everett, WA5.7Kirkland, WA: 5.7 %Kirkland, WA5.7Burien, WA: 5.7 %Burien, WA5.7Richland, WA: 5.6 %Richland, WA5.6Edmonds, WA: 5.5 %Edmonds, WA5.5Redmond, WA: 5.4 %Redmond, WA5.4Arlington, WA: 5.4 %Arlington, WA5.4Tacoma, WA: 5.4 %Tacoma, WA5.4Des Moines, WA: 5.4 %Des Moines, WA5.4Spokane Valley, WA: 5.3 %Spokane Valley, WA5.3East Wenatchee, WA: 5.2 %East Wenatchee, WA5.2SeaTac, WA: 5.2 %SeaTac, WA5.2West Richland, WA: 5.2 %West Richland, WA5.2Enumclaw, WA: 5.1 %Enumclaw, WA5.1University Place, WA: 5 %University Place, WA5Pullman, WA: 12 %Pullman, WA12Port Townsend, WA: 11.7 %Port Townsend, WA11.7Aberdeen, WA: 11.5 %Aberdeen, WA11.5Walla Walla, WA: 9.1 %Walla Walla, WA9.1Anacortes, WA: 8.1 %Anacortes, WA8.1Moses Lake, WA: 7.8 %Moses Lake, WA7.8Port Angeles, WA: 7.8 %Port Angeles, WA7.8Ellensburg, WA: 7.7 %Ellensburg, WA7.7Mercer Island, WA: 7.6 %Mercer Island, WA7.6Ferndale, WA: 7.6 %Ferndale, WA7.6Lakewood, WA: 7.5 %Lakewood, WA7.5Burlington, WA: 7.1 %Burlington, WA7.1Oak Harbor, WA: 7 %Oak Harbor, WA7Sunnyside, WA: 7 %Sunnyside, WA7Seattle, WA: 7 %Seattle, WA7Bremerton, WA: 6.9 %Bremerton, WA6.9Cheney, WA: 6.7 %Cheney, WA6.7Liberty Lake, WA: 6.3 %Liberty Lake, WA6.3Snohomish, WA: 6.3 %Snohomish, WA6.3Bellevue, WA: 6.1 %Bellevue, WA6.1Tukwila, WA: 6.1 %Tukwila, WA6.1Kennewick, WA: 5.9 %Kennewick, WA5.9Spokane, WA: 5.8 %Spokane, WA5.8Bainbridge Island, WA: 5.8 %Bainbridge Island, WA5.8Gig Harbor, WA: 5.8 %Gig Harbor, WA5.8Everett, WA: 5.7 %Everett, WA5.7Kirkland, WA: 5.7 %Kirkland, WA5.7Burien, WA: 5.7 %Burien, WA5.7Richland, WA: 5.6 %Richland, WA5.6Edmonds, WA: 5.5 %Edmonds, WA5.5Redmond, WA: 5.4 %Redmond, WA5.4Arlington, WA: 5.4 %Arlington, WA5.4Tacoma, WA: 5.4 %Tacoma, WA5.4Des Moines, WA: 5.4 %Des Moines, WA5.4Spokane Valley, WA: 5.3 %Spokane Valley, WA5.3East Wenatchee, WA: 5.2 %East Wenatchee, WA5.2SeaTac, WA: 5.2 %SeaTac, WA5.2West Richland, WA: 5.2 %West Richland, WA5.2Enumclaw, WA: 5.1 %Enumclaw, WA5.1University Place, WA: 5 %University Place, WA5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Pullman, WA12
2Port Townsend, WA11.7
3Aberdeen, WA11.5
4Walla Walla, WA9.1
5Anacortes, WA8.1
6Moses Lake, WA7.8
6Port Angeles, WA7.8
8Ellensburg, WA7.7
9Mercer Island, WA7.6
10Ferndale, WA7.6
11Lakewood, WA7.5
12Burlington, WA7.1
13Oak Harbor, WA7
13Sunnyside, WA7
15Seattle, WA7
16Bremerton, WA6.9
17Cheney, WA6.7
18Liberty Lake, WA6.3
19Snohomish, WA6.3
20Bellevue, WA6.1
21Tukwila, WA6.1
22Kennewick, WA5.9
23Spokane, WA5.8
24Bainbridge Island, WA5.8
25Gig Harbor, WA5.8
26Everett, WA5.7
27Kirkland, WA5.7
28Burien, WA5.7
29Richland, WA5.6
30Edmonds, WA5.5
31Redmond, WA5.4
32Arlington, WA5.4
32Tacoma, WA5.4
34Des Moines, WA5.4
35Spokane Valley, WA5.3
36East Wenatchee, WA5.2
37SeaTac, WA5.2
37West Richland, WA5.2
39Enumclaw, WA5.1
40University Place, WA5
41Bellingham, WA5
42Yakima, WA5
43Lynnwood, WA5
44Bothell, WA4.9
45Federal Way, WA4.8
46Longview, WA4.8
47Wenatchee, WA4.8
48Kent, WA4.7
49Mill Creek, WA4.7
50Grandview, WA4.7
51Auburn, WA4.6
52Renton, WA4.6
53Mountlake Terrace, WA4.6
54Pasco, WA4.5
54Port Orchard, WA4.5
56Snoqualmie, WA4.5
57Fife, WA4.4
57Vancouver, WA4.4
59Camas, WA4.3
60Kelso, WA4.2
60Ridgefield, WA4.2
62Woodinville, WA4.1
63Covington, WA4.1
63Olympia, WA4.1
65Sedro-Woolley, WA4.1
66Puyallup, WA4
67Centralia, WA4
68Lacey, WA3.8
68Shelton, WA3.8
70Kenmore, WA3.7
71Lynden, WA3.7
72Edgewood, WA3.5
73Airway Heights, WA3.5
74Washougal, WA3.4
75Tumwater, WA3.4
76Shoreline, WA3.3
77Issaquah, WA3.3
77Poulsbo, WA3.3
79Lake Stevens, WA3.2
80Newcastle, WA3.2
81Yelm, WA3
82Bonney Lake, WA3
83Marysville, WA3
84Lake Forest Park, WA2.9
85Sumner, WA2.9
86Mukilteo, WA2.9
87Monroe, WA2.6
88Sammamish, WA2.4
89Maple Valley, WA2.3
90Battle Ground, WA2.2
91Mount Vernon, WA2

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/washington-cities?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/washington-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pullman, WA, with 12% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mount Vernon, WA, with 2% in 2021.

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