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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 2023, at 15.7%. Yelm, WA had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 5.1% and the figure for Washington was 7.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.7Pullman, WA
Lowest1.7Yelm, WA
Median5.191 cities
Washington7.4History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Pullman, WA: 15.7 %Pullman, WA15.7Port Townsend, WA: 9.7 %Port Townsend, WA9.7Aberdeen, WA: 9.4 %Aberdeen, WA9.4Shelton, WA: 9.1 %Shelton, WA9.1Port Angeles, WA: 8.7 %Port Angeles, WA8.7Burlington, WA: 8.5 %Burlington, WA8.5Bainbridge Island, WA: 8.4 %Bainbridge Island, WA8.4Gig Harbor, WA: 7.8 %Gig Harbor, WA7.8Seattle, WA: 7.8 %Seattle, WA7.8Oak Harbor, WA: 7.8 %Oak Harbor, WA7.8Anacortes, WA: 7.5 %Anacortes, WA7.5Mill Creek, WA: 7.4 %Mill Creek, WA7.4Walla Walla, WA: 7.4 %Walla Walla, WA7.4Liberty Lake, WA: 7.3 %Liberty Lake, WA7.3Enumclaw, WA: 7.2 %Enumclaw, WA7.2Port Orchard, WA: 7.1 %Port Orchard, WA7.1East Wenatchee, WA: 7.1 %East Wenatchee, WA7.1Arlington, WA: 6.9 %Arlington, WA6.9Everett, WA: 6.8 %Everett, WA6.8Lakewood, WA: 6.7 %Lakewood, WA6.7Bremerton, WA: 6.5 %Bremerton, WA6.5Snoqualmie, WA: 6.5 %Snoqualmie, WA6.5Ellensburg, WA: 6.5 %Ellensburg, WA6.5Ferndale, WA: 6.4 %Ferndale, WA6.4Burien, WA: 6.3 %Burien, WA6.3Bellevue, WA: 6.3 %Bellevue, WA6.3Newcastle, WA: 6.1 %Newcastle, WA6.1Tukwila, WA: 6.1 %Tukwila, WA6.1Richland, WA: 6 %Richland, WA6Bothell, WA: 6 %Bothell, WA6Airway Heights, WA: 6 %Airway Heights, WA6Moses Lake, WA: 6 %Moses Lake, WA6Sunnyside, WA: 5.8 %Sunnyside, WA5.8Snohomish, WA: 5.7 %Snohomish, WA5.7Lynnwood, WA: 5.6 %Lynnwood, WA5.6Redmond, WA: 5.6 %Redmond, WA5.6Bellingham, WA: 5.5 %Bellingham, WA5.5Kennewick, WA: 5.5 %Kennewick, WA5.5Spokane Valley, WA: 5.5 %Spokane Valley, WA5.5Longview, WA: 5.5 %Longview, WA5.5Pullman, WA: 15.7 %Pullman, WA15.7Port Townsend, WA: 9.7 %Port Townsend, WA9.7Aberdeen, WA: 9.4 %Aberdeen, WA9.4Shelton, WA: 9.1 %Shelton, WA9.1Port Angeles, WA: 8.7 %Port Angeles, WA8.7Burlington, WA: 8.5 %Burlington, WA8.5Bainbridge Island, WA: 8.4 %Bainbridge Island, WA8.4Gig Harbor, WA: 7.8 %Gig Harbor, WA7.8Seattle, WA: 7.8 %Seattle, WA7.8Oak Harbor, WA: 7.8 %Oak Harbor, WA7.8Anacortes, WA: 7.5 %Anacortes, WA7.5Mill Creek, WA: 7.4 %Mill Creek, WA7.4Walla Walla, WA: 7.4 %Walla Walla, WA7.4Liberty Lake, WA: 7.3 %Liberty Lake, WA7.3Enumclaw, WA: 7.2 %Enumclaw, WA7.2Port Orchard, WA: 7.1 %Port Orchard, WA7.1East Wenatchee, WA: 7.1 %East Wenatchee, WA7.1Arlington, WA: 6.9 %Arlington, WA6.9Everett, WA: 6.8 %Everett, WA6.8Lakewood, WA: 6.7 %Lakewood, WA6.7Bremerton, WA: 6.5 %Bremerton, WA6.5Snoqualmie, WA: 6.5 %Snoqualmie, WA6.5Ellensburg, WA: 6.5 %Ellensburg, WA6.5Ferndale, WA: 6.4 %Ferndale, WA6.4Burien, WA: 6.3 %Burien, WA6.3Bellevue, WA: 6.3 %Bellevue, WA6.3Newcastle, WA: 6.1 %Newcastle, WA6.1Tukwila, WA: 6.1 %Tukwila, WA6.1Richland, WA: 6 %Richland, WA6Bothell, WA: 6 %Bothell, WA6Airway Heights, WA: 6 %Airway Heights, WA6Moses Lake, WA: 6 %Moses Lake, WA6Sunnyside, WA: 5.8 %Sunnyside, WA5.8Snohomish, WA: 5.7 %Snohomish, WA5.7Lynnwood, WA: 5.6 %Lynnwood, WA5.6Redmond, WA: 5.6 %Redmond, WA5.6Bellingham, WA: 5.5 %Bellingham, WA5.5Kennewick, WA: 5.5 %Kennewick, WA5.5Spokane Valley, WA: 5.5 %Spokane Valley, WA5.5Longview, WA: 5.5 %Longview, WA5.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pullman, WA15.7+2.1 pts
2Port Townsend, WA9.7-1.2 pts
3Aberdeen, WA9.4-1.4 pts
4Shelton, WA9.1+2.7 pts
5Port Angeles, WA8.7+0.2 pts
6Burlington, WA8.5+1.5 pts
7Bainbridge Island, WA8.4+1 pts
8Gig Harbor, WA7.8+1 pts
8Seattle, WA7.8+0.5 pts
10Oak Harbor, WA7.8+1.9 pts
11Anacortes, WA7.5-1 pts
12Mill Creek, WA7.4+0.4 pts
13Walla Walla, WA7.4-0.8 pts
14Liberty Lake, WA7.3+1.4 pts
15Enumclaw, WA7.2+2.3 pts
16Port Orchard, WA7.1+0.3 pts
17East Wenatchee, WA7.1+1.4 pts
18Arlington, WA6.9-0.5 pts
19Everett, WA6.8+0.3 pts
20Lakewood, WA6.70 pts
21Bremerton, WA6.5+0.2 pts
21Snoqualmie, WA6.5+0.6 pts
23Ellensburg, WA6.5-0.2 pts
24Ferndale, WA6.4-1.5 pts
25Burien, WA6.3+0.6 pts
26Bellevue, WA6.3+0.5 pts
27Newcastle, WA6.1+1.1 pts
28Tukwila, WA6.1-0.3 pts
29Richland, WA6+0.3 pts
30Bothell, WA6+0.3 pts
31Airway Heights, WA6+3.6 pts
32Moses Lake, WA6+0.1 pts
33Sunnyside, WA5.8+0.8 pts
34Snohomish, WA5.7-0.2 pts
35Lynnwood, WA5.6+0.9 pts
36Redmond, WA5.6+0.6 pts
37Bellingham, WA5.5+0.2 pts
38Kennewick, WA5.5-0.2 pts
39Spokane Valley, WA5.5+0.1 pts
40Longview, WA5.5+0.6 pts
41Mercer Island, WA5.4-1.6 pts
42Kirkland, WA5.4-0.5 pts
42Spokane, WA5.4+0.3 pts
44Des Moines, WA5.3+0.4 pts
45SeaTac, WA5.3+0.8 pts
46West Richland, WA5.1-0.3 pts
47Puyallup, WA50 pts
48Edgewood, WA5+0.5 pts
49Fife, WA5+0.1 pts
50Yakima, WA4.90 pts
51Edmonds, WA4.90 pts
52Olympia, WA4.9-0.2 pts
53Federal Way, WA4.9-0.1 pts
54Tacoma, WA4.7-0.2 pts
55Grandview, WA4.7-1.2 pts
56Issaquah, WA4.7+1.3 pts
57Kent, WA4.5-0.9 pts
58Auburn, WA4.5+0.1 pts
59Cheney, WA4.5-1 pts
60Vancouver, WA4.4+0.3 pts
61Lacey, WA4.4+0.1 pts
62Shoreline, WA4.3+0.9 pts
63Renton, WA4.20 pts
63University Place, WA4.2-0.6 pts
65Kelso, WA4.1+0.1 pts
66Pasco, WA4.1-0.5 pts
67Mountlake Terrace, WA4.10 pts
68Sedro-Woolley, WA4-0.1 pts
69Lynden, WA4+0.9 pts
70Lake Stevens, WA3.9+0.1 pts
71Kenmore, WA3.8+0.1 pts
72Woodinville, WA3.8+0.1 pts
73Marysville, WA3.5-0 pts
74Washougal, WA3.4-1 pts
75Centralia, WA3.4-0.7 pts
76Camas, WA3.3-0.9 pts
76Poulsbo, WA3.3+0.2 pts
78Lake Forest Park, WA3.2+0.3 pts
79Sumner, WA3.2+0.9 pts
80Bonney Lake, WA3+0.6 pts
81Wenatchee, WA2.8-0.1 pts
82Tumwater, WA2.7-0.8 pts
83Maple Valley, WA2.7+0.4 pts
84Mount Vernon, WA2.4+0.2 pts
85Covington, WA2.3-0.9 pts
86Mukilteo, WA2.2-1.1 pts
87Monroe, WA2.1-0.2 pts
88Ridgefield, WA2-0.4 pts
89Battle Ground, WA1.9-0.1 pts
90Sammamish, WA1.7-0.3 pts
91Yelm, WA1.7-0.5 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. 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.

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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), 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), Cities in Washington 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/washington-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). Cities in Washington 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/washington-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), Cities in Washington 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/washington-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pullman, WA, with 15.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Yelm, WA, with 1.7% in 2023.

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