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

Whitewater, WI had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 96 cities in 2021, at 12.6%. Onalaska, WI had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.6Whitewater, WI
Lowest1Onalaska, WI
Median4.196 cities
Wisconsin11.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Whitewater, WI: 12.6 %Whitewater, WI12.6Milwaukee, WI: 10.8 %Milwaukee, WI10.8Marinette, WI: 10.5 %Marinette, WI10.5Salem Lakes, WI: 10.2 %Salem Lakes, WI10.2Manitowoc, WI: 8.6 %Manitowoc, WI8.6Mequon, WI: 8.4 %Mequon, WI8.4Fond du Lac, WI: 8.3 %Fond du Lac, WI8.3Platteville, WI: 8.2 %Platteville, WI8.2Hobart, WI: 8.1 %Hobart, WI8.1Racine, WI: 7.9 %Racine, WI7.9Fort Atkinson, WI: 7.5 %Fort Atkinson, WI7.5Wausau, WI: 7.3 %Wausau, WI7.3Marshfield, WI: 7 %Marshfield, WI7Kenosha, WI: 7 %Kenosha, WI7Oshkosh, WI: 6.9 %Oshkosh, WI6.9Wauwatosa, WI: 6.6 %Wauwatosa, WI6.6Superior, WI: 6.6 %Superior, WI6.6Sheboygan, WI: 6.6 %Sheboygan, WI6.6Beloit, WI: 6.6 %Beloit, WI6.6Brown Deer, WI: 6.5 %Brown Deer, WI6.5Two Rivers, WI: 6.5 %Two Rivers, WI6.5West Allis, WI: 6.5 %West Allis, WI6.5Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 6.4 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI6.4Glendale, WI: 6.4 %Glendale, WI6.4La Crosse, WI: 6.3 %La Crosse, WI6.3Stevens Point, WI: 5.9 %Stevens Point, WI5.9South Milwaukee, WI: 5.8 %South Milwaukee, WI5.8Waupun, WI: 5.7 %Waupun, WI5.7Cedarburg, WI: 5.6 %Cedarburg, WI5.6Baraboo, WI: 5.5 %Baraboo, WI5.5Beaver Dam, WI: 5.5 %Beaver Dam, WI5.5Windsor, WI: 5.4 %Windsor, WI5.4New Richmond, WI: 5.4 %New Richmond, WI5.4Verona, WI: 5.3 %Verona, WI5.3Pleasant Prairie, WI: 5.3 %Pleasant Prairie, WI5.3Eau Claire, WI: 5.2 %Eau Claire, WI5.2Holmen, WI: 4.7 %Holmen, WI4.7Pewaukee, WI: 4.6 %Pewaukee, WI4.6Bellevue, WI: 4.6 %Bellevue, WI4.6Green Bay, WI: 4.5 %Green Bay, WI4.5Whitewater, WI: 12.6 %Whitewater, WI12.6Milwaukee, WI: 10.8 %Milwaukee, WI10.8Marinette, WI: 10.5 %Marinette, WI10.5Salem Lakes, WI: 10.2 %Salem Lakes, WI10.2Manitowoc, WI: 8.6 %Manitowoc, WI8.6Mequon, WI: 8.4 %Mequon, WI8.4Fond du Lac, WI: 8.3 %Fond du Lac, WI8.3Platteville, WI: 8.2 %Platteville, WI8.2Hobart, WI: 8.1 %Hobart, WI8.1Racine, WI: 7.9 %Racine, WI7.9Fort Atkinson, WI: 7.5 %Fort Atkinson, WI7.5Wausau, WI: 7.3 %Wausau, WI7.3Marshfield, WI: 7 %Marshfield, WI7Kenosha, WI: 7 %Kenosha, WI7Oshkosh, WI: 6.9 %Oshkosh, WI6.9Wauwatosa, WI: 6.6 %Wauwatosa, WI6.6Superior, WI: 6.6 %Superior, WI6.6Sheboygan, WI: 6.6 %Sheboygan, WI6.6Beloit, WI: 6.6 %Beloit, WI6.6Brown Deer, WI: 6.5 %Brown Deer, WI6.5Two Rivers, WI: 6.5 %Two Rivers, WI6.5West Allis, WI: 6.5 %West Allis, WI6.5Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 6.4 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI6.4Glendale, WI: 6.4 %Glendale, WI6.4La Crosse, WI: 6.3 %La Crosse, WI6.3Stevens Point, WI: 5.9 %Stevens Point, WI5.9South Milwaukee, WI: 5.8 %South Milwaukee, WI5.8Waupun, WI: 5.7 %Waupun, WI5.7Cedarburg, WI: 5.6 %Cedarburg, WI5.6Baraboo, WI: 5.5 %Baraboo, WI5.5Beaver Dam, WI: 5.5 %Beaver Dam, WI5.5Windsor, WI: 5.4 %Windsor, WI5.4New Richmond, WI: 5.4 %New Richmond, WI5.4Verona, WI: 5.3 %Verona, WI5.3Pleasant Prairie, WI: 5.3 %Pleasant Prairie, WI5.3Eau Claire, WI: 5.2 %Eau Claire, WI5.2Holmen, WI: 4.7 %Holmen, WI4.7Pewaukee, WI: 4.6 %Pewaukee, WI4.6Bellevue, WI: 4.6 %Bellevue, WI4.6Green Bay, WI: 4.5 %Green Bay, WI4.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Whitewater, WI12.6
2Milwaukee, WI10.8
3Marinette, WI10.5
4Salem Lakes, WI10.2
5Manitowoc, WI8.6
6Mequon, WI8.4
7Fond du Lac, WI8.3
8Platteville, WI8.2
9Hobart, WI8.1
10Racine, WI7.9
11Fort Atkinson, WI7.5
12Wausau, WI7.3
13Marshfield, WI7
14Kenosha, WI7
15Oshkosh, WI6.9
16Wauwatosa, WI6.6
17Superior, WI6.6
18Sheboygan, WI6.6
19Beloit, WI6.6
20Brown Deer, WI6.5
21Two Rivers, WI6.5
22West Allis, WI6.5
23Wisconsin Rapids, WI6.4
24Glendale, WI6.4
25La Crosse, WI6.3
26Stevens Point, WI5.9
27South Milwaukee, WI5.8
28Waupun, WI5.7
29Cedarburg, WI5.6
30Baraboo, WI5.5
31Beaver Dam, WI5.5
32Windsor, WI5.4
33New Richmond, WI5.4
34Verona, WI5.3
35Pleasant Prairie, WI5.3
36Eau Claire, WI5.2
37Holmen, WI4.7
38Pewaukee, WI4.6
39Bellevue, WI4.6
40Green Bay, WI4.5
41Menomonie, WI4.5
42Little Chute, WI4.3
43Germantown, WI4.3
44Madison, WI4.3
45Chippewa Falls, WI4.2
46Hartland, WI4.2
47Cudahy, WI4.2
48Greenfield, WI4.2
49Appleton, WI4.1
49Menasha, WI4.1
51Oconomowoc, WI4
52Caledonia, WI3.9
53Middleton, WI3.9
53Reedsburg, WI3.9
55Hudson, WI3.9
56Stoughton, WI3.9
57Grafton, WI3.9
58DeForest, WI3.8
58Menomonee Falls, WI3.8
60Fox Crossing, WI3.7
61De Pere, WI3.6
61Monroe, WI3.6
61Watertown, WI3.6
64Waukesha, WI3.4
65Hartford, WI3.4
66Neenah, WI3.3
67Shorewood, WI3.3
68Janesville, WI3.3
68Mount Pleasant, WI3.3
70Ashwaubenon, WI3.2
70Harrison, WI3.2
72Whitefish Bay, WI3.2
73Muskego, WI3.1
74Sussex, WI3.1
75Sun Prairie, WI3.1
76Fitchburg, WI3
77Franklin, WI3
78Oregon, WI2.9
79Allouez, WI2.8
80Howard, WI2.8
81Brookfield, WI2.7
82Elkhorn, WI2.5
83Oak Creek, WI2.4
84West Bend, WI2.3
85Waunakee, WI2.3
86Kaukauna, WI2.2
87Port Washington, WI2
88Weston, WI1.9
89New Berlin, WI1.9
89River Falls, WI1.9
91Burlington, WI1.9
92Richfield, WI1.5
93Plover, WI1.4
93Suamico, WI1.4
95Greendale, WI1
95Onalaska, WI1

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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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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/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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Whitewater, WI, with 12.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Onalaska, WI, with 1% in 2021.

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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. 2 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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