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Tightest housing markets, California counties

California counties with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2010

01Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0703.5%−3.8 pts

02San Benito County, CACA70,0823.6%−2.4 pts

03Stanislaus County, CACA557,7193.9%−3.8 pts

04Sutter County, CACA98,7874.3%−2.4 pts

05Solano County, CACA455,3764.4%−4.0 pts

06Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4604.6%−3.3 pts

07Ventura County, CACA830,8515.2%−0.2 pts

08Merced County, CACA297,2605.3%−6.1 pts

09Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.5%−0.0 pts

10Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.6%+0.9 pts

11San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.7%−2.2 pts

12Fresno County, CACA1,035,4565.9%−2.7 pts

13Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306.1%−1.8 pts

14Kings County, CACA154,3276.2%+0.5 pts

15San Diego County, CACA3,282,2486.3%−1.7 pts

16Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9346.4%+0.3 pts

17Yuba County, CACA88,6916.6%−6.6 pts

18Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0656.8%−0.1 pts

19Yolo County, CACA224,4107.0%+0.8 pts

20Tulare County, CACA485,1467.1%−1.5 pts

21Kern County, CACA927,0687.2%−3.7 pts

22San Mateo County, CACA743,5687.9%+2.6 pts

23Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.0%−1.2 pts

24Marin County, CACA253,6948.1%+1.1 pts

25Colusa County, CACA21,8368.5%−1.8 pts

26Monterey County, CACA433,7298.9%−1.1 pts

27San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0919.3%−4.5 pts

28Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8529.4%−0.4 pts

29Tehama County, CACA64,66510.0%−2.1 pts

30Butte County, CACA209,21110.2%+0.1 pts

31Riverside County, CACA2,544,91610.8%−4.0 pts

32Napa County, CACA132,94910.8%+1.4 pts

33Shasta County, CACA181,64811.0%+1.0 pts

34Madera County, CACA167,92711.0%−2.5 pts

35Glenn County, CACA28,14111.4%+1.8 pts

36Placer County, CACA442,08111.9%−1.5 pts

37San Francisco County, CACA826,07912.2%+2.4 pts

38Humboldt County, CACA131,64712.7%+1.8 pts

39San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.9%+0.9 pts

40Imperial County, CACA181,41114.5%+0.7 pts

41Del Norte County, CACA26,41015.2%+4.3 pts

42Amador County, CACA41,87615.4%−2.0 pts

43Inyo County, CACA18,15815.6%+0.2 pts

44Mendocino County, CACA88,12216.4%+2.4 pts

45Siskiyou County, CACA42,01317.4%+1.8 pts

46El Dorado County, CACA192,32319.5%−1.6 pts

47Nevada County, CACA101,91121.1%+0.6 pts

48Lake County, CACA67,77221.7%−7.0 pts

49Mariposa County, CACA16,91823.7%+0.3 pts

50Lassen County, CACA28,11724.4%+5.1 pts

51Tuolumne County, CACA53,16028.2%−0.3 pts

52Trinity County, CACA15,72031.2%−0.4 pts

53Modoc County, CACA8,42631.4%+8.9 pts

54Calaveras County, CACA46,60533.4%+1.5 pts

55Sierra County, CACA3,09842.5%+6.1 pts

56Plumas County, CACA18,58346.0%+11.6 pts

57Mono County, CACA12,50558.0%−3.7 pts

58Alpine County, CACA1,04372.1%−5.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES