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Tightest housing markets, California counties

California counties with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2023 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 2000

01Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0703.5%–

02San Benito County, CACA70,0823.6%–

03Stanislaus County, CACA557,7193.9%–

04Sutter County, CACA98,7874.3%–

05Solano County, CACA455,3764.4%–

06Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4604.6%–

07Ventura County, CACA830,8515.2%–

08Merced County, CACA297,2605.3%–

09Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.5%–

10Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.6%–

11San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.7%–

12Fresno County, CACA1,035,4565.9%–

13Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306.1%–

14Kings County, CACA154,3276.2%–

15San Diego County, CACA3,282,2486.3%–

16Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9346.4%–

17Yuba County, CACA88,6916.6%–

18Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0656.8%–

19Yolo County, CACA224,4107.0%–

20Tulare County, CACA485,1467.1%–

21Kern County, CACA927,0687.2%–

22San Mateo County, CACA743,5687.9%–

23Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.0%–

24Marin County, CACA253,6948.1%–

25Colusa County, CACA21,8368.5%–

26Monterey County, CACA433,7298.9%–

27San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0919.3%–

28Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8529.4%–

29Tehama County, CACA64,66510.0%–

30Butte County, CACA209,21110.2%–

31Riverside County, CACA2,544,91610.8%–

32Napa County, CACA132,94910.8%–

33Shasta County, CACA181,64811.0%–

34Madera County, CACA167,92711.0%–

35Glenn County, CACA28,14111.4%–

36Placer County, CACA442,08111.9%–

37San Francisco County, CACA826,07912.2%–

38Humboldt County, CACA131,64712.7%–

39San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.9%–

40Imperial County, CACA181,41114.5%–

41Del Norte County, CACA26,41015.2%–

42Amador County, CACA41,87615.4%–

43Inyo County, CACA18,15815.6%–

44Mendocino County, CACA88,12216.4%–

45Siskiyou County, CACA42,01317.4%–

46El Dorado County, CACA192,32319.5%–

47Nevada County, CACA101,91121.1%–

48Lake County, CACA67,77221.7%–

49Mariposa County, CACA16,91823.7%–

50Lassen County, CACA28,11724.4%–

51Tuolumne County, CACA53,16028.2%–

52Trinity County, CACA15,72031.2%–

53Modoc County, CACA8,42631.4%–

54Calaveras County, CACA46,60533.4%–

55Sierra County, CACA3,09842.5%–

56Plumas County, CACA18,58346.0%–

57Mono County, CACA12,50558.0%–

58Alpine County, CACA1,04372.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES