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Tightest housing markets, California counties · 2010

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

01Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914.7%–

02San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.3%–

03Ventura County, CACA830,8515.4%–

04Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.5%–

05Kings County, CACA154,3275.8%–

06San Benito County, CACA70,0825.9%–

07Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9346.1%–

08Yolo County, CACA224,4106.2%–

09Sutter County, CACA98,7876.7%–

10Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0656.9%–

11Marin County, CACA253,6947.1%–

12Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0707.2%–

13Stanislaus County, CACA557,7197.7%–

14Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4607.9%–

15San Joaquin County, CACA823,8157.9%–

16Alameda County, CACA1,636,6307.9%–

17San Diego County, CACA3,282,2488.1%–

18Solano County, CACA455,3768.3%–

19Fresno County, CACA1,035,4568.5%–

20Tulare County, CACA485,1468.6%–

21Sonoma County, CACA486,4449.2%–

22Napa County, CACA132,9499.4%–

23Glenn County, CACA28,1419.6%–

24Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8529.8%–

25San Francisco County, CACA826,0799.8%–

26Monterey County, CACA433,72910.0%–

27Shasta County, CACA181,64810.0%–

28Butte County, CACA209,21110.2%–

29Colusa County, CACA21,83610.3%–

30Kern County, CACA927,06810.8%–

31Humboldt County, CACA131,64710.9%–

32Del Norte County, CACA26,41010.9%–

33Merced County, CACA297,26011.4%–

34San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36711.9%–

35Tehama County, CACA64,66512.1%–

36Yuba County, CACA88,69113.2%–

37Placer County, CACA442,08113.4%–

38Madera County, CACA167,92713.6%–

39San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09113.8%–

40Imperial County, CACA181,41113.8%–

41Mendocino County, CACA88,12214.0%–

42Riverside County, CACA2,544,91614.8%–

43Inyo County, CACA18,15815.4%–

44Siskiyou County, CACA42,01315.6%–

45Amador County, CACA41,87617.4%–

46Lassen County, CACA28,11719.3%–

47Nevada County, CACA101,91120.4%–

48El Dorado County, CACA192,32321.2%–

49Modoc County, CACA8,42622.5%–

50Mariposa County, CACA16,91823.3%–

51Tuolumne County, CACA53,16028.5%–

52Lake County, CACA67,77228.7%–

53Trinity County, CACA15,72031.6%–

54Calaveras County, CACA46,60531.9%–

55Plumas County, CACA18,58334.4%–

56Sierra County, CACA3,09836.4%–

57Mono County, CACA12,50561.7%–

58Alpine County, CACA1,04377.1%–

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