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Tightest housing markets, California counties · 2010

California counties with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2010 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 10.8%.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS –

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS