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Tightest housing markets, US counties · 2010

US counties with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2023 ACS). Fairfax, Virginia leads at 1.7%. 3,131 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2000
01Fairfax, VAVA26,7721.7%
02Poquoson, VAVA13,2923.4%
03Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,7814.0%
04Chesapeake, VAVA255,3324.1%
05Carroll County, MDMD176,6774.2%
06Cumberland County, PAPA277,2704.2%
07Lancaster County, PAPA563,1594.2%
08Dakota County, MNMN457,7104.3%
09Chester County, PAPA557,1164.3%
10Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.3%
11Yellowstone County, MTMT172,6924.3%
12Howard County, MDMD339,1834.4%
13Anoka County, MNMN381,6054.4%
14Douglas County, COCO399,3964.4%
15Hanover County, VAVA116,4234.4%
16Outagamie County, WIWI195,8944.5%
17Burleigh County, NDND103,2514.5%
18Davis County, UTUT381,2274.6%
19Roanoke County, VAVA97,1504.6%
20Washington County, WIWI139,2384.6%
21Cass County, NDND201,7944.7%
22La Crosse County, WIWI121,3394.7%
23Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914.7%
24Dubuque County, IAIA99,3814.7%
25St. Charles County, MOMO426,4994.8%
26Norfolk County, MAMA739,7494.8%
27Lincoln County, SDSD77,1454.8%
28Carver County, MNMN114,3794.8%
29Rockland County, NYNY357,3974.9%
30Washington County, MNMN286,8954.9%
31Dakota County, NENE21,6874.9%
32Delaware County, OHOH242,0324.9%
33Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.9%
34Bergen County, NJNJ977,0264.9%
35Sioux County, IAIA36,7744.9%
36St. Croix County, WIWI98,2765.0%
37Nicollet County, MNMN34,2735.0%
38Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5825.0%
39Waukesha County, WIWI417,2105.0%
40Story County, IAIA101,2915.0%
41Utah County, UTUT759,8595.0%
42Adams County, PAPA107,5945.0%
43Chittenden County, VTVT169,1155.0%
44Bremer County, IAIA25,2965.1%
45Oldham County, KYKY70,9865.1%
46Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.1%
47Morris County, NJNJ524,2515.1%
48Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%
49Williamson County, TNTN272,0615.2%
50Woodford County, KYKY27,8835.2%
51Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3355.2%
52Scott County, MNMN159,0175.2%
53Woodford County, ILIL38,1115.2%
54Jefferson County, COCO580,4515.2%
55Burlington County, NJNJ481,4395.2%
56Bullitt County, KYKY86,4545.2%
57Gloucester County, NJNJ312,6385.3%
58San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.3%
59Baltimore County, MDMD847,6505.3%
60Medina County, OHOH185,0255.3%
61Sarpy County, NENE208,3035.3%
62Tipton County, ININ15,3195.4%
63Johnson County, KSKS636,9065.4%
64Ventura County, CACA830,8515.4%
65Kane County, ILIL525,7575.4%
66Geauga County, OHOH95,6765.5%
67Wood County, WIWI74,0605.5%
68York County, PAPA473,1975.5%
69Nobles County, MNMN22,3385.5%
70Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8735.5%
71Orange County, CACA3,149,5075.5%
72Adams County, ININ36,6505.6%
73Frederick County, MDMD302,8835.6%
74Kendall County, ILIL145,4705.6%
75Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.7%
76Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9795.7%
77Scott County, KSKS4,8155.7%
78Monroe County, ILIL34,8405.7%
79Harford County, MDMD266,4465.7%
80DuPage County, ILIL934,2985.7%
81Franklin County, PAPA160,6525.7%
82Marion County, OROR355,7775.7%
83Lehigh County, PAPA384,3835.7%
84Mower County, MNMN40,9715.8%
85Tazewell County, ILIL130,0495.8%
86Jasper County, ININ33,8945.8%
87Kings County, CACA154,3275.8%
88Clark County, WAWA532,1195.8%
89Hall County, NENE63,6335.8%
90Fulton County, OHOH41,8535.8%
91McHenry County, ILIL317,7515.8%
92Kent County, RIRI173,4955.9%
93Hampshire County, MAMA164,0655.9%
94Tooele County, UTUT87,4615.9%
95Cedar County, IAIA18,3595.9%
96Will County, ILIL712,2535.9%
97Hughes County, SDSD17,5705.9%
98Washington County, OROR611,7085.9%
99Rockwall County, TXTX140,7385.9%
100Ozaukee County, WIWI94,3465.9%
101San Benito County, CACA70,0825.9%
102Calumet County, WIWI53,9825.9%
103Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3216.0%
104Broomfield County, COCO79,1746.0%
105Thurston County, WAWA304,2616.0%
106Warren County, OHOH257,1816.0%
107Olmsted County, MNMN166,7316.0%
108Bucks County, PAPA647,8286.0%
109Eau Claire County, WIWI109,0336.0%
110Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1486.1%
111Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9346.1%
112Lebanon County, PAPA146,3806.1%
113Union County, SDSD17,4026.1%
114Northampton County, PAPA324,4116.1%
115Lancaster County, NENE334,0496.1%
116Brown County, WIWI275,8036.1%
117Lake County, OHOH232,2176.1%
118Whitley County, ININ35,0466.1%
119Snohomish County, WAWA870,6566.1%
120Cache County, UTUT145,0006.1%
121DeKalb County, ILIL101,8356.1%
122Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9166.1%
123Clay County, MOMO265,0326.2%
124Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7436.2%
125Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1916.2%
126Yolo County, CACA224,4106.2%
127St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5866.2%
128Ramsey County, MNMN541,6236.2%
129Hendricks County, ININ193,5106.2%
130Rankin County, MSMS162,1816.2%
131Williamson County, TXTX752,8276.2%
132Brown County, MNMN25,5176.2%
133Miami County, OHOH112,6346.2%
134Wilson County, TNTN175,0336.2%
135Linn County, IAIA232,0286.3%
136Fayette County, GAGA125,1566.3%
137Berks County, PAPA440,0726.3%
138Boone County, ININ80,6896.3%
139Frederick County, VAVA99,9556.3%
140Yakima County, WAWA259,1856.3%
141Uintah County, UTUT38,2786.3%
142Scott County, KYKY62,2626.3%
143Union County, NCNC267,6746.3%
144Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6916.3%
145Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6636.3%
146Morgan County, UTUT13,3836.3%
147Mesa County, COCO162,8456.4%
148Polk County, OROR90,0376.4%
149Genesee County, NYNY58,4166.4%
150Hamilton County, ININ387,0366.4%
151Somerset County, NJNJ356,4866.4%
152Morrow County, OHOH36,3056.4%
153King County, WAWA2,344,9396.4%
154Midland County, MIMI83,7546.4%
155Yamhill County, OROR110,0246.4%
156Payette County, IDID27,8246.4%
157Washington County, IAIA22,6676.5%
158Porter County, ININ176,0496.5%
159Boulder County, COCO328,5606.5%
160Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3806.5%
161Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7846.5%
162Custer County, MTMT12,0346.5%
163Ada County, IDID546,1416.5%
164Winona County, MNMN50,5236.5%
165Columbia County, OROR54,0916.6%
166Nez Perce County, IDID42,9056.6%
167Polk County, IAIA516,5466.6%
168Latah County, IDID41,8426.6%
169Scott County, IAIA175,2596.6%
170Seward County, NENE18,0326.6%
171Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5326.6%
172King William County, VAVA19,6176.6%
173Richmond County, NYNY501,2906.6%
174Chisago County, MNMN59,1426.6%
175Multnomah County, OROR795,3916.6%
176Lane County, OROR381,5846.6%
177DeSoto County, MSMS197,9186.6%
178Arapahoe County, COCO673,8206.7%
179Auglaize County, OHOH45,9096.7%
180Jefferson County, IDID35,2976.7%
181Collin County, TXTX1,297,1796.7%
182Sutter County, CACA98,7876.7%
183Sibley County, MNMN15,3566.7%
184Spokane County, WAWA558,3446.7%
185Douglas County, KSKS120,9206.7%
186Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.7%
187Benton County, MNMN41,7446.7%
188Hancock County, OHOH75,0346.7%
189Camden County, NJNJ535,7996.7%
190New Kent County, VAVA28,0226.7%
191Stafford County, VAVA170,8036.8%
192Plymouth County, IAIA25,6976.8%
193Webster County, IAIA36,8386.8%
194Mercer County, ILIL15,2296.8%
195Union County, OHOH73,4466.8%
196Henrico County, VAVA342,7756.8%
197Benton County, OROR97,7286.8%
198Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6696.8%
199Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.8%
200Platte County, NENE35,6496.8%
201Fairfield County, OHOH169,7526.9%
202Portage County, WIWI71,9436.9%
203Spencer County, KYKY20,9986.9%
204Charles County, MDMD176,5936.9%
205Clinton County, MIMI80,4326.9%
206Woodbury County, IAIA106,6496.9%
207Madison County, OHOH46,9856.9%
208Christian County, MOMO96,7256.9%
209Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0656.9%
210Crawford County, IAIA16,2377.0%
211Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7377.0%
212Jasper County, IAIA38,1537.0%
213Gem County, IDID21,7737.0%
214Wyandot County, OHOH21,5677.0%
215Queens County, NYNY2,358,1827.0%
216Pierce County, WIWI43,5197.0%
217Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4157.0%
218Union County, NJNJ601,8637.0%
219Steele County, MNMN37,4647.0%
220Anchorage, AKAK287,1557.0%
221Clay County, MNMN67,7347.0%
222Suffolk, VAVA104,6997.0%
223Bureau County, ILIL32,5107.1%
224Marin County, CACA253,6947.1%
225Butler County, PAPA200,1697.1%
226Madison County, MSMS116,2987.1%
227Robertson County, TNTN80,1757.1%
228Butler County, KSKS69,4847.1%
229Lyon County, MNMN25,6847.1%
230Macomb County, MIMI886,2217.1%
231Bristol County, RIRI50,0017.1%
232Tompkins County, NYNY104,0477.1%
233Shawnee County, KSKS178,6077.1%
234Jackson County, OROR221,7957.1%
235Tipton County, TNTN62,2877.1%
236Johnson County, IAIA160,0447.1%
237York County, NENE14,5647.1%
238Sumner County, TNTN215,5387.1%
239Clark County, KYKY37,8887.1%
240Prince George's County, MDMD970,3747.2%
241Carroll County, IAIA20,3037.2%
242Stanton County, NENE5,7447.2%
243Delaware County, PAPA580,9377.2%
244Seward County, KSKS21,0737.2%
245Rutherford County, TNTN386,3527.2%
246Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9967.2%
247Essex County, MAMA826,6537.2%
248Wayne County, OHOH116,7587.2%
249Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0707.2%
250Iowa County, IAIA16,5047.3%
251Freeborn County, MNMN30,4407.3%
252Lake County, ILIL719,3397.3%
253Benton County, WAWA221,7227.3%
254Hampden County, MAMA464,3387.3%
255Livingston County, MIMI197,3157.3%
256Cherokee County, GAGA299,2737.3%
257Eaton County, MIMI109,5817.3%
258Clay County, IAIA16,2027.3%
259Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3327.3%
260Newport News, VAVA183,2307.3%
261McPherson County, KSKS30,0647.3%
262Henry County, OHOH27,5987.3%
263Goodhue County, MNMN48,1957.3%
264Buena Vista, VAVA6,6727.3%
265Effingham County, ILIL34,5197.3%
266Amelia County, VAVA13,6327.3%
267Denton County, TXTX1,069,3467.3%
268Warren County, NJNJ112,9537.3%
269Clackamas County, OROR426,2807.4%
270Monroe County, MIMI156,0047.4%
271Racine County, WIWI198,9197.4%
272Rogers County, OKOK102,1977.4%
273Cass County, MOMO115,8597.4%
274Logan County, KSKS2,6617.4%
275Dodge County, MNMN21,3767.4%
276St. Louis County, MOMO990,9117.4%
277Washington County, ILIL13,5647.4%
278Cherokee County, IAIA11,3697.5%
279Jefferson County, MOMO233,1327.5%
280Henry County, ILIL48,0957.5%
281Lee County, GAGA34,1797.5%
282Midland County, TXTX187,8557.5%
283Dubois County, ININ44,0167.5%
284Adams County, NENE31,0717.5%
285Ellis County, TXTX240,8677.5%
286Clinton County, ILIL37,1287.5%
287Loudon County, TNTN63,7647.5%
288Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6347.5%
289Juneau, AKAK31,6097.5%
290Jefferson County, KSKS18,2967.5%
291Boone County, IAIA26,7997.5%
292Portage County, OHOH163,4047.5%
293Boone County, MOMO191,7467.5%
294Marathon County, WIWI139,4327.6%
295Linn County, OROR132,8437.6%
296Box Elder County, UTUT65,3207.6%
297Kent County, MIMI675,2327.6%
298Waseca County, MNMN18,6887.6%
299El Paso County, TXTX877,8587.6%
300Bernalillo County, NMNM667,6017.6%
301Knox County, TNTN511,4537.6%
302Montezuma County, COCO26,6787.6%
303Stearns County, MNMN164,1107.6%
304Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0477.6%
305Livingston County, ILIL35,0577.6%
306Boone County, KYKY145,3167.6%
307Shelby County, KYKY51,2437.7%
308Muscatine County, IAIA41,8537.7%
309Ogle County, ILIL51,3997.7%
310Warrick County, ININ66,8037.7%
311Jessamine County, KYKY57,1477.7%
312Jerome County, IDID26,3627.7%
313Independence County, ARAR38,7857.7%
314Chemung County, NYNY80,4157.7%
315Green County, WIWI37,2277.7%
316Dickson County, TNTN58,6627.7%
317Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1867.7%
318Tioga County, NYNY47,4537.7%
319Wells County, ININ28,8837.7%
320Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3617.7%
321McLeod County, MNMN36,6317.7%
322DeKalb County, MOMO9,7957.7%
323Ward County, NDND68,2337.7%
324Worth County, IAIA7,3387.7%
325Stanislaus County, CACA557,7197.7%
326Codington County, SDSD29,5627.8%
327Dodge County, WIWI89,0977.8%
328Pierce County, WAWA946,2887.8%
329Weber County, UTUT278,1747.8%
330Shelby County, OHOH48,0657.8%
331Tate County, MSMS28,7257.8%
332Elbert County, COCO30,5347.8%
333Anderson County, KYKY25,2257.8%
334Moody County, SDSD6,6327.8%
335West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7567.8%
336Henry County, IAIA19,3497.8%
337Hancock County, ININ90,9697.8%
338Jackson County, ININ47,3707.8%
339Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7107.9%
340Putnam County, NYNY99,0287.9%
341Sitka, AKAK8,3197.9%
342Dane County, WIWI590,3757.9%
343York County, VAVA71,3747.9%
344Passaic County, NJNJ531,6247.9%
345Grundy County, ILIL54,0527.9%
346Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4607.9%
347San Joaquin County, CACA823,8157.9%
348Alameda County, CACA1,636,6307.9%
349Wright County, MNMN157,5597.9%
350Marshall County, IAIA39,8907.9%
351Paulding County, GAGA190,9967.9%
352Winnebago County, WIWI174,2187.9%
353Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8857.9%
354Butler County, IAIA14,0497.9%
355Worcester County, MAMA888,5027.9%
356Johnson County, ININ174,2628.0%
357Rock Island County, ILIL141,8698.0%
358Cheatham County, TNTN42,7788.0%
359Greene County, MOMO309,2868.0%
360Salem County, NJNJ66,2808.0%
361Miami County, KSKS36,2408.0%
362Rock County, WIWI166,4728.0%
363Mississippi County, MOMO12,0038.0%
364Douglas County, NENE606,4608.0%
365Shelby County, IAIA11,6898.0%
366Harvey County, KSKS33,5808.0%
367Rice County, MNMN69,9398.0%
368Franklin County, IDID15,8898.0%
369Benton County, IAIA26,0048.0%
370New Castle County, DEDE588,0268.0%
371Bay County, MIMI102,1238.0%
372Miller County, GAGA5,8128.0%
373Davison County, SDSD20,0698.0%
374Hanson County, SDSD3,4568.0%
375Clinton County, IAIA46,0028.0%
376Greene County, OHOH174,3228.0%
377Mahaska County, IAIA21,8808.0%
378Keokuk County, IAIA9,7978.0%
379Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1718.1%
380San Diego County, CACA3,282,2488.1%
381Bristol County, MAMA593,6408.1%
382Ionia County, MIMI66,5578.1%
383Oconee County, GAGA44,8938.1%
384Ellis County, KSKS29,0758.1%
385Wood County, OHOH134,1768.1%
386Asotin County, WAWA22,5458.1%
387Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9998.1%
388Tippecanoe County, ININ190,4568.1%
389Jones County, IAIA21,2538.1%
390Montour County, PAPA17,8688.1%
391Weld County, COCO378,4268.1%
392Ray County, MOMO23,3988.1%
393Mills County, IAIA14,7938.1%
394Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3888.1%
395Lincoln County, KYKY25,3538.2%
396White County, ARAR80,0858.2%
397Blair County, PAPA119,5418.2%
398Faulkner County, ARAR133,9798.2%
399McLean County, ILIL171,4198.2%
400Catoosa County, GAGA69,6288.2%
401Randall County, TXTX152,3518.2%
402Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9498.2%
403Howard County, IAIA9,4158.2%
404Montgomery County, VAVA98,4348.2%
405Orange County, NYNY417,6698.2%
406Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1488.3%
407Whiteside County, ILIL54,1218.3%
408Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7258.3%
409Lee County, ILIL32,9148.3%
410Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4498.3%
411Wabash County, ININ30,7138.3%
412Huron County, OHOH58,2508.3%
413Solano County, CACA455,3768.3%
414Darke County, OHOH51,5208.3%
415Franklin County, KSKS26,2998.3%
416Valencia County, NMNM82,0138.3%
417Washington County, MDMD157,7318.3%
418Canyon County, IDID275,1238.3%
419Reno County, KSKS61,5398.3%
420Jasper County, ILIL9,0328.4%
421Maury County, TNTN118,1318.4%
422Johnson County, TXTX218,0488.4%
423Kings County, NYNY2,653,9638.4%
424Fayette County, OHOH28,5528.4%
425Delaware County, IAIA17,6748.4%
426Montrose County, COCO44,5918.4%
427Salem, VAVA25,8168.4%
428Wake County, NCNC1,257,2358.4%
429Carson City, NVNV58,5718.4%
430Madison County, ILIL263,1108.4%
431Preble County, OHOH40,6648.4%
432Bradley County, TNTN115,4658.4%
433Stark County, NDND34,0138.4%
434Isanti County, MNMN44,3868.4%
435Autauga County, ALAL61,9208.4%
436Ford County, KSKS33,9938.4%
437Buffalo County, NENE51,1728.4%
438Campbell County, WYWY48,1458.4%
439Lexington, VAVA7,7698.4%
440Stark County, OHOH373,7718.4%
441Platte County, MOMO114,4008.4%
442Saline County, KSKS53,3778.4%
443Clark County, ININ130,4518.5%
444Andrew County, MOMO18,2418.5%
445Bonneville County, IDID135,7718.5%
446Lexington County, SCSC317,5888.5%
447Laclede County, MOMO36,9438.5%
448Grant County, KSKS7,0288.5%
449Franklin County, WAWA102,6128.5%
450Amherst County, VAVA31,9628.5%
451Wapello County, IAIA35,2108.5%
452Henderson County, KYKY44,2558.5%
453Fresno County, CACA1,035,4568.5%
454Licking County, OHOH185,5648.5%
455Rockingham County, NHNH324,0778.5%
456Butler County, OHOH400,1288.5%
457Hays County, TXTX304,3908.5%
458Hamblen County, TNTN68,8438.5%
459Dearborn County, ININ51,6098.5%
460Adams County, COCO554,6688.5%
461Jackson County, KSKS13,4388.5%
462Lafayette County, MOMO33,5318.5%
463Sangamon County, ILIL194,1708.5%
464Boone County, ILIL53,5688.5%
465Clay County, FLFL239,5938.5%
466Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.5%
467Gregg County, TXTX126,0958.6%
468Lawrence County, MOMO39,4018.6%
469Hamilton County, IAIA14,9448.6%
470Sedgwick County, KSKS538,4338.6%
471Seneca County, OHOH54,5228.6%
472Bartholomew County, ININ85,7298.6%
473Humboldt County, IAIA9,4098.6%
474Travis County, TXTX1,389,6708.6%
475Pike County, ININ12,0038.6%
476Galax, VAVA6,6708.6%
477Union County, KYKY12,8398.6%
478Phelps County, NENE8,9948.6%
479Clermont County, OHOH216,9778.6%
480Greene County, VAVA21,9588.6%
481Walton County, GAGA112,6968.6%
482Sandusky County, OHOH58,6558.6%
483Clinton County, MOMO21,6618.6%
484Tulare County, CACA485,1468.6%
485Parker County, TXTX184,7678.7%
486Greene County, IAIA8,6588.7%
487Monroe County, NYNY750,5068.7%
488Greene County, ARAR47,4118.7%
489Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3378.7%
490Monroe County, WIWI46,5728.7%
491Spencer County, ININ20,0618.7%
492Summit County, OHOH538,3768.7%
493Rock County, MNMN9,5248.7%
494Floyd County, ININ82,1538.7%
495Bannock County, IDID91,5918.7%
496Bourbon County, KYKY20,2438.7%
497Sherburne County, MNMN104,1948.7%
498Redwood County, MNMN15,2658.7%
499Lonoke County, ARAR76,6648.7%
500Washington County, OKOK54,0378.7%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Fairfax, Virginia ranks #1 with 1.7% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by housing vacancy rate?

Fairfax, Virginia, Poquoson, Virginia, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Chesapeake, Virginia, Carroll County, Maryland.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,131 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 ACS 5-year data.

How is housing vacancy rate measured?

Share of housing units that are vacant. Source: ACS B25002. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).