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Tightest housing markets, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas with the lowest housing vacancy rate (2023 ACS). Lancaster, PA leads at 4.2%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Pennsylvania carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR20102024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2000
01Lancaster, PAPA563,1594.2%
02Dubuque, IAIA99,3814.7%
03San Jose, CACA1,984,4734.8%
04Appleton, WIWI249,8764.8%
05Gettysburg, PAPA107,5945.0%
06Provo, UTUT773,4265.1%
07Fargo, NDND269,5285.3%
08Oxnard, CACA830,8515.4%
09Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0605.5%
10York, PAPA473,1975.5%
11Worthington, MNMN22,3385.5%
12Decatur, ININ36,6505.6%
13Ames, IAIA128,0905.6%
14Chambersburg, PAPA160,6525.7%
15Austin, MNMN40,9715.8%
16Hanford, CACA154,3275.8%
17Salem, OROR445,8145.9%
18Bismarck, NDND139,7505.9%
19Amherst, MAMA164,0655.9%
20Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4415.9%
21Ogden, UTUT672,7846.0%
22Lacey, WAWA304,2616.0%
23Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2956.0%
24Lebanon, PAPA146,3806.1%
25Lincoln, NENE352,0816.1%
26Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3776.1%
27New Ulm, MNMN25,5176.2%
28Reading, PAPA440,0726.3%
29Yakima, WAWA259,1856.3%
30Vernal, UTUT38,2786.3%
31Logan, UTUT160,8896.3%
32Grand Junction, COCO162,8456.4%
33Batavia, NYNY58,4166.4%
34Midland, MIMI83,7546.4%
35Portland, OROR2,542,2826.5%
36Boulder, COCO328,5606.5%
37Sioux City, IAIA145,7386.5%
38Winona, MNMN50,5236.5%
39Waterloo, IAIA169,1896.6%
40Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6386.6%
41Moscow, IDID41,8426.6%
42Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2856.6%
43Eugene, OROR381,5846.6%
44Mankato, MNMN104,9076.7%
45Seattle, WAWA4,161,8836.7%
46Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9096.7%
47Lawrence, KSKS120,9206.7%
48La Crosse, WIWI171,1826.7%
49Findlay, OHOH75,0346.7%
50Pierre, SDSD20,5886.8%
51Le Mars, IAIA25,6976.8%
52Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8386.8%
53Corvallis, OROR97,7286.8%
54Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6696.8%
55Stevens Point, WIWI71,9436.9%
56Des Moines, IAIA758,5396.9%
57Santa Maria, CACA442,0656.9%
58Billings, MTMT193,6037.0%
59Manchester, NHNH433,4157.0%
60Owatonna, MNMN37,4647.0%
61Boston, MAMA5,034,2217.0%
62Iowa City, IAIA182,7117.0%
63Marshall, MNMN25,6847.1%
64Ithaca, NYNY104,0477.1%
65Grand Island, NENE78,0767.1%
66Lewiston, IDID65,4507.1%
67Medford, OROR221,7957.1%
68Carroll, IAIA20,3037.2%
69Liberal, KSKS21,0737.2%
70Wooster, OHOH116,7587.2%
71Davenport, IAIA380,4527.3%
72Albert Lea, MNMN30,4407.3%
73Springfield, MAMA464,3387.3%
74Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0107.3%
75Spencer, IAIA16,2027.3%
76McPherson, KSKS30,0647.3%
77Red Wing, MNMN48,1957.3%
78Rochester, MNMN231,1847.3%
79Monroe, MIMI156,0047.4%
80Racine, WIWI198,9197.4%
81Eau Claire, WIWI176,6477.4%
82Allentown, PAPA887,6157.4%
83Washington, DCDC6,465,7247.4%
84St. Cloud, MNMN205,8547.4%
85Spokane, WAWA608,0127.4%
86Harrisburg, PAPA617,4277.5%
87Jasper, ININ44,0167.5%
88Denver, COCO3,092,0377.5%
89Juneau city and, AKAK31,6097.5%
90Wausau, WIWI139,4327.6%
91Albany, OROR132,8437.6%
92Columbus, NENE46,5837.6%
93San Francisco, CACA4,630,0417.6%
94Sheboygan, WIWI118,0477.6%
95Pontiac, ILIL35,0577.6%
96Kennewick, WAWA324,3347.6%
97Topeka, KSKS233,0527.6%
98Muscatine, IAIA41,8537.7%
99Boise City, IDID864,2437.7%
100Rochelle, ILIL51,3997.7%
101El Paso, TXTX881,2917.7%
102Batesville, ARAR38,7857.7%
103Elmira, NYNY80,4157.7%
104Peoria, ILIL363,5057.7%
105Walla Walla, WAWA62,3617.7%
106Hutchinson, MNMN36,6317.7%
107Modesto, CACA557,7197.7%
108Omaha, NENE1,009,8367.7%
109Watertown, SDSD29,5627.8%
110Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0977.8%
111Sidney, OHOH48,0657.8%
112Seymour, ININ47,3707.8%
113Manitowoc, WIWI81,7107.9%
114Stockton, CACA823,8157.9%
115Marshalltown, IAIA39,8907.9%
116Midland, TXTX193,1397.9%
117Oshkosh, WIWI174,2187.9%
118Longview, WAWA114,8857.9%
119Worcester, MAMA888,5027.9%
120Janesville, WIWI166,4728.0%
121Faribault, MNMN69,9398.0%
122Bay City, MIMI102,1238.0%
123Clinton, IAIA46,0028.0%
124Burlington, VTVT227,8038.0%
125Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8808.0%
126San Diego, CACA3,282,2488.1%
127Hays, KSKS29,0758.1%
128Greeley, COCO378,4268.1%
129Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1188.2%
130Searcy, ARAR80,0858.2%
131Altoona, PAPA119,5418.2%
132Bloomington, ILIL171,4198.2%
133Madison, WIWI709,6858.2%
134Lexington, KYKY535,1748.2%
135Austin, TXTX2,620,9458.3%
136Vineland, NJNJ157,1488.3%
137Sterling, ILIL54,1218.3%
138Dixon, ILIL32,9148.3%
139Storm Lake, IAIA20,4498.3%
140Springfield, MOMO500,6948.3%
141Wabash, ININ30,7138.3%
142Norwalk, OHOH58,2508.3%
143Vallejo, CACA455,3768.3%
144Greenville, OHOH51,5208.3%
145Ottawa, KSKS26,2998.3%
146Idaho Falls, IDID173,8518.3%
147Hutchinson, KSKS61,5398.3%
148Nashville, TNTN2,197,4168.4%
149Washington Court House, OHOH28,5528.4%
150Montrose, COCO44,5918.4%
151Brigham City, UTUT70,4058.4%
152Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3778.4%
153Carson, NVNV58,5718.4%
154New York, NYNY20,112,4488.4%
155Akron, OHOH701,7808.4%
156Dodge City, KSKS33,9938.4%
157Gillette, WYWY48,1458.4%
158Albuquerque, NMNM925,2798.4%
159Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2138.5%
160Lebanon, MOMO36,9438.5%
161Kearney, NENE57,9628.5%
162Ottumwa, IAIA35,2108.5%
163Columbia, MOMO219,0628.6%
164Frankfort, KYKY77,8748.6%
165Tiffin, OHOH54,5228.6%
166Columbus, ININ85,7298.6%
167Fremont, OHOH58,6558.6%
168Wichita, KSKS663,8098.6%
169Visalia, CACA485,1468.6%
170Springfield, ILIL206,0338.7%
171Paragould, ARAR47,4118.7%
172Sparta, WIWI46,5728.7%
173Pocatello, IDID91,5918.7%
174Bartlesville, OKOK54,0378.7%
175Kankakee, ILIL105,5258.7%
176Mitchell, SDSD25,9138.7%
177Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7208.8%
178Yankton, SDSD23,6358.8%
179Erie, PAPA265,8328.8%
180Norfolk, NENE49,2288.8%
181Richmond, VAVA1,389,3388.8%
182Grants Pass, OROR87,8678.8%
183Andrews, TXTX18,9148.8%
184Auburn, ININ44,5358.8%
185Minot, NDND75,6948.8%
186Twin Falls, IDID123,9018.8%
187Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7818.8%
188Ottawa, ILIL145,9028.8%
189Odessa, TXTX173,8018.8%
190Rock Springs, WYWY41,2678.8%
191Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2148.9%
192Lafayette, ININ228,4688.9%
193Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6458.9%
194Roseburg, OROR111,9518.9%
195Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7959.0%
196Canton, OHOH400,2469.0%
197Honolulu, HIHI988,7039.0%
198Sterling, COCO20,6549.0%
199Sikeston, MOMO49,9789.0%
200Fort Morgan, COCO30,3069.0%
201Taylorville, ILIL33,4439.0%
202Defiance, OHOH38,2929.0%
203Fremont, NENE38,0579.0%
204Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0029.0%
205Bremerton, WAWA283,3749.1%
206Lansing, MIMI479,7229.1%
207Chicago, ILIL9,434,1239.1%
208Lincoln, ILIL27,1829.1%
209Othello, WAWA21,4889.1%
210Rochester, NYNY1,056,1499.1%
211Owosso, MIMI67,6819.2%
212Santa Rosa, CACA486,4449.2%
213Green Bay, WIWI336,7569.2%
214North Platte, NENE33,9729.2%
215Fresno, CACA1,203,3839.2%
216Greenfield, MAMA70,6989.2%
217Laredo, TXTX281,2249.2%
218Galesburg, ILIL47,7679.2%
219Effingham, ILIL44,7279.2%
220Trenton, NJNJ399,2899.2%
221Salina, KSKS59,1219.3%
222Dallas, TXTX8,477,1579.3%
223Van Wert, OHOH29,0139.3%
224Ashland, OHOH52,5239.3%
225Louisville, KYKY1,402,5099.3%
226Wilson, NCNC81,1509.3%
227St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4219.3%
228Kenosha, WIWI168,4489.4%
229Zanesville, OHOH87,0149.4%
230La Grande, OROR25,9009.4%
231Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1559.4%
232Scottsbluff, NENE36,2729.4%
233Lewisburg, TNTN38,0719.4%
234Colorado Springs, COCO781,7969.4%
235Hastings, NENE40,5779.4%
236Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6829.4%
237Champaign, ILIL239,9799.4%
238Watertown, WIWI86,5059.4%
239Elkhart, ININ208,7749.4%
240Concord, NHNH158,0789.4%
241Napa, CACA132,9499.4%
242Burlington, NCNC186,1779.5%
243Yuba City, CACA187,4789.5%
244Owensboro, KYKY113,9629.5%
245Decatur, ALAL160,3269.6%
246Urbana, OHOH38,8209.6%
247Ketchikan, AKAK13,5499.6%
248Warrensburg, MOMO56,6709.6%
249Slidell, LALA279,1089.7%
250Pella, IAIA34,1929.7%
251Las Cruces, NMNM229,0919.7%
252Roanoke, VAVA316,5479.7%
253Lima, OHOH100,8819.7%
254Dover, DEDE194,7869.7%
255Canton, ILIL32,9019.7%
256Hermitage, PAPA107,8609.7%
257Staunton, VAVA129,6929.7%
258Sacramento, CACA2,477,2749.7%
259Williston, NDND41,7679.7%
260Lexington Park, MDMD211,1769.7%
261Wilmington, OHOH42,3019.8%
262Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8309.8%
263New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3739.8%
264Knoxville, TNTN968,1379.8%
265Cheyenne, WYWY102,9389.8%
266Blackfoot, IDID51,1539.8%
267Evansville, ININ273,7869.8%
268Santa Cruz, CACA258,8529.8%
269Providence, RIRI1,708,1619.8%
270Alma, MIMI41,1909.8%
271Logansport, ININ37,8369.8%
272Mason City, IAIA49,7109.8%
273Lewiston, MEME116,4879.8%
274Fort Wayne, ININ466,2589.9%
275Dyersburg, TNTN36,3209.9%
276Macomb, ILIL25,9169.9%
277Los Alamos, NMNM19,4079.9%
278Sedalia, MOMO44,25410.0%
279Rockford, ILIL337,24210.0%
280Binghamton, NYNY243,18910.0%
281Lafayette, LALA423,75810.0%
282Salinas, CACA433,72910.0%
283Redding, CACA181,64810.0%
284Ada, OKOK38,52810.0%
285Greensburg, ININ26,57610.0%
286Indiana, PAPA82,87810.1%
287Gainesville, GAGA226,56810.1%
288Cleveland, TNTN134,05710.1%
289Great Falls, MTMT85,02910.1%
290Fort Collins, COCO377,29210.1%
291Tyler, TXTX252,54910.1%
292Ontario, OROR60,08510.1%
293Rapid City, SDSD156,93410.1%
294Jefferson City, MOMO152,71210.1%
295Victoria, TXTX99,86410.1%
296San Angelo, TXTX122,06510.1%
297Tullahoma, TNTN69,33910.2%
298Great Bend, KSKS24,79010.2%
299Chico, CACA209,21110.2%
300Casper, WYWY80,52610.2%
301Cañon City, COCO50,03910.2%
302Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65310.2%
303Lewisburg, PAPA42,31310.2%
304Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97510.2%
305Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14710.2%
306Little Rock, ARAR777,60710.2%
307Danville, KYKY56,98510.2%
308Durham, NCNC625,48510.2%
309Huntington, ININ37,22410.2%
310Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27310.2%
311Marion, OHOH65,11510.2%
312Jefferson, GAGA99,26510.3%
313San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14010.3%
314Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65510.3%
315Connersville, ININ23,53310.3%
316Amarillo, TXTX276,23510.3%
317Quincy, ILIL74,14610.3%
318Missoula, MTMT128,69810.3%
319Burley, IDID49,30810.3%
320Platteville, WIWI52,44610.3%
321Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21510.4%
322Jonesboro, ARAR139,44010.4%
323Fairmont, MNMN19,44010.4%
324Pueblo, COCO169,27710.4%
325Plymouth, ININ46,59910.4%
326Springfield, OHOH135,34010.4%
327Henderson, KYKY57,18410.5%
328Jacksonville, ILIL37,38110.5%
329Celina, OHOH42,73710.5%
330Huntsville, ALAL556,44410.5%
331Grand Forks, NDND105,04610.5%
332Hagerstown, MDMD315,28010.5%
333Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99210.5%
334Toledo, OHOH599,37610.5%
335Columbus, OHOH2,242,02810.5%
336Muskegon, MIMI177,90110.5%
337Emporia, KSKS34,83810.6%
338Charleston, ILIL46,60710.6%
339Kingsport, TNTN314,83410.6%
340Hermiston, OROR93,72110.6%
341Franklin, KYKY20,78810.6%
342Bucyrus, OHOH41,89610.6%
343Richmond, ININ66,16910.6%
344Aberdeen, SDSD41,58310.6%
345Burlington, IAIA44,06110.6%
346Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85810.6%
347Dayton, OHOH826,55410.6%
348Menomonie, WIWI46,22310.6%
349Coos Bay, OROR63,99210.6%
350Salem, OHOH99,37710.6%
351Columbia, SCSC879,91810.6%
352Manhattan, KSKS136,12210.7%
353Syracuse, NYNY652,27310.7%
354Chattanooga, TNTN594,53010.7%
355Marietta, OHOH58,38910.7%
356Johnstown, PAPA128,96810.7%
357St. Joseph, MOMO119,17010.7%
358Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11810.7%
359Baton Rouge, LALA888,69910.8%
360Brookings, SDSD37,63510.8%
361Atchison, KSKS16,17210.8%
362Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86410.8%
363Garden City, KSKS37,50510.8%
364Shelbyville, TNTN55,27310.8%
365Fayetteville, TNTN36,85310.8%
366Blacksburg, VAVA181,61610.8%
367Bakersfield, CACA927,06810.8%
368Eureka, CACA131,64710.9%
369Weirton, WVWV112,46810.9%
370Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01410.9%
371Crescent City, CACA26,41010.9%
372Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48610.9%
373Anchorage, AKAK405,82111.0%
374New Iberia, LALA66,84611.0%
375Greensboro, NCNC805,94511.0%
376Martin, TNTN33,26111.0%
377Greeneville, TNTN73,83111.0%
378Fort Smith, ARAR234,14011.1%
379Albany, NYNY915,83511.1%
380Lubbock, TXTX368,43111.1%
381Youngstown, OHOH423,67811.1%
382Mount Airy, NCNC72,28711.1%
383Sheridan, WYWY33,24111.1%
384Frankfort, ININ33,32211.1%
385Parkersburg, WVWV87,26411.1%
386Charlottesville, VAVA228,59711.1%
387Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77511.1%
388Freeport, ILIL43,22011.2%
389Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81311.2%
390Riverton, WYWY39,46411.2%
391Decatur, ILIL99,30011.2%
392Lynchburg, VAVA269,16911.2%
393State College, PAPA157,39311.2%
394Sanford, NCNC70,25811.2%
395Tupelo, MSMS133,16711.2%
396Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69511.2%
397Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20611.2%
398Wheeling, WVWV134,08911.2%
399New Castle, ININ49,13711.2%
400Dalton, GAGA147,81911.3%
401Cleveland, MSMS28,26211.3%
402Port Angeles, WAWA78,20211.3%
403Houma, LALA199,66811.3%
404Mansfield, OHOH124,89311.3%
405Helena, MTMT97,15311.3%
406Washington, ININ34,20911.3%
407Gainesville, TXTX44,46111.3%
408Madison, ININ33,27911.3%
409Valdosta, GAGA153,27611.3%
410Lewistown, PAPA46,12711.4%
411Beaumont, TXTX399,31011.4%
412Bowling Green, KYKY197,18011.4%
413Jackson, TNTN184,56911.4%
414Morristown, TNTN128,86711.4%
415Merced, CACA297,26011.4%
416New Bern, NCNC127,35811.5%
417Vicksburg, MSMS41,75911.5%
418Goldsboro, NCNC122,27811.5%
419Cody, WYWY31,17111.5%
420Kennett, MOMO26,85511.6%
421Winchester, VAVA152,33211.6%
422Houston, TXTX7,904,62711.6%
423Williamsport, PAPA112,58711.6%
424Kokomo, ININ83,90411.6%
425Bedford, ININ45,56811.6%
426Danville, ILIL71,25911.6%
427Bozeman, MTMT128,74011.6%
428Jackson, MSMS609,84711.6%
429Joplin, MOMO208,79611.6%
430Florence, SCSC201,39211.6%
431Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19311.6%
432Enid, OKOK61,77911.6%
433Detroit, MIMI4,390,91311.6%
434Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20111.7%
435Lufkin, TXTX88,15411.7%
436Athens, TNTN71,59011.7%
437Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18211.7%
438Clarksville, TNTN349,00111.7%
439Scranton, PAPA574,41811.7%
440Amsterdam, NYNY50,04611.7%
441Albany, GAGA145,51011.7%
442Snyder, TXTX16,16211.7%
443Roswell, NMNM63,36411.7%
444Longview, TXTX297,31511.7%
445Battle Creek, MIMI133,40811.7%
446Charleston, WVWV200,17011.8%
447Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08311.8%
448Glasgow, KYKY56,22411.8%
449Gallipolis, OHOH29,07211.8%
450Chillicothe, OHOH76,42911.8%
451Beatrice, NENE21,71111.8%
452Calhoun, GAGA61,70111.8%
453Russellville, ALAL32,44911.9%
454Sunbury, PAPA107,78811.9%
455Fayetteville, ARAR622,17711.9%
456Abilene, TXTX185,42911.9%
457San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36711.9%
458Lawton, OKOK127,59012.0%
459Gaffney, SCSC58,27512.0%
460Centralia, ILIL36,38212.0%
461Lake Charles, LALA244,65512.0%
462Muncie, ININ113,10612.0%
463Coshocton, OHOH37,18812.0%
464Thomasville, GAGA72,95812.0%
465Centralia, WAWA88,06212.0%
466Terre Haute, ININ169,24112.0%
467Montgomery, ALAL388,74712.1%
468Saginaw, MIMI187,68812.1%
469Red Bluff, CACA64,66512.1%
470Huntington, WVWV365,96512.1%
471Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44212.1%
472Elko, NVNV56,68212.1%
473Marshall, MOMO23,26512.1%
474Vermillion, SDSD15,03112.1%
475Reno, NVNV578,73412.1%
476Brookhaven, MSMS35,01212.1%
477Auburn, NYNY74,36512.2%
478Jamestown, NDND21,41412.2%
479Tallahassee, FLFL397,44212.2%
480Laurel, MSMS82,28112.2%
481Portsmouth, OHOH71,36512.2%
482Greenville, SCSC1,014,10112.2%
483Crawfordsville, ININ38,95412.2%
484Morgan City, LALA46,55212.2%
485Willmar, MNMN44,72012.2%
486Maryville, MOMO20,17412.2%
487Greenville, NCNC182,93612.3%
488Shreveport, LALA383,47412.3%
489Jackson, MIMI159,55212.3%
490Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68512.3%
491Bellingham, WAWA236,39212.3%
492Hood River, OROR23,72012.3%
493Spartanburg, SCSC407,65612.3%
494Gadsden, ALAL103,88612.3%
495Richmond, KYKY131,80612.4%
496Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91412.4%
497Johnson City, TNTN216,41612.4%
498Auburn, ALAL208,01312.4%
499Marion, ILIL67,22512.5%
500Kinston, NCNC55,83712.5%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Lancaster, PA ranks #1 with 4.2% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by housing vacancy rate?

Lancaster, PA, Dubuque, IA, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, Appleton, WI, Gettysburg, PA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas 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).