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Rental Vacancy Rates: 1999 through 2008

The overall rental unit vacancy rate for 2008 in the United States was 10.0%, up from 9.7% in 2007.

The following table contains vacancy rate by selected unit characteristics

Unit Characteristic 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
All units 8.1% 8.0% 8.4% 8.9% 9.8% 10.2% 9.8% 9.7% 9.7% 10.0%
1 unit in structure 7.2% 7.0% 7.9% 8.0% 8.4% 9.3% 9.9% 10.0% 9.6% 9.8%
2 to 4 units in structure 8.4% 7.7% 7.4% 8.1% 9.4% 9.6% 9.2% 9.5% 9.3% 9.3%
5 units or more in structure 8.9% 9.2% 9.6% 10.4% 11.4% 11.5% 10.4% 9.9% 10.3% 10.8%

The following table contains rental vacancy rates by unit location

Location 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
United States 8.1% 8.0% 8.4% 8.9% 9.8% 10.2% 9.8% 9.7% 9.7% 10.0%
Inside Metropolitan Area 7.8% 7.7% 8.0% 8.7% 9.6% 10.2% 9.7% 9.7% 9.8% 10.0%
  Inside Central City 8.4% 8.2% 8.6% 9.2% 10.0% 10.8% 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.2%
  Not in Central City (Suburbs) 7.2% 7.2% 7.4% 8.2% 9.2% 9.5% 9.4% 9.3% 9.6% 9.7%
Outside Metropolitan Area 9.6% 9.5% 10.4% 10.2% 10.6% 10.2% 10.5% 10.0% 9.3% 10.4%
Northeast Region 6.3% 5.6% 5.3% 5.8% 6.6% 7.3% 6.5% 7.1% 7.0% 6.9%
Midwest Region 8.6% 8.8% 9.7% 10.1% 10.8% 12.2% 12.6% 12.4% 11.5% 10.8%
South Region 10.3% 10.5% 11.1% 11.6% 12.5% 12.6% 11.8% 11.6% 12.3% 13.0%
West Region 6.2% 5.8% 6.2% 6.9% 7.7% 7.5% 7.3% 6.8% 6.7% 7.5%

Maps illustrating total rental vacancy by state are as follows:

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8-3-2009

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