Rental Vacancy Rates: 2001 through 2010
The overall rental unit vacancy rate in the United States for 2010 was 10.2%,
down from 10.6% in 2009.
The following table contains vacancy rate by selected unit characteristics
| Unit Characteristic |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| All units |
8.4% |
8.9% |
9.8% |
10.2% |
9.8% |
9.7% |
9.7% |
10.0% |
10.6% |
10.2% |
| 1 unit in structure |
7.9% |
8.0% |
8.4% |
9.3% |
9.9% |
10.0% |
9.6% |
9.7% |
9.8% |
9.6% |
| 2 to 4 units in structure |
7.4% |
8.1% |
9.4% |
9.6% |
9.2% |
9.5% |
9.3% |
8.9% |
9.3% |
9.0% |
| 5 units or more in structure |
9.6% |
10.4% |
11.4% |
11.5% |
10.4% |
9.9% |
10.3% |
11.2% |
12.3% |
11.6% |
The following table contains rental vacancy rates by unit location
| Location |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| United States |
8.4% |
8.9% |
9.8% |
10.2% |
9.8% |
9.7% |
9.7% |
10.0% |
10.6% |
10.2% |
| Inside Metropolitan Area |
8.0% |
8.7% |
9.6% |
10.2% |
9.7% |
9.7% |
9.8% |
10.0% |
10.7% |
10.3% |
| Inside Principal City |
8.6% |
9.2% |
10.0% |
10.8% |
10.0% |
10.0% |
10.0% |
10.2% |
11.1% |
10.7% |
| Not in Principal City (Suburbs) |
7.4% |
8.2% |
9.2% |
9.5% |
9.4% |
9.3% |
9.6% |
9.7% |
10.2% |
9.8% |
| Outside Metropolitan Area |
10.4% |
10.2% |
10.6% |
10.2% |
10.5% |
10.0% |
9.3% |
10.4% |
10.4% |
9.9% |
| Northeast Region |
5.3% |
5.8% |
6.6% |
7.3% |
6.5% |
7.1% |
7.0% |
6.9% |
7.2% |
7.6% |
| Midwest Region |
9.7% |
10.1% |
10.8% |
12.2% |
12.6% |
12.4% |
11.5% |
10.8% |
10.7% |
10.8% |
| South Region |
11.1% |
11.6% |
12.5% |
12.6% |
11.8% |
11.6% |
12.3% |
13.0% |
13.6% |
12.7% |
| West Region |
6.2% |
6.9% |
7.7% |
7.5% |
7.3% |
6.8% |
6.7% |
7.5% |
9.0% |
8.2% |
Maps illustrating total rental vacancy by state are below Rental Vacancy
Rate by State (Acrobat)
Change in Rental Vacancy Rate by State (Acrobat)
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