U.S. Census Bureau
 Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)




Annual Statistics: 2005 


Table 5.  Rental Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Core-Based Statistical Areas:  2005

                                                                2005

    Inside Core Based Statistical Areas....................     9.7

* Akron, OH ...............................................     9.3
**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY .............................     3.1
  Alburquerque, NM.........................................     7.9
  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ........................     7.4
**Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA\1.....................    15.3
* Austin-Round Rock, TX\2..................................     9.4
  Bakersfield, CA…………………………………………………                            5.4
* Baltimore-Towson, MD\3...................................    10.3
**Baton Rouge, LA……………………………………………….                           15.9
**Birmingham-Hoover, AL\4..................................    13.8
**Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH\5.........................     5.1
  Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT..........................     5.6
* Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY\6......................    10.5
**Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC\7......................    11.1
* Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL\8..........................    13.1
**Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN\9........................    12.7
* Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH/4\10.........................    18.3
**Columbia, SC…………………………………………………………                            7.5
**Columbus, OH.............................................    13.8
**Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX\11........................    13.6
**Dayton, OH...............................................    14.6
**Denver-Aurora, CO\12.....................................    12.0
**Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI\13............................    15.2
  El Paso, TX………………………………………………………                              6.8
**Fresno, CA………………………………………………………                               4.4
**Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI\14..............................    11.2
**Greensboro-High Point, NC\15.............................    10.5
**Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT\16..............     9.5
**Honolulu, HI.............................................     3.9
**Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX\17........................    15.4
**Indianapolis, IN.........................................    15.7
**Jacksonville, FL.........................................    10.2
* Kansas City, MO-KS.......................................    15.6
**Las Vegas-Paradise, NV\18................................     9.0
* Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA \19.................     4.4
**Louisville, KY-IN........................................     9.3
* Memphis, TN-AR-MS........................................    10.2
* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL\20.................     7.3
* Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI........................    11.6
* Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI .................    10.6
**Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN\21...................    14.6
  New Haven-Milford, CT....................................     9.9
**New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA\22.......................     9.0
**New York-Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY\23.........     5.0
**Oklahoma City, OK........................................    13.5
**Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA..............................     8.5
**Orlando, FL..............................................    10.3
  Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA…………………                       4.3
**Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA ......................    11.6
**Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ\24...........................    11.2
**Pittsburgh, PA...........................................    10.0
**Portland-Vancuver-Beaverton, OR-WA\25....................     9.7
  Poughkeepsie-Newburg-Middletown, NJ......................     7.0
**Providence-New Bedford-Fall River RI-MA\26...............     7.0
**Raliegh-Cary, NC\27......................................    10.7
* Richmond, VA\28..........................................    12.3
* Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA\29..................     8.6
**Rochester, NY............................................     7.3
**Sacramento-Arden-Arade-Roserville, CA\30.................     8.5
**St. Louis, MO-IL.........................................    15.5
**Salt Lake City, UT\31....................................     7.0
**San Antonio, TX .........................................    15.4
**San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos\32.........................     6.3
* San Francisco-Oakland-Freemont, CA\33....................     8.0
* San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA\34....................     6.7
* Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA.............................     6.9
  Springfield, MA..........................................     6.7
**Syracuse, NY……………………………………………………..                            5.8
**Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL......................     9.4
**Toledo, OH………………………………………………………..                            10.0
* Tucson, AZ ..............................................     9.7
* Tulsa, OK................................................    16.3
* Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA\35...............     7.4
* Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV\36..........     7.1
  Worchester, MA...........................................     8.9


Data from 2005 and later are based on 2000 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions.
See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.

rRevised.

*  Boundaries did not change as a result of the 2000 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more central city/cities added or deleted.
** Boundaries changed as a result of the 2000 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more county/counties added or deleted.
NA Not Available



\1 Formerly titled Atlanta, GA
\2 Formerly titled Austin-San Marcos, TX.
\3 Formerly titled Baltimore, MD.
\4 Formerly titled Birmingham, AL.
\5 Formerly titled Boston, MA-NH.
\6 Formerly titled Bufflalo, NY.
\7 Formerly titled Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill.
\8 Formerly titled Chicago, IL.
\9 Formerly titled Cincinnati, OH.
\10 Formerly titled Cleveland-Lorain-Elryia, OH.
\11 Formerly titled Dallas, TX.
\12 Formerly titled Denver, CO.
\13 Formerly titled Detroit, MI.
\14 Formerly titled Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI
\15 Formerly titled Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.
\16 Formerly titled Hartford, CT.
\17 Formerly titled Houston, TX.
\18 Formerly titled Las Vegas, NV.
\19 Formerly titled Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.
\20 Formerly titled Miami, FL.
\21 Formerly titled Nashville, TN
\22 Formerly titled New Orleans, LA.
\23 Formerly titled New York, NY, includes Bergen-Passaic not shown separately.
\24 Formerly titled Phoenix-Mesa, AZ.
\25 Formerly titled Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA
\26 Formerly titled Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA.
\27 Formerly titled Raliegh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC-SC.
\28 Formerly titled Richmond-Petersburg, VA.
\29 Formerly titled Riverside-San Bernadino, CA.
\30 Formerly titled Sacramento, CA.
\31 Formerly titled Salt Lake City-Odgen, UT.
\32 Formerly titled San Diego, CA.
\33 Formerly titled San Francisco, CA.
\34 Formerly titled San Jose, CA.
\35 Formerly titled Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA.
\36 Formerly titled Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: March 01, 2006