Table 6. Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2005 to 2007 2005 2006 2007 Inside Metropolitan Statistical Areas.................. 1.9 2.4 2.8 * Akron, OH ............................................... 2.1 3.2 4.5 **Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ............................. 2.0 1.5 2.1 Alburquerque, NM......................................... 1.8 2.0 2.6 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ........................ 0.6 1.1 1.2 **Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA\1..................... 3.4 3.8 4.7 * Austin-Round Rock, TX\2.................................. 2.4 1.5 1.5 Bakersfield, CA��������������������. 1.5 2.3 1.3 * Baltimore-Towson, MD\3................................... 1.5 2.4 2.7 **Baton Rouge, LA�������������������� 2.3 0.9 1.6 **Birmingham-Hoover, AL\4.................................. 1.6 2.9 2.5 **Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH\5......................... 1.2 2.0 1.9 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT.......................... 1.3 4.3 4.3 * Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY\6...................... 1.4 1.5 1.4 **Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC\7...................... 2.3 2.9 3.1 * Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL\8.......................... 1.9 2.3 2.7 **Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN\9........................ 2.3 3.2 4.0 * Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH/4\10......................... 3.4 4.1 4.5 **Columbia, SC��������������������.. 2.8 2.8 2.1 **Columbus, OH............................................. 3.0 3.4 2.8 **Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX\11........................ 2.2 2.3 2.5 **Dayton, OH............................................... 3.9 3.1 1.2 **Denver-Aurora, CO\12..................................... 2.7 3.7 3.0 **Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI\13............................ 2.7 3.7 4.1 El Paso, TX�����������������. 0.5 0.3 2.2 **Fresno, CA������������������ 0.2 0.9 0.3 **Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI\14.............................. 3.4 2.9 1.7 **Greensboro-High Point, NC\15............................. 2.8 2.4 2.4 **Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT\16.............. 1.0 1.4 0.8 **Honolulu, HI............................................. 0.6 0.8 1.2 **Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX\17........................ 3.5 2.8 3.1 **Indianapolis, IN......................................... 3.7 3.5 4.3 **Jacksonville, FL......................................... 3.3 4.9 4.6 * Kansas City, MO-KS....................................... 2.6 4.1 2.5 **Las Vegas-Paradise, NV\18................................ 3.8 2.8 4.9 * Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA \19................. 0.9 1.2 1.6 **Louisville, KY-IN........................................ 2.9 3.0 3.8 * Memphis, TN-AR-MS........................................ 1.9 1.9 2.8 * Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL\20................. 2.3 3.4 4.4 * Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI........................ 1.3 1.1 1.4 * Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ................. 1.7 2.6 3.2 **Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN\21................... 1.9 1.5 2.4 New Haven-Milford, CT.................................... 1.7 1.2 2.2 **New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA\22....................... 2.2 2.6 4.0 **New York-Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY\23......... 1.9 1.8 2.1 **Oklahoma City, OK........................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 **Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA.............................. 1.5 2.8 2.5 **Orlando, FL.............................................. 2.0 5.2 7.4 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA�����������.. 0.4 1.8 1.9 **Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA ...................... 1.7 1.7 1.9 **Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ\24........................... 1.0 3.1 3.7 **Pittsburgh, PA........................................... 2.1 2.3 3.0 **Portland-Vancuver-Beaverton, OR-WA\25.................... 1.6 1.7 2.3 Poughkeepsie-Newburg-Middletown, NJ...................... 0.6 1.9 0.1 **Providence-New Bedford-Fall River RI-MA\26............... 1.4 1.8 1.6 **Raliegh-Cary, NC\27...................................... 2.3 1.6 1.6 * Richmond, VA\28.......................................... 1.0 1.0 2.9 * Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA\29.................. 1.2 1.8 3.8 **Rochester, NY............................................ 1.3 1.0 1.4 **Sacramento-Arden-Arade-Roserville, CA\30................. 1.2 3.3 4.2 **St. Louis, MO-IL......................................... 2.1 2.2 1.7 **Salt Lake City, UT\31.................................... 1.5 2.7 2.2 **San Antonio, TX ......................................... 1.7 2.4 2.4 **San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos\32......................... 2.1 2.8 3.0 * San Francisco-Oakland-Freemont, CA\33.................... 1.6 2.4 1.3 * San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA\34.................... 1.5 1.6 0.8 * Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA............................. 1.0 0.9 1.8 Springfield, MA.......................................... 0.4 0.6 1.4 **Syracuse, NY��������������������.. 1.1 1.9 3.1 **Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...................... 1.8 3.5 5.1 **Toledo, OH����������������������.. 2.4 2.3 2.4 * Tucson, AZ .............................................. 1.5 1.9 2.2 * Tulsa, OK................................................ 3.3 1.9 3.3 * Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA\35............... 0.6 1.2 3.5 * Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV\36.......... 1.3 2.1 2.4 Worchester, MA........................................... 1.4 1.5 0.5 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.