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Vacant Homes in California
Vacancy rates for rentals and homes for sale, and why vacant homes are empty. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Vacancy rate
- 7.5%
- U.S. 10.1%
- Rental vacancy rate
- 4.2%
- U.S. 5.5%
- Homeowner vacancy rate
- 0.8%
- U.S. 0.9%
- Vacant for seasonal use
- 32.6% of vacant
- U.S. 32.6% of vacant
Vacant homes by county
58 counties in California
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| County | Vacancy rate | Rental vacancy | Homeowner vacancy | Vacant homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | 6.1% | 5.7% | 0.8% | 38,966 |
| Alpine County | 72.1% | 9.5% | 4.7% | 1,123 |
| Amador County | 15.4% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 2,928 |
| Butte County | 10.2% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 9,501 |
| Calaveras County | 33.4% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 9,246 |
| Colusa County | 8.5% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 699 |
| Contra Costa County | 3.5% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 14,843 |
| Del Norte County | 15.2% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1,708 |
| El Dorado County | 19.5% | 7.4% | 0.6% | 18,468 |
| Fresno County | 5.9% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 20,192 |
| Glenn County | 11.4% | 7.4% | 1.1% | 1,263 |
| Humboldt County | 12.7% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 7,961 |
| Imperial County | 14.5% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 8,400 |
| Inyo County | 15.6% | 5.2% | 1.0% | 1,484 |
| Kern County | 7.2% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 22,068 |
| Kings County | 6.2% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2,934 |
| Lake County | 21.7% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 7,460 |
| Lassen County | 24.4% | 4.5% | 2.7% | 2,984 |
| Los Angeles County | 6.4% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 234,017 |
| Madera County | 11.0% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 5,636 |
| Marin County | 8.1% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 9,098 |
| Mariposa County | 23.7% | 11.5% | 0.2% | 2,328 |
| Mendocino County | 16.4% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 6,833 |
| Merced County | 5.3% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 4,817 |
| Modoc County | 31.4% | 0.3% | 3.1% | 1,497 |
| Mono County | 58.0% | 15.9% | 2.9% | 7,932 |
| Monterey County | 8.9% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 12,980 |
| Napa County | 10.8% | 5.5% | 0.8% | 6,054 |
| Nevada County | 21.1% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 11,444 |
| Orange County | 5.5% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 63,209 |
| Placer County | 11.9% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 21,312 |
| Plumas County | 46.0% | 10.1% | 3.4% | 6,867 |
| Riverside County | 10.8% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 94,079 |
| Sacramento County | 4.6% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 27,328 |
| San Benito County | 3.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 761 |
| San Bernardino County | 9.3% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 68,971 |
| San Diego County | 6.3% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 79,363 |
| San Francisco County | 12.2% | 6.7% | 1.0% | 50,632 |
| San Joaquin County | 5.7% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 14,901 |
| San Luis Obispo County | 12.9% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 16,166 |
| San Mateo County | 7.9% | 8.5% | 0.7% | 22,765 |
| Santa Barbara County | 6.8% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 10,984 |
| Santa Clara County | 5.6% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 39,484 |
| Santa Cruz County | 9.4% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 10,079 |
| Shasta County | 11.0% | 5.7% | 1.6% | 8,836 |
| Sierra County | 42.5% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 901 |
| Siskiyou County | 17.4% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 4,009 |
| Solano County | 4.4% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 7,181 |
| Sonoma County | 8.0% | 2.7% | 0.6% | 16,701 |
| Stanislaus County | 3.9% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 7,275 |
| Sutter County | 4.3% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1,506 |
| Tehama County | 10.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2,739 |
| Trinity County | 31.2% | 6.1% | 1.0% | 2,527 |
| Tulare County | 7.1% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 11,007 |
| Tuolumne County | 28.2% | 5.7% | 1.8% | 8,899 |
| Ventura County | 5.2% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 15,518 |
| Yolo County | 7.0% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 5,754 |
| Yuba County | 6.6% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 2,026 |
Vacant homes in the largest cities
Cities and towns with 5,000 or more people
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| City | Vacancy rate | Rental vacancy | Homeowner vacancy | Vacant homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 7.4% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 115,235 |
| San Diego | 6.7% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 38,256 |
| San Jose | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 16,516 |
| San Francisco | 12.2% | 6.7% | 1.0% | 50,632 |
| Fresno | 4.6% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 8,648 |
| Sacramento | 5.7% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 12,164 |
| Long Beach | 5.8% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 10,550 |
| Oakland | 7.9% | 6.0% | 0.9% | 15,129 |
| Bakersfield | 4.5% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 6,099 |
| Anaheim | 4.0% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 4,388 |
| Stockton | 5.8% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 6,069 |
| Riverside | 4.7% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 4,734 |
| Santa Ana | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 2,632 |
| Irvine | 6.8% | 5.0% | 1.5% | 8,115 |
| Chula Vista | 5.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | 4,563 |
| Santa Clarita | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 2,273 |
| Fremont | 4.3% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 3,525 |
| San Bernardino | 4.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | 2,909 |
| Modesto | 3.6% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 2,763 |
| Fontana | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1,160 |
| Moreno Valley | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 1,816 |
| Oxnard | 6.4% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 3,627 |
| Huntington Beach | 5.2% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 4,317 |
| Glendale | 6.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 5,210 |
| Ontario | 3.9% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 2,196 |
| Elk Grove | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1,412 |
| Santa Rosa | 4.3% | 2.1% | 0.3% | 3,061 |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 3.4% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 2,044 |
| Oceanside | 7.5% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 5,050 |
| Garden Grove | 3.6% | 4.6% | 0.2% | 1,838 |
| Lancaster | 5.2% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 2,899 |
| Palmdale | 4.3% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 2,094 |
| Salinas | 3.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1,629 |
| Corona | 3.1% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,552 |
| Hayward | 5.0% | 5.4% | 1.0% | 2,612 |
| Roseville | 3.5% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 2,119 |
| Sunnyvale | 4.7% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 2,946 |
| Escondido | 3.6% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 1,893 |
| Pomona | 3.9% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1,750 |
| Visalia | 4.5% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 2,203 |
| Torrance | 7.4% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 4,415 |
| Fullerton | 4.4% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 2,227 |
| Orange | 3.5% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1,623 |
| Victorville | 5.4% | 6.2% | 0.8% | 2,184 |
| Pasadena | 9.1% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 5,778 |
| Santa Clara | 5.5% | 5.8% | 0.5% | 2,933 |
| Simi Valley | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 833 |
| Thousand Oaks | 3.2% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,538 |
| Clovis | 3.7% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 1,620 |
| Vallejo | 4.9% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 2,286 |
| Concord | 3.1% | 2.4% | 0.2% | 1,467 |
| Fairfield | 4.0% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 1,634 |
| Berkeley | 11.3% | 9.6% | 0.5% | 6,010 |
| Antioch | 3.2% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 1,248 |
| Richmond | 4.0% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 1,703 |
| Carlsbad | 6.9% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 3,276 |
| Murrieta | 3.9% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 1,458 |
| East Los Angeles | 5.3% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1,699 |
| Temecula | 3.4% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,277 |
| Downey | 2.9% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1,043 |
| Santa Maria | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 977 |
| Costa Mesa | 4.8% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 2,135 |
| Menifee | 5.2% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,999 |
| San Buenaventura (Ventura) | 5.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 2,486 |
| West Covina | 4.1% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 1,395 |
| Jurupa Valley | 4.1% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 1,195 |
| El Monte | 3.3% | 1.4% | 0.2% | 989 |
| Inglewood | 6.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 2,548 |
| Burbank | 7.0% | 4.7% | 0.2% | 3,248 |
| El Cajon | 3.7% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 1,295 |
| Rialto | 3.3% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 926 |
| San Mateo | 6.4% | 6.4% | 0.4% | 2,746 |
| Vacaville | 4.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1,532 |
| Chico | 7.9% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 3,682 |
| Daly City | 10.2% | 13.9% | 0.5% | 3,660 |
| Hesperia | 3.9% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 1,180 |
| Norwalk | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 488 |
| Vista | 3.6% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 1,213 |
| Tracy | 4.3% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 1,308 |
| Arden-Arcade | 5.4% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 2,197 |
| San Marcos | 3.7% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 1,207 |
| Redding | 8.8% | 5.7% | 1.7% | 3,560 |
| Carson | 4.3% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1,204 |
| Compton | 4.1% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1,028 |
| Chino | 3.3% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 927 |
| Mission Viejo | 3.9% | 5.7% | 0.3% | 1,339 |
| Merced | 6.1% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 1,808 |
| Indio | 15.9% | 10.3% | 0.8% | 5,929 |
| South Gate | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 534 |
| Hemet | 7.8% | 6.2% | 1.1% | 2,760 |
| Santa Monica | 11.2% | 7.9% | 0.3% | 5,977 |
| Westminster | 3.8% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,119 |
| Manteca | 4.0% | 5.5% | 0.2% | 1,164 |
| San Leandro | 4.7% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 1,500 |
| Santa Barbara | 7.4% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 2,913 |
| Citrus Heights | 3.6% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 1,259 |
| Lake Forest | 4.3% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 1,355 |
| Whittier | 5.5% | 4.6% | 0.2% | 1,635 |
| San Ramon | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 641 |
| Livermore | 3.2% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,014 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the vacancy rate in California?
- 7.5% of homes in California are vacant, and the rental vacancy rate is 4.2%.
- Which California counties have the highest vacancy rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Mono County (58.0%), Plumas County (46.0%), Calaveras County (33.4%).
- Which California counties have the lowest vacancy rate?
- The lowest are Contra Costa County (3.5%), San Benito County (3.6%), Stanislaus County (3.9%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates