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Vacant Homes in Missouri
Vacancy rates for rentals and homes for sale, and why vacant homes are empty. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Vacancy rate
- 11.2%
- U.S. 10.1%
- Rental vacancy rate
- 5.0%
- U.S. 5.5%
- Homeowner vacancy rate
- 0.9%
- U.S. 0.9%
- Vacant for seasonal use
- 25.5% of vacant
- U.S. 32.6% of vacant
Vacant homes by county
115 counties in Missouri
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| County | Vacancy rate | Rental vacancy | Homeowner vacancy | Vacant homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | 19.9% | 7.9% | 1.5% | 2,263 |
| Andrew County | 7.5% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 570 |
| Atchison County | 16.1% | 7.0% | 0.4% | 439 |
| Audrain County | 12.7% | 6.9% | 0.7% | 1,342 |
| Barry County | 21.8% | 4.6% | 1.8% | 3,727 |
| Barton County | 15.7% | 9.7% | 0.0% | 831 |
| Bates County | 14.4% | 0.6% | 3.4% | 1,034 |
| Benton County | 36.9% | 4.7% | 0.3% | 5,021 |
| Bollinger County | 21.9% | 10.1% | 3.1% | 1,105 |
| Boone County | 6.3% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 5,113 |
| Buchanan County | 13.1% | 6.2% | 1.1% | 5,033 |
| Butler County | 14.0% | 7.8% | 0.2% | 2,709 |
| Caldwell County | 11.8% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 506 |
| Callaway County | 11.6% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 2,160 |
| Camden County | 55.3% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 22,147 |
| Cape Girardeau County | 10.1% | 7.5% | 1.2% | 3,632 |
| Carroll County | 19.6% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 859 |
| Carter County | 23.8% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 638 |
| Cass County | 5.7% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 2,628 |
| Cedar County | 16.9% | 8.4% | 0.0% | 1,173 |
| Chariton County | 29.2% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1,107 |
| Christian County | 4.1% | 1.8% | 0.2% | 1,501 |
| Clark County | 25.1% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 810 |
| Clay County | 5.2% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 5,548 |
| Clinton County | 8.2% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 748 |
| Cole County | 7.3% | 6.2% | 0.9% | 2,447 |
| Cooper County | 14.4% | 7.3% | 1.1% | 1,054 |
| Crawford County | 16.1% | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1,836 |
| Dade County | 19.0% | 6.6% | 0.2% | 717 |
| Dallas County | 11.1% | 4.4% | 0.0% | 845 |
| Daviess County | 26.7% | 19.2% | 1.4% | 1,102 |
| DeKalb County | 12.6% | 8.7% | 0.5% | 538 |
| Dent County | 17.6% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 1,204 |
| Douglas County | 13.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 737 |
| Dunklin County | 16.3% | 7.1% | 3.1% | 2,190 |
| Franklin County | 7.1% | 6.4% | 0.7% | 3,276 |
| Gasconade County | 20.0% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1,513 |
| Gentry County | 17.0% | 9.9% | 1.3% | 497 |
| Greene County | 5.8% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 8,031 |
| Grundy County | 19.2% | 6.9% | 0.4% | 927 |
| Harrison County | 20.3% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 813 |
| Henry County | 14.0% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1,497 |
| Hickory County | 34.3% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 1,879 |
| Holt County | 27.5% | 5.3% | 3.6% | 661 |
| Howard County | 18.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 789 |
| Howell County | 12.0% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 2,184 |
| Iron County | 17.5% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 821 |
| Jackson County | 8.8% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 29,490 |
| Jasper County | 9.2% | 2.3% | 0.9% | 4,991 |
| Jefferson County | 6.0% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 5,646 |
| Johnson County | 7.2% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1,644 |
| Knox County | 33.5% | 10.5% | 0.4% | 649 |
| Laclede County | 9.1% | 10.5% | 0.2% | 1,454 |
| Lafayette County | 11.6% | 5.7% | 1.1% | 1,645 |
| Lawrence County | 10.4% | 9.0% | 1.0% | 1,701 |
| Lewis County | 26.3% | 13.6% | 0.9% | 1,135 |
| Lincoln County | 4.1% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 973 |
| Linn County | 19.8% | 6.9% | 1.0% | 1,187 |
| Livingston County | 12.4% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 791 |
| Macon County | 18.2% | 6.1% | 0.5% | 1,352 |
| Madison County | 20.2% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 1,183 |
| Maries County | 19.5% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 833 |
| Marion County | 12.3% | 7.0% | 1.2% | 1,594 |
| McDonald County | 12.9% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 1,270 |
| Mercer County | 31.5% | 6.4% | 0.0% | 600 |
| Miller County | 21.4% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2,684 |
| Mississippi County | 15.0% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 790 |
| Moniteau County | 7.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 446 |
| Monroe County | 22.4% | 4.9% | 3.3% | 999 |
| Montgomery County | 20.4% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1,192 |
| Morgan County | 42.7% | 5.4% | 0.2% | 6,477 |
| New Madrid County | 15.0% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1,181 |
| Newton County | 11.0% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 2,737 |
| Nodaway County | 11.3% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 1,076 |
| Oregon County | 21.8% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 941 |
| Osage County | 18.7% | 13.2% | 0.0% | 1,214 |
| Ozark County | 26.3% | 5.3% | 0.9% | 1,321 |
| Pemiscot County | 15.6% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 1,168 |
| Perry County | 12.0% | 9.4% | 0.0% | 1,027 |
| Pettis County | 9.0% | 8.7% | 0.9% | 1,677 |
| Phelps County | 14.6% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 2,966 |
| Pike County | 15.7% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1,196 |
| Platte County | 5.8% | 6.2% | 0.4% | 2,704 |
| Polk County | 10.6% | 5.0% | 0.1% | 1,423 |
| Pulaski County | 13.3% | 10.8% | 2.0% | 2,580 |
| Putnam County | 36.8% | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1,043 |
| Ralls County | 21.5% | 14.3% | 0.0% | 1,086 |
| Randolph County | 14.9% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1,615 |
| Ray County | 8.2% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 815 |
| Reynolds County | 32.5% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1,126 |
| Ripley County | 22.6% | 8.9% | 2.1% | 1,166 |
| Saline County | 17.9% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1,760 |
| Schuyler County | 31.2% | 11.4% | 0.0% | 592 |
| Scotland County | 29.6% | 11.1% | 0.2% | 651 |
| Scott County | 9.1% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 1,534 |
| Shannon County | 18.1% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 635 |
| Shelby County | 18.9% | 8.7% | 1.7% | 559 |
| St. Charles County | 3.5% | 6.2% | 0.3% | 5,852 |
| St. Clair County | 23.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1,219 |
| St. Francois County | 14.3% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 4,129 |
| St. Louis city | 16.8% | 7.7% | 2.1% | 29,220 |
| St. Louis County | 7.2% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 32,343 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | 14.3% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1,189 |
| Stoddard County | 13.5% | 6.7% | 0.6% | 1,815 |
| Stone County | 33.9% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 6,934 |
| Sullivan County | 32.2% | 21.4% | 2.8% | 970 |
| Taney County | 24.5% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 7,387 |
| Texas County | 13.7% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 1,503 |
| Vernon County | 13.1% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 1,174 |
| Warren County | 14.3% | 5.2% | 0.7% | 2,316 |
| Washington County | 16.9% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 1,814 |
| Wayne County | 24.4% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 1,496 |
| Webster County | 9.9% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 1,529 |
| Worth County | 24.1% | 23.2% | 0.7% | 269 |
| Wright County | 14.1% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 1,180 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 9.5% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 23,367 |
| St. Louis | 16.8% | 7.7% | 2.1% | 29,220 |
| Springfield | 7.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 5,937 |
| Columbia | 6.2% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 3,490 |
| Independence | 8.2% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 4,607 |
| Lee's Summit | 4.1% | 2.7% | 0.5% | 1,714 |
| O'Fallon | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 735 |
| St. Charles | 6.0% | 6.8% | 0.2% | 1,943 |
| St. Joseph | 13.5% | 6.5% | 1.4% | 4,499 |
| Blue Springs | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.2% | 651 |
| St. Peters | 3.8% | 9.1% | 0.2% | 966 |
| Joplin | 10.6% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 2,688 |
| Florissant | 8.0% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 1,835 |
| Chesterfield | 3.7% | 5.6% | 0.4% | 792 |
| Wentzville | 1.8% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 307 |
| Jefferson City | 9.4% | 8.2% | 1.2% | 1,825 |
| Cape Girardeau | 12.7% | 6.9% | 1.6% | 2,381 |
| Oakville | 2.3% | 5.5% | 0.2% | 328 |
| Wildwood | 4.0% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 540 |
| University City | 11.5% | 7.2% | 0.6% | 2,059 |
| Ballwin | 3.9% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 484 |
| Liberty | 4.3% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 517 |
| Mehlville | 3.5% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 487 |
| Raytown | 7.1% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 960 |
| Kirkwood | 7.6% | 8.6% | 0.9% | 986 |
| Maryland Heights | 3.9% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 516 |
| Gladstone | 5.7% | 6.3% | 0.1% | 711 |
| Grandview | 6.1% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 746 |
| Hazelwood | 8.4% | 6.5% | 0.2% | 1,035 |
| Belton | 5.5% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 612 |
| Nixa | 2.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 189 |
| Raymore | 3.4% | 8.9% | 0.0% | 333 |
| Webster Groves | 4.8% | 5.8% | 0.6% | 475 |
| Ozark | 3.8% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 334 |
| Sedalia | 8.2% | 7.3% | 1.3% | 840 |
| Arnold | 6.5% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 588 |
| Old Jamestown | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 126 |
| Rolla | 13.3% | 6.0% | 2.2% | 1,233 |
| Republic | 2.6% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 228 |
| Warrensburg | 6.8% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 546 |
| Affton | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 397 |
| Creve Coeur | 7.5% | 7.8% | 1.4% | 663 |
| Concord | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 341 |
| Farmington | 7.9% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 565 |
| Ferguson | 13.3% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1,238 |
| Manchester | 1.9% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 144 |
| Lake St. Louis | 4.0% | 11.9% | 0.3% | 306 |
| Spanish Lake | 19.3% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 1,724 |
| Kirksville | 17.8% | 8.4% | 1.5% | 1,358 |
| Clayton | 10.3% | 12.3% | 1.7% | 712 |
| Hannibal | 12.0% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 944 |
| Sikeston | 9.4% | 8.3% | 0.5% | 711 |
| Grain Valley | 4.4% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 283 |
| Poplar Bluff | 15.7% | 9.6% | 0.0% | 1,207 |
| Lemay | 14.0% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 1,015 |
| Overland | 4.4% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 297 |
| Jackson | 4.0% | 7.5% | 0.4% | 254 |
| Carthage | 11.3% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 727 |
| Fort Leonard Wood | 26.0% | 8.7% | Not reported | 653 |
| Lebanon | 10.2% | 11.1% | 0.4% | 723 |
| Washington | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 187 |
| Troy | 0.9% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 45 |
| Marshall | 14.7% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 766 |
| Moberly | 14.1% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 840 |
| Dardenne Prairie | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 52 |
| Neosho | 10.3% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 540 |
| Webb City | 6.9% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 379 |
| Festus | 8.1% | 0.0% | 4.7% | 448 |
| Eureka | 2.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 115 |
| Jennings | 24.3% | 6.6% | 0.5% | 1,798 |
| Branson | 36.6% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 3,294 |
| St. Ann | 3.6% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 218 |
| Union | 7.6% | 10.2% | 1.6% | 409 |
| Fulton | 10.6% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 472 |
| West Plains | 11.8% | 5.4% | 0.3% | 675 |
| Crestwood | 6.6% | 10.9% | 1.9% | 346 |
| Town and Country | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 128 |
| Mexico | 10.7% | 8.1% | 0.8% | 543 |
| Bridgeton | 6.3% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 319 |
| Bolivar | 12.0% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 610 |
| Kearney | 2.0% | 5.4% | 0.5% | 90 |
| Smithville | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 101 |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | 12.8% | 11.3% | 0.5% | 618 |
| Excelsior Springs | 12.1% | 5.6% | 0.0% | 523 |
| Maryville | 12.0% | 6.7% | 1.7% | 576 |
| Kennett | 13.2% | 8.8% | 3.0% | 644 |
| Ellisville | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 194 |
| Harrisonville | 10.6% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 427 |
| Monett | 11.1% | 7.3% | 0.0% | 435 |
| Des Peres | 4.1% | 24.0% | 0.0% | 136 |
| Richmond Heights | 5.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% | 228 |
| Sunset Hills | 3.8% | 7.9% | 2.1% | 143 |
| Warrenton | 5.9% | 9.4% | 0.0% | 221 |
| Clinton | 12.2% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 555 |
| Ladue | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 129 |
| Chillicothe | 12.4% | 6.5% | 2.2% | 481 |
| Pleasant Hill | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 159 |
| Park Hills | 13.3% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 562 |
| Olivette | 2.6% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 95 |
| Oak Grove | 2.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 70 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the vacancy rate in Missouri?
- 11.2% of homes in Missouri are vacant, and the rental vacancy rate is 5.0%.
- Which Missouri counties have the highest vacancy rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Camden County (55.3%), Morgan County (42.7%), Benton County (36.9%).
- Which Missouri counties have the lowest vacancy rate?
- The lowest are St. Charles County (3.5%), Lincoln County (4.1%), Christian County (4.1%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates
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