What the Data Shows
Vacant housing-unit count is compared across United States metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas for 2020–2024. Values count housing units classified as vacant at the time covered by the survey estimate. New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ Metro Area ranks first at 628,719 housing units, ahead of Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area by 283,051 housing units. Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA Metro Area records 163,050 housing units, making the first value 3.86 times the last.
Data table
Unit: housing units · Period: 2020–2024
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|
| 1 | New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ Metro Area | 628.7K | 2020–2024 |
| 2 | Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area | 345.7K | 2020–2024 |
| 3 | Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA Metro Area | 297.2K | 2020–2024 |
| 4 | Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN Metro Area | 256.6K | 2020–2024 |
| 5 | Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands, TX Metro Area | 244.6K | 2020–2024 |
| 6 | Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX Metro Area | 205K | 2020–2024 |
| 7 | San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas, PR Metro Area | 199K | 2020–2024 |
| 8 | Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL Metro Area | 184.9K | 2020–2024 |
| 9 | Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA Metro Area | 184.3K | 2020–2024 |
| 10 | Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler, AZ Metro Area | 176.4K | 2020–2024 |
| 11 | Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario, CA Metro Area | 163.1K | 2020–2024 |
Sources
Data notes & caveats
The 5-year estimates pool survey responses collected from 2020 through 2024 and are not a single-year 2024 snapshot. The Census geography combines metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; labels identify the area type. Values count housing units classified as vacant at the time covered by the survey estimate. The values are absolute counts rather than rates or shares. ACS estimates are subject to sampling error; margins of error are not included here.
Methodology
The ranking uses the 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimate for vacant housing-unit count across U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas. Values are ordered from highest to lowest, with equal values retaining tied ranks. Geographies outside the metropolitan and micropolitan frame are excluded. Compact labels are rounded for readability without changing the source order.
Source consistency notes
All entries use the same Census source family, ACS 5-year product, 2020–2024 period and measurement unit (housing units), supporting a like-for-like ranking across the stated metropolitan and micropolitan areas.
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