Massachusetts’ home vacancy rate was 29th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The home vacancy rate is the proportion of the homeowner inventory vacant and for sale at the time of the survey.
The Bureau compiles data from a sampling of approximately 72,000 occupied and vacant housing units across the country and District of Columbia. The bureau also collects information on homeownership vacancies and certain characteristics about housing units, such as the age of household members, family status, race/ethnicity and median family income.
Home Vacancy Rates by State in Q4 2021
| Rank | State | Home vacancies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 2.1% |
| 2 | Alaska | 1.8% |
| 3 | Wyoming | 1.5% |
| 4 | New York | 1.4% |
| 5 | Illinois | 1.3% |
| 5 | Missouri | 1.3% |
| 5 | Oregon | 1.3% |
| 5 | West Virginia | 1.3% |
| 9 | Louisiana | 1.2% |
| 10 | Arkansas | 1.1% |
| 10 | Florida | 1.1% |
| 10 | Indiana | 1.1% |
| 10 | South Dakota | 1.1% |
| 14 | Georgia | 1% |
| 14 | Kansas | 1% |
| 14 | Mississippi | 1% |
| 14 | Montana | 1% |
| 14 | North Dakota | 1% |
| 14 | Texas | 1% |
| 20 | Minnesota | 0.9% |
| 20 | New Jersey | 0.9% |
| 20 | Ohio | 0.9% |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 0.9% |
| 20 | South Carolina | 0.9% |
| 20 | Tennessee | 0.9% |
| 26 | Alabama | 0.8% |
| 26 | Maryland | 0.8% |
| 26 | Nebraska | 0.8% |
| 29 | Arizona | 0.7% |
| 29 | California | 0.7% |
| 29 | Massachusetts | 0.7% |
| 29 | Nevada | 0.7% |
| 29 | New Hampshire | 0.7% |
| 29 | Virginia | 0.7% |
| 35 | Iowa | 0.6% |
| 35 | North Carolina | 0.6% |
| 35 | Rhode Island | 0.6% |
| 35 | Washington | 0.6% |
| 39 | Colorado | 0.5% |
| 39 | Idaho | 0.5% |
| 39 | Kentucky | 0.5% |
| 39 | Michigan | 0.5% |
| 39 | New Mexico | 0.5% |
| 39 | Utah | 0.5% |
| 45 | Delaware | 0.4% |
| 45 | Hawaii | 0.4% |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | 0.4% |
| 48 | Connecticut | 0.3% |
| 48 | Vermont | 0.3% |
| 48 | Wisconsin | 0.3% |
| 51 | Maine | 0.2% |
