The 10 emptiest cities in the U.S.
25 Jun 2012
Posted by Andrew Kantor, Editor & Blogmaster []
CNBC has a slideshow listing the 10 U.S. cities with the highest housing vacancy rates.
I don’t like slide shows — why should I have to click and click and click to see a list? — and this one is particularly annoying because it takes forever to load.
So instead here’s the full list:
1. Tucson, Arizona
- Rental vacancy rate: 15.9%
Homeowner vacancy rate: 6.8%
2. Indianapolis, Indiana
- Rental vacancy rate: 13.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate: 5.2%
3. Toledo, Ohio
- Rental vacancy rate: 19.3%
Homeowner vacancy rate: 3.6%
4. Memphis, Tennessee
- Rental vacancy rate: 13.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate: 4.0%
5. Atlanta, Georgia
- Rental vacancy rate: 11.8%
Homeowner vacancy rate: 5.4%
6. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Rental vacancy rate: 13%
Homeowner vacancy rate: 3.9%
7. Dayton, Ohio
- Rental vacancy rate: 10.7%
Homeowner vacancy rate: 4.7%
8. Detroit, Michigan
- Rental vacancy rate: 17.2%
Homeowner vacancy rate: 2.4%
9. Houston, Texas
- Rental vacancy rate: 17.4%
Homeowner vacancy rate: 2.3%
10. Kansas City, Missouri
- Rental vacancy rate: 11%
Homeowner vacancy rate: 3.7%
My biggest surprises: That Detroit was only number 8, and that Houston was on the list. Yours?


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