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Metropolitan Area Total Number of Census Tracts Number of High Long-Term Vacancy Census Tracts* Percentage of All Tracts in MSA with High Long-Term Vacancy Rate Number of High Long-Term Vacancy Tracts in "Housing Boom" Number of High Long-Term Vacancy Tracts in "Low Demand" Number of High Long-Term Vacancy Tracts in "Traditional Suburban"
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 1,285 131 10% 14 98 19
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI 2,041 77 4% 26 38 13
St. Louis, MO-IL 554 49 9% 3 36 10
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 689 48 7% 1 46 1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 690 43 6% 4 26 13
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 226 42 19% 0 24 18
Pittsburgh, PA 720 42 6% 6 29 7
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 4,459 35 1% 30 5 0
Oklahoma City, OK 334 32 10% 9 7 16
Baltimore-Towson, MD 624 31 5% 6 25 0
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 314 30 10% 1 23 6
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 888 27 3% 9 10 8
Flint, MI 131 27 21% 1 19 7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,046 26 2% 13 6 7
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 694 24 3% 13 4 7
Peoria, IL 94 23 24% 3 1 19
Kansas City, MO-KS 513 23 4% 8 5 10
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 387 22 6% 6 8 8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 888 22 2% 9 12 1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 547 22 4% 9 5 8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 426 21 5% 19 1 1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,461 20 1% 12 4 4
Charleston, WV 76 17 22% 0 0 17
Wichita, KS 143 17 12% 4 1 12
Tulsa, OK 264 16 6% 2 1 13
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 237 16 7% 5 0 11
Dalton, GA 25 16 64% 2 4 10
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 486 15 3% 2 7 6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 663 14 2% 11 0 3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 52 14 27% 8 5 1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 107 14 13% 3 0 11
Jacksonville, FL 201 14 7% 6 3 5
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 298 13 4% 1 12 0
Lubbock, TX 64 13 20% 1 2 10
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 80 13 16% 0 4 9
Tuscaloosa, AL 54 13 24% 2 5 6
Montgomery, AL 82 13 16% 0 10 3
Springfield, IL 55 12 22% 1 2 9
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO 525 12 2% 11 0 1
Columbus, OH 384 12 3% 2 10 0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 103 12 12% 0 0 12
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 95 12 13% 1 10 1
Mobile, AL 114 11 10% 0 8 3
Jackson, MS 115 11 10% 0 11 0
Albuquerque, NM 189 11 6% 5 0 6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 110 11 10% 0 4 7
Macon, GA 53 10 19% 0 8 2
Morgantown, WV 29 10 34% 2 0 8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 328 10 3% 8 1 1
Dayton, OH 208 10 5% 1 9 0
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 86 10 12% 0 2 8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 168 10 6% 1 0 9
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 46 10 22% 2 0 8
Bloomington-Normal, IL 41 9 22% 3 0 6
Altoona, PA 34 9 26% 1 0 8
Champaign-Urbana, IL 50 9 18% 1 0 8
Longview, TX 42 9 21% 0 0 9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 742 8 1% 4 1 3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,010 8 1% 8 0 0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 111 8 7% 3 4 1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 339 8 2% 3 1 4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 117 8 7% 2 0 6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 84 8 10% 0 4 4
Columbus, GA-AL 75 8 11% 1 5 2
Corpus Christi, TX 82 8 10% 1 1 6
Anniston-Oxford, AL 28 8 29% 1 4 3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 2,621 7 0% 7 0 0
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 133 7 5% 7 0 0
Richmond, VA 277 7 3% 5 2 0
Tucson, AZ 196 7 4% 5 1 1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 583 7 1% 5 1 1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 77 7 9% 0 3 4
Santa Fe, NM 37 7 19% 6 0 1
Rocky Mount, NC 32 7 22% 1 2 4
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 36 7 19% 1 0 6
Fort Smith, AR-OK 51 7 14% 0 0 7
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 26 7 27% 1 0 6
Pine Bluff, AR 32 7 22% 0 5 2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 147 6 4% 0 4 2
Toledo, OH 173 6 3% 1 3 2
Albany, GA 45 6 13% 0 3 3
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC 126 6 5% 1 4 1
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 339 6 2% 5 1 0
Amarillo, TX 62 6 10% 1 2 3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 214 6 3% 4 2 0
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 168 6 4% 0 5 1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 68 6 9% 2 0 4
Auburn-Opelika, AL 21 6 29% 2 3 1
Cedar Rapids, IA 55 6 11% 0 0 6
Athens-Clarke County, GA 44 6 14% 5 1 0
Rockford, IL 82 6 7% 1 1 4
Bloomington, IN 42 6 14% 0 0 6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 49 6 12% 0 0 6
Dover, DE 34 6 18% 1 0 5
Visalia-Porterville, CA 75 6 8% 1 3 2
Rochester, NY 250 5 2% 2 2 1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 267 5 2% 2 3 0
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 56 5 9% 1 2 2
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 26 5 19% 0 1 4
Honolulu, HI 213 5 2% 5 0 0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 92 5 5% 4 0 1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 159 5 3% 0 0 5
Gadsden, AL 28 5 18% 0 4 1
Decatur, IL 36 5 14% 0 0 5
Pascagoula, MS 32 5 16% 2 2 1
Asheville, NC 78 5 6% 1 0 4
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 48 5 10% 1 3 1
Topeka, KS 54 5 9% 1 0 4
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC 117 5 4% 2 3 0
Gainesville, FL 45 5 11% 3 0 2
Dothan, AL 33 5 15% 0 1 4
Valdosta, GA 35 5 14% 1 1 3
Florence, SC 45 5 11% 0 3 2
Greeley, CO 37 5 14% 0 1 4
Manhattan, KS 24 4 17% 2 1 1
Wichita Falls, TX 42 4 10% 0 2 2
Iowa City, IA 27 4 15% 2 0 2
Wheeling, WV-OH 49 4 8% 0 3 1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 139 4 3% 3 0 1
Waco, TX 51 4 8% 0 1 3
Syracuse, NY 189 4 2% 2 2 0
Anderson, IN 36 4 11% 0 2 2
La Crosse, WI-MN 30 4 13% 0 0 4
Lawton, OK 29 4 14% 1 1 2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 99 4 4% 0 3 1
Abilene, TX 43 4 9% 0 0 4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 88 4 5% 2 2 0
Lafayette, IN 47 4 9% 0 0 4
Sherman-Denison, TX 26 4 15% 0 0 4
Tallahassee, FL 63 4 6% 0 4 0
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 919 3 0% 3 0 0
Battle Creek, MI 40 3 8% 0 0 3
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 108 3 3% 3 0 0
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 602 3 0% 3 0 0
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 869 3 0% 3 0 0
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 62 3 5% 1 0 2
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 267 3 1% 3 0 0
Logan, UT-ID 24 3 13% 1 0 2
Reading, PA 82 3 4% 2 0 1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 163 3 2% 1 0 2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 75 3 4% 0 0 3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 116 3 3% 0 2 1
Raleigh-Cary, NC 128 3 2% 1 0 2
Sumter, SC 22 3 14% 1 2 0
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 366 3 1% 1 2 0
Greenville, NC 25 3 12% 1 0 2
Muncie, IN 31 3 10% 0 3 0
Danville, VA 28 3 11% 0 3 0
Grand Forks, ND-MN 27 3 11% 2 0 1
New Haven-Milford, CT 185 3 2% 1 2 0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 90 3 3% 0 3 0
El Centro, CA 29 3 10% 3 0 0
St. Joseph, MO-KS 35 3 9% 0 0 3
Sheboygan, WI 24 3 13% 0 0 3
Danville, IL 25 3 12% 0 1 2
Ames, IA 20 3 15% 1 0 2
Lincoln, NE 62 3 5% 1 0 2
Dubuque, IA 23 3 13% 0 0 3
Johnstown, PA 48 3 6% 0 2 1
Las Cruces, NM 32 3 9% 1 0 2
St. Cloud, MN 34 3 9% 1 0 2
Lebanon, PA 29 3 10% 2 0 1
Ocala, FL 46 3 7% 2 1 0
Charlottesville, VA 37 3 8% 1 0 2
Fayetteville, NC 55 3 5% 0 3 0
Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL 23 3 13% 0 1 2
Terre Haute, IN 46 3 7% 0 0 3
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 23 3 13% 1 1 1
Naples-Marco Island, FL 52 3 6% 0 2 1
El Paso, TX 125 2 2% 0 0 2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 348 2 1% 2 0 0
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 93 2 2% 2 0 0
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 415 2 0% 2 0 0
Salt Lake City, UT 205 2 1% 1 0 1
Lancaster, PA 94 2 2% 1 0 1
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 72 2 3% 0 2 0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 47 2 4% 0 0 2
Baton Rouge, LA 141 2 1% 0 2 0
York-Hanover, PA 82 2 2% 1 0 1
Longview, WA 23 2 9% 0 0 2
Kokomo, IN 24 2 8% 1 0 1
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 397 2 1% 2 0 0
Madison, WI 109 2 2% 0 0 2
Columbia, SC 143 2 1% 0 1 1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 56 2 4% 2 0 0
Canton-Massillon, OH 87 2 2% 0 2 0
Jacksonville, NC 26 2 8% 1 0 1
Monroe, MI 38 2 5% 0 0 2
Pittsfield, MA 41 2 5% 1 0 1
Jackson, MI 37 2 5% 0 1 1
Provo-Orem, UT 85 2 2% 1 0 1
Eugene-Springfield, OR 78 2 3% 2 0 0
Duluth, MN-WI 90 2 2% 0 0 2
Warner Robins, GA 19 2 11% 1 1 0
Pueblo, CO 51 2 4% 1 0 1
Springfield, MA 140 2 1% 1 0 1
Billings, MT 32 2 6% 1 0 1
Flagstaff, AZ 22 2 9% 2 0 0
Greensboro-High Point, NC 142 2 1% 0 1 1
Missoula, MT 19 2 11% 2 0 0
Joplin, MO 32 2 6% 0 0 2
Winston-Salem, NC 97 2 2% 1 0 1
Cumberland, MD-WV 30 2 7% 0 0 2
Yuma, AZ 31 2 6% 0 2 0
College Station-Bryan, TX 40 2 5% 0 1 1
Erie, PA 72 2 3% 0 2 0
Gainesville, GA 22 2 9% 0 0 2
Savannah, GA 77 2 3% 1 1 0
Norwich-New London, CT 62 2 3% 2 0 0
Rochester, MN 44 2 5% 0 0 2
Prescott, AZ 25 2 8% 1 0 1
Fort Wayne, IN 104 2 2% 0 0 2
Rome, GA 20 2 10% 0 1 1
San Angelo, TX 24 2 8% 2 0 0
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 31 2 6% 0 2 0
Elmira, NY 23 2 9% 0 0 2
Columbia, MO 32 2 6% 0 0 2
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 11 2 18% 0 2 0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 284 1 0% 0 1 0
Worcester, MA 163 1 1% 1 0 0
Utica-Rome, NY 92 1 1% 0 1 0
Manchester-Nashua, NH 81 1 1% 1 0 0
Lynchburg, VA 56 1 2% 0 0 1
Ithaca, NY 23 1 4% 1 0 0
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 76 1 1% 0 0 1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 256 1 0% 0 0 1
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA 348 1 0% 1 0 0
Lafayette, LA 50 1 2% 0 1 0
Springfield, MO 84 1 1% 0 0 1
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 28 1 4% 0 0 1
Ann Arbor, MI 97 1 1% 0 1 0
Anderson, SC 34 1 3% 0 1 0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 155 1 1% 1 0 0
Boulder, CO 68 1 1% 1 0 0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 52 1 2% 1 0 0
Yuba City, CA 30 1 3% 1 0 0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 283 1 0% 1 0 0
Appleton, WI 42 1 2% 1 0 0
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 78 1 1% 1 0 0
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 28 1 4% 1 0 0
Rapid City, SD 25 1 4% 0 0 1
Green Bay, WI 63 1 2% 1 0 0
Springfield, OH 43 1 2% 0 0 1
Bangor, ME 49 1 2% 1 0 0
Stockton, CA 121 1 1% 1 0 0
Hattiesburg, MS 25 1 4% 0 1 0
Fresno, CA 158 1 1% 0 1 0
Clarksville, TN-KY 50 1 2% 0 0 1
Anchorage, AK 67 1 1% 1 0 0
Lexington-Fayette, KY 95 1 1% 1 0 0
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 86 1 1% 1 0 0
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 44 1 2% 0 0 1
Alexandria, LA 39 1 3% 0 1 0
Lawrence, KS 22 1 5% 1 0 0
Williamsport, PA 27 1 4% 1 0 0
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 68 1 1% 0 0 1
Spartanburg, SC 51 1 2% 0 1 0
Merced, CA 47 1 2% 1 0 0
Redding, CA 33 1 3% 0 0 1
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA 37 1 3% 0 0 1
Farmington, NM 19 1 5% 1 0 0
Colorado Springs, CO 117 1 1% 1 0 0
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL 29 1 3% 0 1 0
Kingston, NY 49 1 2% 1 0 0
Lake Charles, LA 43 1 2% 0 1 0
Grand Junction, CO 28 1 4% 1 0 0
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 29 1 3% 0 1 0
Casper, WY 17 1 6% 0 0 1
Madera-Chowchilla, CA 19 1 5% 0 1 0
Decatur, AL 33 1 3% 0 0 1
Fond du Lac, WI 20 1 5% 0 0 1
Fargo, ND-MN 40 1 3% 1 0 0
Janesville, WI 36 1 3% 0 0 1
Burlington, NC 23 1 4% 0 0 1
Wilmington, NC 48 1 2% 1 0 0
Brunswick, GA 18 1 6% 0 0 1
Elizabethtown, KY 22 1 5% 0 0 1
Jonesboro, AR 20 1 5% 0 0 1
Winchester, VA-WV 21 1 5% 1 0 0
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 80 0 0% 0 0 0
Modesto, CA 89 0 0% 0 0 0
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 35 0 0% 0 0 0
Salinas, CA 83 0 0% 0 0 0
Evansville, IN-KY 85 0 0% 0 0 0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 43 0 0% 0 0 0
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 86 0 0% 0 0 0
Victoria, TX 28 0 0% 0 0 0
Chattanooga, TN-GA 98 0 0% 0 0 0
Knoxville, TN 128 0 0% 0 0 0
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 43 0 0% 0 0 0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 27 0 0% 0 0 0
Odessa, TX 29 0 0% 0 0 0
Olympia, WA 34 0 0% 0 0 0
Pocatello, ID 24 0 0% 0 0 0
Akron, OH 166 0 0% 0 0 0
Mankato-North Mankato, MN 22 0 0% 0 0 0
Monroe, LA 47 0 0% 0 0 0
Harrisonburg, VA 25 0 0% 0 0 0
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 43 0 0% 0 0 0
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 51 0 0% 0 0 0
Idaho Falls, ID 26 0 0% 0 0 0
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 25 0 0% 0 0 0
Racine, WI 39 0 0% 0 0 0
Spokane, WA 106 0 0% 0 0 0
Bend, OR 21 0 0% 0 0 0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 33 0 0% 0 0 0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 63 0 0% 0 0 0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 267 0 0% 0 0 0
Wausau, WI 27 0 0% 0 0 0
Sioux Falls, SD 37 0 0% 0 0 0
Port St. Lucie, FL 60 0 0% 0 0 0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 209 0 0% 0 0 0
Laredo, TX 32 0 0% 0 0 0
Barnstable Town, MA 50 0 0% 0 0 0
Roanoke, VA 59 0 0% 0 0 0
State College, PA 29 0 0% 0 0 0
Chico, CA 42 0 0% 0 0 0
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 143 0 0% 0 0 0
Eau Claire, WI 32 0 0% 0 0 0
Carson City, NV 10 0 0% 0 0 0
Binghamton, NY 65 0 0% 0 0 0
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 38 0 0% 0 0 0
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 20 0 0% 0 0 0
Huntsville, AL 87 0 0% 0 0 0
Bay City, MI 27 0 0% 0 0 0
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV 39 0 0% 0 0 0
Jackson, TN 30 0 0% 0 0 0
Sandusky, OH 18 0 0% 0 0 0
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 31 0 0% 0 0 0
Reno-Sparks, NV 68 0 0% 0 0 0
Jefferson City, MO 30 0 0% 0 0 0
Johnson City, TN 40 0 0% 0 0 0
Tyler, TX 36 0 0% 0 0 0
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 65 0 0% 0 0 0
Salisbury, MD 23 0 0% 0 0 0
Coeur d'Alene, ID 21 0 0% 0 0 0
Glens Falls, NY 33 0 0% 0 0 0
Ocean City, NJ 24 0 0% 0 0 0
Punta Gorda, FL 23 0 0% 0 0 0
Great Falls, MT 23 0 0% 0 0 0
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 42 0 0% 0 0 0
Boise City-Nampa, ID 79 0 0% 0 0 0
Salem, OR 63 0 0% 0 0 0
Medford, OR 36 0 0% 0 0 0
Cleveland, TN 21 0 0% 0 0 0
Hot Springs, AR 19 0 0% 0 0 0
Mansfield, OH 32 0 0% 0 0 0
Yakima, WA 34 0 0% 0 0 0
St. George, UT 18 0 0% 0 0 0
Owensboro, KY 30 0 0% 0 0 0
Bismarck, ND 21 0 0% 0 0 0
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 28 0 0% 0 0 0
Morristown, TN 25 0 0% 0 0 0
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 29 0 0% 0 0 0
Cheyenne, WY 18 0 0% 0 0 0
Palm Coast, FL 6 0 0% 0 0 0
Bowling Green, KY 22 0 0% 0 0 0
Fairbanks, AK 19 0 0% 0 0 0
Bellingham, WA 27 0 0% 0 0 0
Midland, TX 27 0 0% 0 0 0
Lima, OH 34 0 0% 0 0 0
Lewiston, ID-WA 16 0 0% 0 0 0
Columbus, IN 15 0 0% 0 0 0
Goldsboro, NC 21 0 0% 0 0 0
Napa, CA 27 0 0% 0 0 0
Corvallis, OR 19 0 0% 0 0 0

* Defined as tracts in the top 10 percent of the national distribution of long-term vacancy rates, where the long-term vacancy rate is the fraction of residential addresses that have been vacant for longer than two years. For more details on the methodology, see the attached Background on Analysis.

Last Update: September 10, 2014