Where the empty inventory sits in rural Texas

Texas land and rural markets · Data as of · ALEX Intelligence

31.8% Housing Vacancy Rate — Llano County
#CountyHousing Vacancy Rate
1Llano County31.8%
2Hutchinson County31.2%
3San Jacinto County27.5%
4Houston County26.3%
5Palo Pinto County26.1%
6DeWitt County25.1%
7Tyler County24.9%
8Freestone County22.3%
9Brown County22.2%
10Aransas County22.0%

Read this carefully: ACS counts a seasonal or second home as vacant, so resort and beach markets read high here by construction. The figure is unoccupied units, not distressed inventory.

Methodology

Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2024
Measure
Housing Vacancy Rate, ranked highest first across Texas counties under 50,000 residents, each with at least 20,000 residents (51 ranked in total).
Universe
Texas counties only. Units with fewer than 20,000 residents are excluded. Nothing outside Texas is ranked.
Vintage
2024
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