Where the empty inventory sits across the small-town metros of Texas

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

31.2% Housing Vacancy Rate — Borger
#MetroHousing Vacancy Rate
1Borger31.2%
2Zapata27.0%
3Mineral Wells26.1%
4Brownwood22.2%
5Port Lavaca20.0%
6Fredericksburg19.9%
7Athens19.8%
8Pampa19.6%
9Alice19.2%
10Bay City19.0%

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 all 41 Texas micropolitan areas (41 ranked in total).
Universe
Texas micropolitan areas only (metropolitan areas whose principal city is in Texas). Nothing outside Texas is ranked.
Vintage
2024
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