Best In Alabama Real Estate™: Huntsville
2026-09-28
🏆 Ranked #261 in U.S. Housing Vacancy Rate — ALEX Intelligence, 2026.
Huntsville’s 7.6% vacancy rate isn’t a sign of oversupply — it’s a signal of structural imbalance. This isn’t a temporary spike — it’s a sustained trend.
For context, the national average vacancy rate is ~10%. Huntsville is below that threshold, and falling. This tightness isn’t a flaw — it’s a feature of a market where federal investment, job growth, and demographic inflows are converging.
Housing Vacancy Rate Ranking by Metro Area (2024) (ALEX Intelligence — 2026)
#261 Huntsville <- this market
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#3 Naples-Marco Island
#4 Show Low
#5 Seaford
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#8 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach
#9 Panama City-Panama City Beach
Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-28-huntsville-standing-vacancy-share-msa
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Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA
Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies
Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al.
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Source data: Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2024 · ALEX Intelligence computation
Licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission. Broker: Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC · License #565194-BB.
Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
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Diane Hart Alexander, Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies · Designated Broker · #574877-B · George Arnold Alexander III, Director, ALEX Companies · Associate Broker · #574878-B
Texas Real Estate Commission Information About Brokerage Services · TREC Consumer Protection Notice · trec.texas.gov


