Best In Land Real Estate™
2026-10-03
🏆 Ranked #1 Highest Housing Vacancy Rate in the U.S. — ALEX Intelligence, 2026.
30.0% vacancy in Show Low isn’t a warning sign—it’s a signal of strategic land opportunity. High vacancy in micropolitan areas reflects unoccupied seasonal and second homes, not distress. In rural America, this creates space for solar leasing, conservation, and long-term land use innovation.
This insight is drawn from the new ALEX Intelligence report: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-03-land-land-vacancy-share-msa-us-micro
Is high vacancy a red flag—or a green light for land investors? How does this pattern play out in your target markets? Let’s discuss.
Top 10 Micropolitan Areas by Housing Vacancy Rate (ALEX Intelligence — 2026)
#1 Show Low <- this market
#2 Seaford
#3 Lebanon-Claremont
#4 East Stroudsburg
#5 Truckee-Grass Valley
#6 Whitewater-Elkhorn
#7 Massena-Ogdensburg
#8 Jamestown-Dunkirk
#9 Hilo-Kailua
#10 Danville
Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-03-land-land-vacancy-share-msa-us-micro
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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


