What is the rental vacancy rate in Big Bear City, CA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Big Bear City, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Big Bear City, CA is 2.1% (±2.4 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 3.4% (±2.3 points).

7,226 (±493) homes, 57.9% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Big Bear City, the rental vacancy rate went from 1.1% in 2015–2019 to 2.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 2.1% (±2.4 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 3.4% (±2.3 points)
Vacant homes: 7,226 (±493)

Vacancy in Big Bear City against San Bernardino County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Big Bear City	San Bernardino County	California	United States
Rental vacancy rate	2.1% (±2.4 points)	3.4% (±0.4 points)	4.2% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	3.4% (±2.3 points)	0.9% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	7,226 (±493)	68,971 (±1,565)	1,096,644 (±18,928)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Big Bear City, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from San Bernardino County (3.4%).

It is not measurably different from California (4.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Big Bear City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Big Bear City
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Big Bear City	—	2.1% (±2.4 points)	—
Big Bear Lake	5.6 mi	3.0% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lucerne Valley	14 mi	0.0% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Running Springs	18 mi	22.0% (±12.7 points)	Higher
Morongo Valley	18 mi	0.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Yucaipa	21 mi	0.6% (±0.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cherry Valley	21 mi	0.0% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Arrowhead	22 mi	25.3% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Homestead Valley	22 mi	0.0% (±27.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Running Springs, CA (22.0%), Lake Arrowhead, CA (25.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Rental vacancy rate across San Bernardino County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
22 (tie)	Big Bear Lake	3.0% (±2.9 points)
22 (tie)	Chino	3.0% (±1.7 points)
24	Redlands	2.9% (±1.5 points)
25	Upland	2.4% (±1.1 points)
26 (tie)	San Bernardino	2.3% (±0.7 points)
26 (tie)	Fort Irwin	2.3% (±2.6 points)
28	Big Bear City	2.1% (±2.4 points)
29 (tie)	Adelanto	2.0% (±1.7 points)
29 (tie)	Highland	2.0% (±1.3 points)
31	Chino Hills	1.8% (±1.5 points)
32 (tie)	Fontana	1.7% (±0.7 points)
32 (tie)	Yucca Valley	1.7% (±2.0 points)
34	Hesperia	1.6% (±1.2 points)

Showing 13 of 47 places in San Bernardino County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Big Bear City is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Big Bear City

Is it hard to find a rental in Big Bear City?

The rental vacancy rate in Big Bear City, CA is 2.1% (±2.4 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Big Bear City tighter than it was?

In Big Bear City, the rental vacancy rate went from 1.1% in 2015–2019 to 2.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Big Bear City?

An estimated 7,226 (±493) housing units, 57.9% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Big Bear City CDP, California (place:06406, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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