What is the rental vacancy rate in Joshua Tree, CA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Joshua Tree, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Joshua Tree, CA is 11.6% (±9.7 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 4.7% (±4.3 points).

1,424 (±283) homes, 35.8% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Joshua Tree, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.1% in 2015–2019 to 11.6% in 2020–2024 (+8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 11.6% (±9.7 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 4.7% (±4.3 points)
Vacant homes: 1,424 (±283)

Vacancy in Joshua Tree against San Bernardino County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Joshua Tree	San Bernardino County	California	United States
Rental vacancy rate	11.6% (±9.7 points)	3.4% (±0.4 points)	4.2% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	4.7% (±4.3 points)	0.9% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,424 (±283)	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 Joshua Tree, 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 not measurably different from the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Joshua Tree

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Joshua Tree
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Joshua Tree	—	11.6% (±9.7 points)	—
Yucca Valley	6.2 mi	1.7% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Homestead Valley	12 mi	0.0% (±27.3 points)	Not measurably different
Twentynine Palms	14 mi	5.6% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Morongo Valley	15 mi	0.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Desert Edge	16 mi	0.0% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sky Valley	16 mi	20.5% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Garnet	17 mi	0.0% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Desert Hot Springs	17 mi	3.4% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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
2	Silver Lakes	23.7% (±21.0 points)
3	Running Springs	22.0% (±12.7 points)
4	Crestline	16.6% (±9.7 points)
5	Mountain View Acres	14.1% (±22.9 points)
6	Lenwood	13.3% (±13.0 points)
7	Searles Valley	12.0% (±13.1 points)
8	Joshua Tree	11.6% (±9.7 points)
9	Grand Terrace	8.3% (±5.4 points)
10	Bloomington	7.4% (±5.5 points)
11	Loma Linda	6.7% (±3.6 points)
12	Victorville	6.2% (±2.5 points)
13	Twentynine Palms	5.6% (±2.3 points)
14	Piñon Hills	5.1% (±8.4 points)

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

Joshua Tree 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 Joshua Tree

Is it hard to find a rental in Joshua Tree?

The rental vacancy rate in Joshua Tree, CA is 11.6% (±9.7 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 Joshua Tree tighter than it was?

In Joshua Tree, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.1% in 2015–2019 to 11.6% in 2020–2024 (+8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Joshua Tree?

An estimated 1,424 (±283) housing units, 35.8% 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 Joshua Tree CDP, California (place:37554, 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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DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M, DP04_0004E, DP04_0004M, DP04_0003E, DP04_0003M, DP04_0003PE, DP04_0003PM

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