What is the rental vacancy rate in Los Angeles, CA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Los Angeles, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

The rental vacancy rate in Los Angeles, CA is 4.6% (±0.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.9% (±0.1 points).

115,235 (±3,053) homes, 7.4% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Los Angeles, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.7% in 2015–2019 to 4.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 4.6% (±0.2 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.9% (±0.1 points)
Vacant homes: 115,235 (±3,053)

Vacancy in Los Angeles against Los Angeles County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Los Angeles	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Rental vacancy rate	4.6% (±0.2 points)	4.0% (±0.1 points)	4.2% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.9% (±0.1 points)	0.7% (±0.1 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	115,235 (±3,053)	234,017 (±5,084)	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 Los Angeles, the rental vacancy rate is higher than in Los Angeles County (4.0%).

It is also higher than in California (4.2%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Los Angeles

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Angeles
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Los Angeles	—	4.6% (±0.2 points)	—
Culver City	1.2 mi	6.3% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ladera Heights	2.8 mi	0.0% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Marina del Rey	3.8 mi	12.4% (±7.6 points)	Higher
View Park-Windsor Hills	4.0 mi	6.3% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Beverly Hills	4.2 mi	4.1% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Santa Monica	5.0 mi	7.9% (±1.5 points)	Higher
West Hollywood	5.3 mi	6.5% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Inglewood	5.8 mi	2.5% (±0.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ladera Heights, CA (0.0%), Inglewood, CA (2.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Marina del Rey, CA (12.4%), Santa Monica, CA (7.9%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Los Angeles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
22	San Gabriel	5.1% (±2.0 points)
23	Redondo Beach	5.0% (±1.9 points)
24	Alondra Park	4.8% (±3.7 points)
25	Burbank	4.7% (±1.4 points)
26 (tie)	Duarte	4.6% (±3.2 points)
26 (tie)	Lancaster	4.6% (±1.5 points)
26 (tie)	Los Angeles	4.6% (±0.2 points)
26 (tie)	Whittier	4.6% (±1.7 points)
26 (tie)	Del Aire	4.6% (±5.3 points)
31 (tie)	La Verne	4.4% (±3.8 points)
31 (tie)	Palmdale	4.4% (±1.4 points)
33	West Covina	4.3% (±1.3 points)
34 (tie)	Azusa	4.2% (±2.2 points)

Showing 13 of 140 places in Los Angeles County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Los Angeles

Is it hard to find a rental in Los Angeles?

The rental vacancy rate in Los Angeles, CA is 4.6% (±0.2 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 Los Angeles tighter than it was?

In Los Angeles, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.7% in 2015–2019 to 4.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How many homes are vacant in Los Angeles?

An estimated 115,235 (±3,053) housing units, 7.4% 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 Los Angeles city, California (place:44000, 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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