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

Name: Vacancy rate in Los Osos, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Los Osos, CA is 0.6% (±1.0 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 1.4% (±1.2 points).

373 (±142) homes, 5.9% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Los Osos, the rental vacancy rate went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 0.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 0.6% (±1.0 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 1.4% (±1.2 points)
Vacant homes: 373 (±142)

Vacancy in Los Osos against San Luis Obispo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Los Osos	San Luis Obispo County	California	United States
Rental vacancy rate	0.6% (±1.0 points)	4.6% (±1.1 points)	4.2% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.4% (±1.2 points)	2.0% (±0.6 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	373 (±142)	16,166 (±969)	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 Osos, the rental vacancy rate is lower than in San Luis Obispo County (4.6%).

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

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Los Osos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Osos
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Los Osos	—	0.6% (±1.0 points)	—
Morro Bay	4.8 mi	2.8% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
California Polytechnic State University	8.9 mi	0.0% (±64.1 points)	Not measurably different
San Luis Obispo	9.2 mi	4.5% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Avila Beach	9.5 mi	60.9% (±33.6 points)	Higher
Cayucos	9.9 mi	13.9% (±12.9 points)	Higher
Los Ranchos	13 mi	0.0% (±55.8 points)	Not measurably different
Santa Margarita	13 mi	0.0% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pismo Beach	14 mi	16.5% (±6.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: San Luis Obispo, CA (4.5%), Avila Beach, CA (60.9%), Cayucos, CA (13.9%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across San Luis Obispo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
7	Arroyo Grande	4.6% (±3.4 points)
8	San Luis Obispo	4.5% (±2.0 points)
9	Grover Beach	3.7% (±4.4 points)
10	Morro Bay	2.8% (±2.4 points)
11	Atascadero	1.6% (±1.9 points)
12	Oceano	1.0% (±1.6 points)
13	Los Osos	0.6% (±1.0 points)
14	Nipomo	0.5% (±0.8 points)
15 (tie)	California Polytechnic State University	0.0% (±64.1 points)
15 (tie)	Callender	0.0% (±11.6 points)
15 (tie)	Lake Nacimiento	0.0% (±21.4 points)
15 (tie)	Los Ranchos	0.0% (±55.8 points)
15 (tie)	Santa Margarita	0.0% (±12.5 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in San Luis Obispo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Los Osos 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 Los Osos

Is it hard to find a rental in Los Osos?

The rental vacancy rate in Los Osos, CA is 0.6% (±1.0 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 Osos tighter than it was?

In Los Osos, the rental vacancy rate went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 0.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Los Osos?

An estimated 373 (±142) housing units, 5.9% 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 Los Osos CDP, California (place:44182, 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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