What is the rental vacancy rate in Myrtle Grove, FL?

Name: Vacancy rate in Myrtle Grove, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Myrtle Grove, FL is 13.3% (±7.9 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 7.2% (±5.3 points).

1,331 (±395) homes, 18.3% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Myrtle Grove, the rental vacancy rate went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 13.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 13.3% (±7.9 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 7.2% (±5.3 points)
Vacant homes: 1,331 (±395)

Vacancy in Myrtle Grove against Escambia County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Myrtle Grove	Escambia County	Florida	United States
Rental vacancy rate	13.3% (±7.9 points)	5.6% (±0.9 points)	7.6% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	7.2% (±5.3 points)	2.3% (±0.5 points)	1.4% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,331 (±395)	20,190 (±1,108)	1,503,660 (±20,826)	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 Myrtle Grove, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Escambia County (5.6%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (7.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Myrtle Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Myrtle Grove
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Myrtle Grove	—	13.3% (±7.9 points)	—
Warrington	2.1 mi	11.5% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
West Pensacola	2.2 mi	5.0% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bellview	3.5 mi	3.1% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Pensacola Station	4.5 mi	4.5% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Goulding	4.7 mi	4.9% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brent	5.0 mi	3.5% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Pensacola	6.9 mi	4.3% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Lillian	7.0 mi	0.0% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bellview, FL (3.1%), Brent, FL (3.5%), Pensacola, FL (4.3%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Escambia County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Myrtle Grove	13.3% (±7.9 points)
2	Warrington	11.5% (±7.1 points)
3	Century	5.9% (±5.6 points)
4	West Pensacola	5.0% (±2.9 points)
5	Goulding	4.9% (±5.4 points)
6	Pensacola Station	4.5% (±6.0 points)
7	Pensacola	4.3% (±1.8 points)

Showing 7 of 13 places in Escambia County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Myrtle Grove 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 Myrtle Grove

Is it hard to find a rental in Myrtle Grove?

The rental vacancy rate in Myrtle Grove, FL is 13.3% (±7.9 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 Myrtle Grove tighter than it was?

In Myrtle Grove, the rental vacancy rate went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 13.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Myrtle Grove?

An estimated 1,331 (±395) housing units, 18.3% 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 Myrtle Grove CDP, Florida (place:47550, in state:12).

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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