What is the rental vacancy rate in Palm Valley, FL?

Name: Vacancy rate in Palm Valley, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Palm Valley, FL is 5.3% (±4.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±0.7 points).

779 (±302) homes, 7.9% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Palm Valley, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.9% in 2015–2019 to 5.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 5.3% (±4.2 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±0.7 points)
Vacant homes: 779 (±302)

Vacancy in Palm Valley against St. Johns County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Palm Valley	St. Johns County	Florida	United States
Rental vacancy rate	5.3% (±4.2 points)	5.2% (±2.0 points)	7.6% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±0.7 points)	1.6% (±0.4 points)	1.4% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	779 (±302)	17,710 (±1,020)	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 Palm Valley, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from St. Johns County (5.2%).

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 Palm Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Palm Valley
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Palm Valley	—	5.3% (±4.2 points)	—
Sawgrass	1.3 mi	0.0% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jacksonville Beach	5.0 mi	10.8% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Neptune Beach	7.7 mi	10.6% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Nocatee	8.1 mi	0.0% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Atlantic Beach	9.6 mi	0.0% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fruit Cove	16 mi	7.5% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
World Golf Village	17 mi	13.4% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Jacksonville	19 mi	7.9% (±0.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Nocatee, FL (0.0%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across St. Johns County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	St. Augustine South	29.4% (±39.7 points)
2	World Golf Village	13.4% (±17.6 points)
3	Fruit Cove	7.5% (±9.2 points)
4	St. Augustine	5.4% (±3.9 points)
5	Palm Valley	5.3% (±4.2 points)
6	St. Augustine Shores	3.8% (±5.8 points)
7	Butler Beach	2.8% (±3.3 points)
8 (tie)	Flagler Estates	0.0% (±10.1 points)
8 (tie)	Nocatee	0.0% (±3.0 points)
8 (tie)	St. Augustine Beach	0.0% (±6.3 points)
8 (tie)	Sawgrass	0.0% (±15.0 points)

Showing 11 of 12 places in St. Johns County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Palm Valley 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 Palm Valley

Is it hard to find a rental in Palm Valley?

The rental vacancy rate in Palm Valley, FL is 5.3% (±4.2 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 Palm Valley tighter than it was?

In Palm Valley, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.9% in 2015–2019 to 5.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Palm Valley?

An estimated 779 (±302) housing units, 7.9% 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 Palm Valley CDP, Florida (place:54525, 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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DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M, DP04_0004E, DP04_0004M, DP04_0003E, DP04_0003M, DP04_0003PE, DP04_0003PM

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