What is the rental vacancy rate in The Villages, FL?

Name: Vacancy rate in The Villages, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in The Villages, FL is 31.4% (±9.1 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.9% (±0.6 points).

9,580 (±1,249) homes, 16.6% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In The Villages, the rental vacancy rate went from 44.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.4% in 2020–2024 (−13.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 31.4% (±9.1 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.9% (±0.6 points)
Vacant homes: 9,580 (±1,249)

Vacancy in The Villages against Sumter County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	The Villages	Sumter County	Florida	United States
Rental vacancy rate	31.4% (±9.1 points)	17.1% (±4.4 points)	7.6% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.9% (±0.6 points)	0.9% (±0.5 points)	1.4% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	9,580 (±1,249)	13,750 (±1,315)	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 The Villages, the rental vacancy rate is higher than in Sumter County (17.1%).

It is also higher than in Florida (7.6%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near The Villages

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with The Villages
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
The Villages	—	31.4% (±9.1 points)	—
Lady Lake	4.0 mi	5.6% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Fruitland Park	4.8 mi	7.3% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Wildwood	6.5 mi	12.7% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Coleman	8.1 mi	4.3% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Ocklawaha	11 mi	0.0% (±23.0 points)	Lower
Lake Panasoffkee	11 mi	3.1% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Belleview	12 mi	3.6% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Silver Springs Shores East	12 mi	0.0% (±26.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lady Lake, FL (5.6%), Fruitland Park, FL (7.3%), Wildwood, FL (12.7%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Sumter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	The Villages	31.4% (±9.1 points)
2	Webster	13.6% (±15.7 points)
3	Wildwood	12.7% (±7.1 points)
4	Bushnell	10.6% (±15.6 points)
5	Coleman	4.3% (±7.1 points)
6	Lake Panasoffkee	3.1% (±5.9 points)
7	Center Hill	0.0% (±35.3 points)

The Villages 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 The Villages

Is it hard to find a rental in The Villages?

The rental vacancy rate in The Villages, FL is 31.4% (±9.1 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 The Villages tighter than it was?

In The Villages, the rental vacancy rate went from 44.9% in 2015–2019 to 31.4% in 2020–2024 (−13.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in The Villages?

An estimated 9,580 (±1,249) housing units, 16.6% 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 The Villages CDP, Florida (place:71625, 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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