What is the rental vacancy rate in Three Oaks, FL?

Name: Vacancy rate in Three Oaks, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Three Oaks, FL is 16.5% (±11.4 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 1.7% (±2.6 points).

344 (±161) homes, 13.9% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Three Oaks, the rental vacancy rate went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (+16.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 16.5% (±11.4 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 1.7% (±2.6 points)
Vacant homes: 344 (±161)

Vacancy in Three Oaks against Lee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Three Oaks	Lee County	Florida	United States
Rental vacancy rate	16.5% (±11.4 points)	10.3% (±1.0 points)	7.6% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.7% (±2.6 points)	1.9% (±0.3 points)	1.4% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	344 (±161)	113,391 (±2,355)	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 Three Oaks, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Lee County (10.3%).

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 Three Oaks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Three Oaks
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Three Oaks	—	16.5% (±11.4 points)	—
San Carlos Park	1.4 mi	8.2% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Florida Gulf Coast University	2.1 mi	0.0% (±35.9 points)	Not measurably different
Estero	3.3 mi	6.5% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Villas	6.9 mi	19.4% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cypress Lake	7.8 mi	9.9% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Myers Beach	7.8 mi	43.5% (±16.9 points)	Higher
Gateway	8.0 mi	6.4% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bonita Springs	8.2 mi	16.4% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fort Myers Beach, FL (43.5%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Lee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
4	Harlem Heights	31.8% (±26.8 points)
5	McGregor	28.4% (±17.1 points)
6	Buckingham	23.7% (±40.5 points)
7	Bokeelia	23.4% (±33.1 points)
8	Alva	20.4% (±25.9 points)
9	Villas	19.4% (±6.8 points)
10	Three Oaks	16.5% (±11.4 points)
11	Bonita Springs	16.4% (±4.7 points)
12 (tie)	Iona	16.3% (±7.8 points)
12 (tie)	Suncoast Estates	16.3% (±13.3 points)
14	Lochmoor Waterway Estates	12.4% (±13.8 points)
15	Fort Myers	11.4% (±1.8 points)
16	Fort Myers Shores	11.1% (±9.7 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Lee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Three Oaks 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 Three Oaks

Is it hard to find a rental in Three Oaks?

The rental vacancy rate in Three Oaks, FL is 16.5% (±11.4 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 Three Oaks tighter than it was?

In Three Oaks, the rental vacancy rate went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (+16.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Three Oaks?

An estimated 344 (±161) housing units, 13.9% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

Sources

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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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