What is the rental vacancy rate in Winter Garden, FL?

Name: Vacancy rate in Winter Garden, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Winter Garden, FL is 5.5% (±3.3 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±0.5 points).

1,346 (±374) homes, 7.8% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Winter Garden, the rental vacancy rate went from 0.9% in 2015–2019 to 5.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 5.5% (±3.3 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±0.5 points)
Vacant homes: 1,346 (±374)

Vacancy in Winter Garden against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Winter Garden	Orange County	Florida	United States
Rental vacancy rate	5.5% (±3.3 points)	9.3% (±0.6 points)	7.6% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±0.5 points)	2.4% (±0.4 points)	1.4% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,346 (±374)	59,029 (±2,397)	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 Winter Garden, the rental vacancy rate is lower than in Orange County (9.3%).

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 Winter Garden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Winter Garden
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Winter Garden	—	5.5% (±3.3 points)	—
Oakland	2.5 mi	0.0% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Butler (community)	4.2 mi	27.1% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Windermere	4.6 mi	22.4% (±28.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ocoee	4.7 mi	7.2% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Gotha	4.9 mi	0.0% (±53.3 points)	Not measurably different
Montverde	6.3 mi	0.0% (±30.1 points)	Not measurably different
Horizon West	7.0 mi	13.6% (±6.4 points)	Higher
Bay Hill	7.4 mi	0.0% (±21.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Horizon West, FL (13.6%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
19	Winter Park	8.2% (±4.9 points)
20	Apopka	7.9% (±4.0 points)
21	Orlando	7.8% (±0.9 points)
22	Ocoee	7.2% (±8.7 points)
23	Holden Heights	6.1% (±6.1 points)
24	Pine Hills	5.7% (±2.3 points)
25	Winter Garden	5.5% (±3.3 points)
26	Alafaya	4.8% (±1.9 points)
27	Union Park	4.6% (±4.4 points)
28	Sky Lake	4.1% (±4.9 points)
29	Conway	2.9% (±4.7 points)
30	Southchase	1.8% (±2.9 points)
31 (tie)	Bay Hill	0.0% (±21.0 points)

Showing 13 of 45 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Winter Garden

Is it hard to find a rental in Winter Garden?

The rental vacancy rate in Winter Garden, FL is 5.5% (±3.3 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 Winter Garden tighter than it was?

In Winter Garden, the rental vacancy rate went from 0.9% in 2015–2019 to 5.5% in 2020–2024 (+4.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How many homes are vacant in Winter Garden?

An estimated 1,346 (±374) housing units, 7.8% 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 Winter Garden city, Florida (place:78250, 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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