What is the rental vacancy rate in Lake Station, IN?

Name: Vacancy rate in Lake Station, IN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Lake Station, IN is 0.0% (±2.8 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 1.5% (±1.6 points).

253 (±114) homes, 5.1% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

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

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 0.0% (±2.8 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 1.5% (±1.6 points)
Vacant homes: 253 (±114)

Vacancy in Lake Station against Lake County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Station	Lake County	Indiana	United States
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.8 points)	5.1% (±0.9 points)	5.6% (±0.3 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.5% (±1.6 points)	0.6% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	253 (±114)	22,306 (±960)	260,559 (±6,417)	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 Lake Station, the rental vacancy rate is lower than in Lake County (5.1%).

It is also lower than in Indiana (5.6%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Lake Station

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Station
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Lake Station	—	0.0% (±2.8 points)	—
New Chicago	1.6 mi	6.8% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hobart Township	2.2 mi	4.2% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Portage Township (Porter County)	3.9 mi	4.8% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Portage	4.0 mi	4.5% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hobart	4.5 mi	5.7% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Ogden Dunes	4.8 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gary	5.0 mi	7.0% (±1.5 points)	Higher
Calumet Township	5.5 mi	7.0% (±1.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Portage Township (Porter County), IN (4.8%), Hobart, IN (5.7%), Gary, IN (7.0%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Lake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
18	East Chicago	2.8% (±1.4 points)
19	St. John Township	2.6% (±3.5 points)
20	Schererville	1.4% (±2.3 points)
21 (tie)	Cedar Lake	0.0% (±4.5 points)
21 (tie)	Crown Point	0.0% (±2.1 points)
21 (tie)	Lake Dalecarlia	0.0% (±46.5 points)
21 (tie)	Lake Station	0.0% (±2.8 points)
21 (tie)	Lowell	0.0% (±5.0 points)
21 (tie)	St. John	0.0% (±16.5 points)
21 (tie)	Schneider	0.0% (±71.2 points)
21 (tie)	Cedar Creek Township (Lake County)	0.0% (±5.5 points)
21 (tie)	Center Township (Lake County)	0.0% (±2.1 points)
21 (tie)	Hanover Township (Lake County)	0.0% (±6.6 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Lake 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 Lake Station

Is it hard to find a rental in Lake Station?

The rental vacancy rate in Lake Station, IN is 0.0% (±2.8 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 Lake Station tighter than it was?

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

How many homes are vacant in Lake Station?

An estimated 253 (±114) housing units, 5.1% 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 Lake Station city, Indiana (place:41535, in state:18).

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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