What is the rental vacancy rate in Bowling Green, KY?

Name: Vacancy rate in Bowling Green, KY, 2020–2024
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The rental vacancy rate in Bowling Green, KY is 5.6% (±2.0 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.4% (±0.5 points).

2,848 (±457) homes, 8.5% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Bowling Green, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.7% in 2015–2019 to 5.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 5.6% (±2.0 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.4% (±0.5 points)
Vacant homes: 2,848 (±457)

Vacancy in Bowling Green against Warren County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bowling Green	Warren County	Kentucky	United States
Rental vacancy rate	5.6% (±2.0 points)	4.7% (±1.6 points)	4.6% (±0.3 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.4% (±0.5 points)	0.5% (±0.3 points)	0.9% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	2,848 (±457)	4,225 (±569)	208,647 (±5,298)	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 Bowling Green, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Warren County (4.7%).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky (4.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Bowling Green

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bowling Green
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Bowling Green	—	5.6% (±2.0 points)	—
Plum Springs	4.3 mi	0.0% (±51.0 points)	Not measurably different
Woodburn	11 mi	50.0% (±50.0 points)	Not measurably different
Oakland	11 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Smiths Grove	13 mi	0.0% (±30.5 points)	Not measurably different
Auburn	17 mi	3.8% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brownsville	18 mi	5.6% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbury	18 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin	19 mi	1.2% (±1.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Franklin, KY (1.2%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Warren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Woodburn	50.0% (±50.0 points)
2	Bowling Green	5.6% (±2.0 points)
3 (tie)	Oakland	0.0% (±100.0 points)
3 (tie)	Plum Springs	0.0% (±51.0 points)
3 (tie)	Smiths Grove	0.0% (±30.5 points)

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 Bowling Green

Is it hard to find a rental in Bowling Green?

The rental vacancy rate in Bowling Green, KY is 5.6% (±2.0 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 Bowling Green tighter than it was?

In Bowling Green, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.7% in 2015–2019 to 5.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Bowling Green?

An estimated 2,848 (±457) housing units, 8.5% 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 Bowling Green city, Kentucky (place:08902, in state:21).

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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