What is the rental vacancy rate in Gardere, LA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Gardere, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Gardere, LA is 10.2% (±5.3 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±2.2 points).

981 (±291) homes, 17.5% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Gardere, the rental vacancy rate went from 10.4% in 2015–2019 to 10.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 10.2% (±5.3 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±2.2 points)
Vacant homes: 981 (±291)

Vacancy in Gardere against East Baton Rouge Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gardere	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana	United States
Rental vacancy rate	10.2% (±5.3 points)	11.1% (±1.0 points)	7.8% (±0.4 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.2 points)	1.6% (±0.5 points)	1.3% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	981 (±291)	29,296 (±1,356)	304,122 (±5,145)	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 Gardere, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from East Baton Rouge Parish (11.1%).

It is not measurably different from Louisiana (7.8%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Gardere

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gardere
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Gardere	—	10.2% (±5.3 points)	—
Oak Hills Place	2.9 mi	23.8% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Village St. George	4.0 mi	5.9% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Westminster	4.3 mi	20.1% (±27.0 points)	Not measurably different
Inniswold	4.7 mi	16.9% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Baton Rouge	5.7 mi	11.2% (±1.2 points)	Not measurably different
Port Allen	7.3 mi	0.5% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Brusly	7.4 mi	12.0% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
St. Gabriel	7.4 mi	0.0% (±8.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Port Allen, LA (0.5%), St. Gabriel, LA (0.0%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across East Baton Rouge Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Oak Hills Place	23.8% (±15.4 points)
2	Westminster	20.1% (±27.0 points)
3	Inniswold	16.9% (±12.4 points)
4	Baton Rouge	11.2% (±1.2 points)
5	Zachary	10.6% (±7.9 points)
6	Merrydale	10.3% (±9.1 points)
7	Gardere	10.2% (±5.3 points)
8	Central	9.0% (±8.0 points)
9	Baker	6.8% (±8.0 points)
10 (tie)	Shenandoah	5.9% (±6.4 points)
10 (tie)	Village St. George	5.9% (±6.8 points)
12	Old Jefferson	3.1% (±4.8 points)
13 (tie)	Brownfields	0.0% (±9.6 points)

Showing 13 of 14 places in East Baton Rouge Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Gardere 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 Gardere

Is it hard to find a rental in Gardere?

The rental vacancy rate in Gardere, LA is 10.2% (±5.3 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 Gardere tighter than it was?

In Gardere, the rental vacancy rate went from 10.4% in 2015–2019 to 10.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Gardere?

An estimated 981 (±291) housing units, 17.5% 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 Gardere CDP, Louisiana (place:28275, in state:22).

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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