What is the rental vacancy rate in Bel Air South, MD?

Name: Vacancy rate in Bel Air South, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Bel Air South, MD is 0.8% (±1.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.4% (±0.3 points).

573 (±223) homes, 2.5% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Bel Air South, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.5% in 2015–2019 to 0.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 0.8% (±1.2 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.4% (±0.3 points)
Vacant homes: 573 (±223)

Vacancy in Bel Air South against Harford County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bel Air South	Harford County	Maryland	United States
Rental vacancy rate	0.8% (±1.2 points)	3.6% (±1.4 points)	4.7% (±0.3 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.4% (±0.3 points)	0.4% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	573 (±223)	3,673 (±578)	197,856 (±3,980)	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 Bel Air South, the rental vacancy rate is lower than in Harford County (3.6%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (4.7%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Bel Air South

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bel Air South
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Bel Air South	—	0.8% (±1.2 points)	—
Bel Air	2.7 mi	2.0% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Abingdon	3.6 mi	2.8% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Riverside	4.1 mi	0.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bel Air North	4.6 mi	0.0% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasant Hills	4.8 mi	0.0% (±59.0 points)	Not measurably different
Perryman	5.8 mi	0.0% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Edgewood	6.1 mi	8.3% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Joppatowne	6.7 mi	14.2% (±11.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Edgewood, MD (8.3%), Joppatowne, MD (14.2%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Harford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Joppatowne	14.2% (±11.9 points)
2	Edgewood	8.3% (±6.7 points)
3	Abingdon	2.8% (±5.7 points)
4	Bel Air	2.0% (±3.7 points)
5	Aberdeen Proving Ground	1.3% (±2.2 points)
6	Aberdeen	0.9% (±1.5 points)
7	Bel Air South	0.8% (±1.2 points)
8	Havre de Grace	0.3% (±0.6 points)
9 (tie)	Bel Air North	0.0% (±4.0 points)
9 (tie)	Fallston	0.0% (±34.5 points)
9 (tie)	Perryman	0.0% (±7.6 points)
9 (tie)	Pleasant Hills	0.0% (±59.0 points)
9 (tie)	Riverside	0.0% (±4.4 points)

Bel Air South 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 Bel Air South

Is it hard to find a rental in Bel Air South?

The rental vacancy rate in Bel Air South, MD is 0.8% (±1.2 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 Bel Air South tighter than it was?

In Bel Air South, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.5% in 2015–2019 to 0.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How many homes are vacant in Bel Air South?

An estimated 573 (±223) housing units, 2.5% 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 Bel Air South CDP, Maryland (place:05950, in state:24).

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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