What is the rental vacancy rate in Wheaton, MD?

Name: Vacancy rate in Wheaton, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Wheaton, MD is 1.3% (±1.1 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

398 (±192) homes, 2.3% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Wheaton, the rental vacancy rate went from 4.5% in 2015–2019 to 1.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 1.3% (±1.1 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.3% (±0.4 points)
Vacant homes: 398 (±192)

Vacancy in Wheaton against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wheaton	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
Rental vacancy rate	1.3% (±1.1 points)	3.7% (±0.5 points)	4.7% (±0.3 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.7% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	398 (±192)	17,321 (±1,384)	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 Wheaton, the rental vacancy rate is lower than in Montgomery County (3.7%).

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

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Wheaton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wheaton
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Wheaton	—	1.3% (±1.1 points)	—
North Kensington	1.0 mi	5.7% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Glenmont	1.6 mi	3.2% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Kensington	1.8 mi	3.3% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kemp Mill	2.0 mi	9.9% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Garrett Park	2.1 mi	38.9% (±45.0 points)	Not measurably different
Forest Glen	2.2 mi	3.8% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
South Kensington	2.3 mi	0.0% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Chevy Chase View	2.4 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Rental vacancy rate across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
26	Flower Hill	2.6% (±3.9 points)
27 (tie)	Montgomery Village	2.5% (±1.5 points)
27 (tie)	Potomac	2.5% (±2.3 points)
29	Redland	1.6% (±2.6 points)
30	White Oak	1.5% (±1.2 points)
31	Germantown	1.4% (±1.1 points)
32	Wheaton	1.3% (±1.1 points)
33	Cloverly	0.9% (±1.7 points)
34	Fairland	0.4% (±0.6 points)
35 (tie)	Ashton-Sandy Spring	0.0% (±29.6 points)
35 (tie)	Barnesville	0.0% (±100.0 points)
35 (tie)	Brookeville	0.0% (±100.0 points)
35 (tie)	Burnt Mills	0.0% (±17.6 points)

Showing 13 of 58 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wheaton 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 Wheaton

Is it hard to find a rental in Wheaton?

The rental vacancy rate in Wheaton, MD is 1.3% (±1.1 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 Wheaton tighter than it was?

In Wheaton, the rental vacancy rate went from 4.5% in 2015–2019 to 1.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How many homes are vacant in Wheaton?

An estimated 398 (±192) housing units, 2.3% 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 Wheaton CDP, Maryland (place:83775, 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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