What is the rental vacancy rate in White Oak, MD?

Name: Vacancy rate in White Oak, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in White Oak, MD is 1.5% (±1.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±2.6 points).

72 (±56) homes, 1.1% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In White Oak, the rental vacancy rate went from 4.5% in 2015–2019 to 1.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 1.5% (±1.2 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±2.6 points)
Vacant homes: 72 (±56)

Vacancy in White Oak against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	White Oak	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
Rental vacancy rate	1.5% (±1.2 points)	3.7% (±0.5 points)	4.7% (±0.3 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.6 points)	0.7% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	72 (±56)	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 White Oak, 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 White Oak

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Oak
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
White Oak	—	1.5% (±1.2 points)	—
Burnt Mills	0.9 mi	0.0% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hillandale	1.4 mi	0.0% (±29.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kemp Mill	1.9 mi	9.9% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Four Corners	1.9 mi	0.0% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Colesville	2.1 mi	15.2% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Calverton	2.2 mi	3.6% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Fairland	3.1 mi	0.4% (±0.6 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Spring	3.4 mi	4.1% (±1.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Colesville, MD (15.2%), Silver Spring, MD (4.1%).

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
24 (tie)	Glenmont	3.2% (±3.7 points)
24 (tie)	Rockville	3.2% (±1.3 points)
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)

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

White Oak 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 White Oak

Is it hard to find a rental in White Oak?

The rental vacancy rate in White Oak, MD is 1.5% (±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 White Oak tighter than it was?

In White Oak, the rental vacancy rate went from 4.5% in 2015–2019 to 1.5% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in White Oak?

An estimated 72 (±56) housing units, 1.1% 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 White Oak CDP, Maryland (place:84375, 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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