What is the rental vacancy rate in Winona, MN?

Name: Vacancy rate in Winona, MN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

The rental vacancy rate in Winona, MN is 3.5% (±3.3 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.6% (±0.7 points).

754 (±274) homes, 6.5% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Winona, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.0% in 2015–2019 to 3.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 3.5% (±3.3 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.6% (±0.7 points)
Vacant homes: 754 (±274)

Vacancy in Winona against Winona County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Winona	Winona County	Minnesota	United States
Rental vacancy rate	3.5% (±3.3 points)	5.1% (±2.7 points)	5.3% (±0.3 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.6% (±0.7 points)	0.4% (±0.3 points)	0.6% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	754 (±274)	1,602 (±332)	237,075 (±4,795)	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 Winona, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Winona County (5.1%).

It is not measurably different from Minnesota (5.3%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Winona

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Winona
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Winona	—	3.5% (±3.3 points)	—
Goodview	2.6 mi	4.5% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Buffalo (Buffalo County)	4.2 mi	7.7% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fountain City	4.8 mi	7.3% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Minnesota City	5.0 mi	0.0% (±93.3 points)	Not measurably different
Stockton	5.3 mi	35.7% (±25.6 points)	Higher
Wilson Township (Winona County)	5.6 mi	7.1% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hillsdale Township	5.6 mi	14.3% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Warren Township	7.6 mi	0.0% (±65.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stockton, MN (35.7%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Winona County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
7	St. Charles	13.4% (±18.3 points)
8	St. Charles Township	13.3% (±23.6 points)
9	Pleasant Hill Township	11.5% (±17.9 points)
10	Wilson Township (Winona County)	7.1% (±11.6 points)
11	Lewiston	6.3% (±8.8 points)
12	Goodview	4.5% (±7.2 points)
13	Winona	3.5% (±3.3 points)
14 (tie)	Dakota	0.0% (±100.0 points)
14 (tie)	Elba	0.0% (±93.3 points)
14 (tie)	Minneiska	0.0% (±100.0 points)
14 (tie)	Minnesota City	0.0% (±93.3 points)
14 (tie)	Rollingstone	0.0% (±41.7 points)
14 (tie)	Utica	0.0% (±71.2 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Winona County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

What you can do on Seayora in Winona

One account for renting, owning, managing and fixing homes, with these figures beside you.

Looking for a place to rent?

Browse homes for rent near Winona, save the ones you like and apply online.

Browse rentals · Create a renter account

Own or manage a rental?

List it, sign the lease and collect rent online, with the figures for Winona beside you.

Create a landlord account · See what landlords get

Do repairs, renovations or maintenance?

Get found by owners and renters near Winona, and send estimates and invoices from your phone.

Join as a pro · Find a pro

Questions about Winona

Is it hard to find a rental in Winona?

The rental vacancy rate in Winona, MN is 3.5% (±3.3 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 Winona tighter than it was?

In Winona, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.0% in 2015–2019 to 3.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Winona?

An estimated 754 (±274) housing units, 6.5% 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 Winona city, Minnesota (place:71032, in state:27).

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.

The API needs a free key.

Request a Census API key.

DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M, DP04_0004E, DP04_0004M, DP04_0003E, DP04_0003M, DP04_0003PE, DP04_0003PM

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.