What is the rental vacancy rate in Durham, NH?

Name: Vacancy rate in Durham, NH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Durham, NH is 9.5% (±4.8 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±1.7 points).

1,037 (±189) homes, 24.3% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Durham, the rental vacancy rate went from 9.1% in 2015–2019 to 9.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 9.5% (±4.8 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±1.7 points)
Vacant homes: 1,037 (±189)

Vacancy in Durham against Strafford County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Durham	Strafford County	New Hampshire	United States
Rental vacancy rate	9.5% (±4.8 points)	5.1% (±1.6 points)	4.0% (±0.5 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.4% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,037 (±189)	4,529 (±482)	92,650 (±2,193)	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 Durham, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Strafford County (5.1%).

It is also higher than in New Hampshire (4.0%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Durham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Durham
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Durham	—	9.5% (±4.8 points)	—
Newmarket (community)	3.1 mi	0.0% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Newmarket	3.5 mi	1.1% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Madbury	4.1 mi	0.0% (±23.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lee	4.5 mi	0.0% (±31.6 points)	Not measurably different
Newington	5.1 mi	0.0% (±44.9 points)	Not measurably different
Dover	5.1 mi	2.0% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Newfields	6.0 mi	0.0% (±53.6 points)	Not measurably different
South Eliot	6.5 mi	0.0% (±7.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Newmarket (community), NH (0.0%), Newmarket, NH (1.1%), Dover, NH (2.0%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Strafford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Farmington	10.9% (±10.9 points)
2	Durham	9.5% (±4.8 points)
3	Rollinsford	9.3% (±15.1 points)
4	Somersworth	8.2% (±6.0 points)
5	Rochester	6.4% (±3.3 points)
6	Dover	2.0% (±1.7 points)
7 (tie)	Barrington	0.0% (±7.5 points)
7 (tie)	Lee	0.0% (±31.6 points)

Showing 8 of 13 places in Strafford County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Durham include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Durham (community).

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 Durham

Is it hard to find a rental in Durham?

The rental vacancy rate in Durham, NH is 9.5% (±4.8 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 Durham tighter than it was?

In Durham, the rental vacancy rate went from 9.1% in 2015–2019 to 9.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Durham?

An estimated 1,037 (±189) housing units, 24.3% 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 Durham town, Strafford County, New Hampshire (county subdivision:19700, in state:33 county:017).

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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