What is the rental vacancy rate in Copiague, NY?

Name: Vacancy rate in Copiague, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Copiague, NY is 6.6% (±5.3 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 1.7% (±1.4 points).

435 (±141) homes, 5.9% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Copiague, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.4% in 2015–2019 to 6.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 6.6% (±5.3 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 1.7% (±1.4 points)
Vacant homes: 435 (±141)

Vacancy in Copiague against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Copiague	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Rental vacancy rate	6.6% (±5.3 points)	4.1% (±0.6 points)	3.8% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.7% (±1.4 points)	0.6% (±0.1 points)	1.1% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	435 (±141)	68,207 (±1,649)	862,595 (±12,628)	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 Copiague, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Suffolk County (4.1%).

It is not measurably different from New York (3.8%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Copiague

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Copiague
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Copiague	—	6.6% (±5.3 points)	—
Village of Amityville	1.2 mi	8.8% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lindenhurst	1.5 mi	8.6% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
North Amityville	2.3 mi	6.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
East Massapequa	2.4 mi	0.0% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
North Lindenhurst	2.6 mi	0.0% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Massapequa Park	3.1 mi	0.0% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
West Babylon	3.4 mi	4.3% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Babylon	3.9 mi	1.3% (±2.1 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 Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
15	Moriches	10.4% (±8.2 points)
16	East Patchogue	10.3% (±6.4 points)
17	Hauppauge	9.3% (±7.0 points)
18	Gordon Heights	9.1% (±12.8 points)
19	Montauk	7.0% (±7.1 points)
20	North Bay Shore	6.9% (±7.4 points)
21	Copiague	6.6% (±5.3 points)
22	North Amityville	6.5% (±5.3 points)
23	Port Jefferson Station	6.4% (±9.8 points)
24	Centereach	6.0% (±6.1 points)
25	North Bellport	5.8% (±6.1 points)
26	Sayville	5.7% (±5.5 points)
27 (tie)	Medford	5.6% (±7.4 points)

Showing 13 of 112 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Copiague is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Babylon, whose figures include it.

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 Copiague

Is it hard to find a rental in Copiague?

The rental vacancy rate in Copiague, NY is 6.6% (±5.3 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 Copiague tighter than it was?

In Copiague, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.4% in 2015–2019 to 6.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Copiague?

An estimated 435 (±141) housing units, 5.9% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

Sources

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The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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