What is the rental vacancy rate in Little Falls, NY?

Name: Vacancy rate in Little Falls, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Little Falls, NY is 1.3% (±2.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±3.3 points).

308 (±104) homes, 13.8% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Little Falls, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.6% in 2015–2019 to 1.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 1.3% (±2.2 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±3.3 points)
Vacant homes: 308 (±104)

Vacancy in Little Falls against Herkimer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Little Falls	Herkimer County	New York	United States
Rental vacancy rate	1.3% (±2.2 points)	2.9% (±1.8 points)	3.8% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±3.3 points)	0.3% (±0.2 points)	1.1% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	308 (±104)	6,718 (±355)	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 Little Falls, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Herkimer County (2.9%).

It is also lower than in New York (3.8%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Little Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Little Falls
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Little Falls	—	1.3% (±2.2 points)	—
Town of Little Falls	2.7 mi	0.0% (±65.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Manheim	3.0 mi	0.0% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Danube	5.3 mi	0.0% (±65.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Dolgeville	5.8 mi	0.0% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Herkimer	7.0 mi	3.2% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of German Flatts	7.1 mi	2.9% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Fairfield	7.2 mi	19.0% (±26.0 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Herkimer	7.3 mi	3.0% (±4.9 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 Herkimer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
3	Town of Norway	12.5% (±21.9 points)
4	Town of Winfield	9.8% (±10.0 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Frankfort	3.8% (±4.9 points)
5 (tie)	Town of Newport	3.8% (±6.5 points)
7	Town of Herkimer	3.0% (±4.9 points)
8	Town of German Flatts	2.9% (±3.1 points)
9	Little Falls	1.3% (±2.2 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Columbia	0.0% (±40.0 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Danube	0.0% (±65.3 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Litchfield	0.0% (±49.5 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Little Falls	0.0% (±65.3 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Manheim	0.0% (±12.1 points)
10 (tie)	Town of Ohio	0.0% (±57.3 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Herkimer 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.

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Questions about Little Falls

Is it hard to find a rental in Little Falls?

The rental vacancy rate in Little Falls, NY is 1.3% (±2.2 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 Little Falls tighter than it was?

In Little Falls, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.6% in 2015–2019 to 1.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Little Falls?

An estimated 308 (±104) housing units, 13.8% 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 Little Falls city, Herkimer County, New York (county subdivision:42741, in state:36 county:043).

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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