What is the rental vacancy rate in Oneida, NY?

Name: Vacancy rate in Oneida, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Oneida, NY is 1.0% (±1.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±1.5 points).

316 (±120) homes, 6.4% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Oneida, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.4% in 2015–2019 to 1.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 1.0% (±1.2 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±1.5 points)
Vacant homes: 316 (±120)

Vacancy in Oneida against Madison County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oneida	Madison County	New York	United States
Rental vacancy rate	1.0% (±1.2 points)	2.1% (±1.0 points)	3.8% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.6% (±0.4 points)	1.1% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	316 (±120)	4,478 (±402)	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 Oneida, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Madison County (2.1%).

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 Oneida

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oneida
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Oneida	—	1.0% (±1.2 points)	—
Village of Wampsville	2.0 mi	0.0% (±69.2 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Oneida Castle	2.2 mi	0.0% (±38.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lincoln	4.0 mi	13.5% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Canastota	4.2 mi	2.6% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Lenox	5.1 mi	2.2% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Verona	6.6 mi	9.1% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Vernon	6.8 mi	0.0% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Verona (community)	6.9 mi	0.0% (±82.3 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 Madison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
3	Town of Eaton	5.3% (±6.3 points)
4	Town of Cazenovia	4.5% (±7.0 points)
5	Town of Hamilton	3.5% (±4.3 points)
6	Town of Stockbridge	2.9% (±5.3 points)
7	Town of Lenox	2.2% (±2.5 points)
8	Town of Madison	1.4% (±3.1 points)
9	Oneida	1.0% (±1.2 points)
10	Town of Sullivan	0.8% (±1.4 points)
11 (tie)	Town of DeRuyter	0.0% (±29.2 points)
11 (tie)	Town of Fenner	0.0% (±33.6 points)
11 (tie)	Town of Georgetown	0.0% (±44.5 points)
11 (tie)	Town of Lebanon	0.0% (±40.5 points)
11 (tie)	Town of Nelson	0.0% (±31.4 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Madison 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 Oneida

Is it hard to find a rental in Oneida?

The rental vacancy rate in Oneida, NY is 1.0% (±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 Oneida tighter than it was?

In Oneida, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.4% in 2015–2019 to 1.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Oneida?

An estimated 316 (±120) housing units, 6.4% 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 Oneida city, Madison County, New York (county subdivision:54837, in state:36 county:053).

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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