What is the rental vacancy rate in Peekskill, NY?

Name: Vacancy rate in Peekskill, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Peekskill, NY is 4.5% (±3.0 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.6% (±0.8 points).

795 (±231) homes, 6.9% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Peekskill, the rental vacancy rate went from 1.5% in 2015–2019 to 4.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 4.5% (±3.0 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.6% (±0.8 points)
Vacant homes: 795 (±231)

Vacancy in Peekskill against Westchester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Peekskill	Westchester County	New York	United States
Rental vacancy rate	4.5% (±3.0 points)	2.5% (±0.3 points)	3.8% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.6% (±0.8 points)	0.8% (±0.2 points)	1.1% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	795 (±231)	21,475 (±1,398)	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 Peekskill, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Westchester County (2.5%).

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 Peekskill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Peekskill
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Peekskill	—	4.5% (±3.0 points)	—
Village of Buchanan	2.0 mi	0.0% (±31.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Cortlandt	2.6 mi	1.5% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Montrose	3.5 mi	0.0% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Crugers	3.9 mi	6.8% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Crompond	4.4 mi	0.0% (±45.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Mohegan	4.5 mi	0.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stony Point	4.8 mi	1.2% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Montgomery	5.1 mi	0.0% (±10.0 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 Westchester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
2	Town of Pound Ridge	18.5% (±21.4 points)
3	Rye	11.1% (±6.8 points)
4	Town of North Salem	11.0% (±15.1 points)
5	Town of Pelham	5.5% (±7.2 points)
6	Town of Mamaroneck	5.0% (±3.5 points)
7	Town of Greenburgh	4.7% (±2.1 points)
8	Peekskill	4.5% (±3.0 points)
9 (tie)	Town of Bedford	2.9% (±4.6 points)
9 (tie)	Town of Somers	2.9% (±4.7 points)
11	White Plains	2.7% (±1.4 points)
12	Yonkers	2.3% (±0.7 points)
13 (tie)	Mount Vernon	2.1% (±1.0 points)
13 (tie)	Town of Yorktown	2.1% (±2.7 points)

Showing 13 of 25 places in Westchester 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 Peekskill

Is it hard to find a rental in Peekskill?

The rental vacancy rate in Peekskill, NY is 4.5% (±3.0 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 Peekskill tighter than it was?

In Peekskill, the rental vacancy rate went from 1.5% in 2015–2019 to 4.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Peekskill?

An estimated 795 (±231) housing units, 6.9% 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 Peekskill city, Westchester County, New York (county subdivision:56979, in state:36 county:119).

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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