What is the rental vacancy rate in the Town of Southold, NY?

Name: Vacancy rate in the Town of Southold, NY, 2020–2024
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The rental vacancy rate in the Town of Southold, NY is 8.7% (±4.1 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 2.7% (±1.8 points).

5,768 (±366) homes, 37.1% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In the Town of Southold, the rental vacancy rate went from 12.5% in 2015–2019 to 8.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 8.7% (±4.1 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 2.7% (±1.8 points)
Vacant homes: 5,768 (±366)

Vacancy in the Town of Southold against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Southold	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Rental vacancy rate	8.7% (±4.1 points)	4.1% (±0.6 points)	3.8% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	2.7% (±1.8 points)	0.6% (±0.1 points)	1.1% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	5,768 (±366)	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 the Town of Southold, the rental vacancy rate is higher than in Suffolk County (4.1%).

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

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near the Town of Southold

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Southold
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Town of Southold	—	8.7% (±4.1 points)	—
Village of Greenport	3.6 mi	6.0% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Shelter Island	5.1 mi	16.1% (±41.8 points)	Not measurably different
Shelter Island (community)	5.9 mi	0.0% (±39.7 points)	Not measurably different
Shelter Island Heights	6.2 mi	100.0% (±90.6 points)	Higher
Village of North Haven	8.0 mi	0.0% (±57.3 points)	Not measurably different
Northwest Harbor	10 mi	0.0% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Sag Harbor	10 mi	3.5% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Old Saybrook Center	10 mi	0.0% (±15.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Shelter Island Heights, NY (100.0%).

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
1	Town of Shelter Island	16.1% (±41.8 points)
2	Town of Southold	8.7% (±4.1 points)
3	Town of Islip	5.5% (±1.3 points)
4	Town of Babylon	4.5% (±1.5 points)
5	Town of Brookhaven	4.4% (±0.9 points)
6	Town of Riverhead	3.7% (±2.9 points)
7	Town of Southampton	2.7% (±1.6 points)
8	Town of East Hampton	2.1% (±1.4 points)

Showing 8 of 12 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Southold include them.

The figures for the Town of Southold include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Cutchogue, East Marion, Greenport West, Laurel, Mattituck, Orient, Southold (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 Town of Southold

Is it hard to find a rental in the Town of Southold?

The rental vacancy rate in the Town of Southold, NY is 8.7% (±4.1 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 the Town of Southold tighter than it was?

In the Town of Southold, the rental vacancy rate went from 12.5% in 2015–2019 to 8.7% in 2020–2024 (−3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in the Town of Southold?

An estimated 5,768 (±366) housing units, 37.1% 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 Southold town, Suffolk County, New York (county subdivision:69463, in state:36 county:103).

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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