What is the rental vacancy rate in Vails Gate, NY?

Name: Vacancy rate in Vails Gate, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Vails Gate, NY is 16.1% (±10.6 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±5.1 points).

156 (±100) homes, 9.8% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Vails Gate, the rental vacancy rate went from 10.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 16.1% (±10.6 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±5.1 points)
Vacant homes: 156 (±100)

Vacancy in Vails Gate against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Vails Gate	Orange County	New York	United States
Rental vacancy rate	16.1% (±10.6 points)	3.8% (±0.8 points)	3.8% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±5.1 points)	0.8% (±0.2 points)	1.1% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	156 (±100)	11,091 (±869)	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 Vails Gate, the rental vacancy rate is higher than in Orange County (3.8%).

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 Vails Gate

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vails Gate
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Vails Gate	—	16.1% (±10.6 points)	—
New Windsor (community)	1.3 mi	0.0% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Firthcliffe	1.6 mi	0.0% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson	2.6 mi	0.0% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Town of Cornwall	3.1 mi	4.6% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Newburgh	3.5 mi	4.7% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Beaver Dam Lake	4.0 mi	0.0% (±27.8 points)	Not measurably different
Balmville	5.0 mi	11.3% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Beacon	5.5 mi	5.3% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Windsor (community), NY (0.0%), Firthcliffe, NY (0.0%), Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Rental vacancy rate across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Vails Gate	16.1% (±10.6 points)
2	Balmville	11.3% (±14.0 points)
3	West Point	8.5% (±3.8 points)
4	Orange Lake	5.1% (±8.0 points)
5	Scotchtown	4.1% (±4.5 points)
6	Mechanicstown	2.0% (±3.2 points)
7 (tie)	Beaver Dam Lake	0.0% (±27.8 points)

Showing 7 of 15 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Vails Gate 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 New Windsor, 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 Vails Gate

Is it hard to find a rental in Vails Gate?

The rental vacancy rate in Vails Gate, NY is 16.1% (±10.6 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 Vails Gate tighter than it was?

In Vails Gate, the rental vacancy rate went from 10.7% in 2015–2019 to 16.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Vails Gate?

An estimated 156 (±100) housing units, 9.8% 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 Vails Gate CDP, New York (place:76584, in state:36).

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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