What is the rental vacancy rate in Holly Springs, NC?

Name: Vacancy rate in Holly Springs, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Holly Springs, NC is 11.1% (±6.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.5% (±0.5 points).

643 (±239) homes, 4.1% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Holly Springs, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.6% in 2015–2019 to 11.1% in 2020–2024 (+7.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 11.1% (±6.2 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.5% (±0.5 points)
Vacant homes: 643 (±239)

Vacancy in Holly Springs against Wake County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Holly Springs	Wake County	North Carolina	United States
Rental vacancy rate	11.1% (±6.2 points)	8.9% (±0.7 points)	7.1% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.5% (±0.5 points)	0.6% (±0.2 points)	1.3% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	643 (±239)	35,872 (±2,100)	613,323 (±9,483)	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 Holly Springs, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Wake County (8.9%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (7.1%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Holly Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Holly Springs
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Holly Springs	—	11.1% (±6.2 points)	—
Fuquay-Varina	5.4 mi	9.5% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Apex	5.5 mi	11.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cary	8.9 mi	10.1% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Angier	11 mi	0.5% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Morrisville	13 mi	12.9% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Garner	13 mi	9.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Moncure	13 mi	0.0% (±37.4 points)	Not measurably different
Raleigh	17 mi	8.6% (±0.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Angier, NC (0.5%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Wake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Wendell	13.7% (±11.4 points)
2	Morrisville	12.9% (±4.1 points)
3	Apex	11.9% (±5.8 points)
4	Holly Springs	11.1% (±6.2 points)
5	Cary	10.1% (±1.9 points)
6	Fuquay-Varina	9.5% (±4.9 points)
7	Garner	9.0% (±4.8 points)
8	Raleigh	8.6% (±0.9 points)
9	Knightdale	6.6% (±5.0 points)
10	Wake Forest	6.1% (±3.9 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Wake 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 Holly Springs

Is it hard to find a rental in Holly Springs?

The rental vacancy rate in Holly Springs, NC is 11.1% (±6.2 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 Holly Springs tighter than it was?

In Holly Springs, the rental vacancy rate went from 3.6% in 2015–2019 to 11.1% in 2020–2024 (+7.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How many homes are vacant in Holly Springs?

An estimated 643 (±239) housing units, 4.1% 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 Holly Springs town, North Carolina (place:32260, in state:37).

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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