What is the rental vacancy rate in Stillwater, OK?

Name: Vacancy rate in Stillwater, OK, 2020–2024
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The rental vacancy rate in Stillwater, OK is 8.8% (±2.6 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±0.3 points).

2,699 (±517) homes, 12.1% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Stillwater, the rental vacancy rate went from 9.0% in 2015–2019 to 8.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 8.8% (±2.6 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±0.3 points)
Vacant homes: 2,699 (±517)

Vacancy in Stillwater against Payne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stillwater	Payne County	Oklahoma	United States
Rental vacancy rate	8.8% (±2.6 points)	8.3% (±2.2 points)	6.5% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±0.3 points)	0.4% (±0.2 points)	1.2% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	2,699 (±517)	4,460 (±646)	212,738 (±2,525)	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 Stillwater, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Payne County (8.3%).

It is not measurably different from Oklahoma (6.5%).

It is higher than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Stillwater

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stillwater
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Stillwater	—	8.8% (±2.6 points)	—
Glencoe	11 mi	12.3% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Perkins	11 mi	9.3% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Morrison	11 mi	0.0% (±29.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ripley	12 mi	10.8% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mulhall	15 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Coyle	15 mi	3.4% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Perry	17 mi	7.9% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Orlando	17 mi	63.6% (±47.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Orlando, OK (63.6%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Payne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Glencoe	12.3% (±17.6 points)
2	Ripley	10.8% (±11.7 points)
3	Perkins	9.3% (±13.1 points)
4	Stillwater	8.8% (±2.6 points)
5	Yale	8.6% (±9.3 points)
6	Cushing	5.4% (±2.6 points)

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 Stillwater

Is it hard to find a rental in Stillwater?

The rental vacancy rate in Stillwater, OK is 8.8% (±2.6 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 Stillwater tighter than it was?

In Stillwater, the rental vacancy rate went from 9.0% in 2015–2019 to 8.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Stillwater?

An estimated 2,699 (±517) housing units, 12.1% 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 Stillwater city, Oklahoma (place:70300, in state:40).

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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