What is the rental vacancy rate in Amity Township (Berks County), PA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Amity Township (Berks County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Amity Township (Berks County), PA is 14.8% (±12.5 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.9% (±1.2 points).

229 (±131) homes, 4.6% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Amity Township (Berks County), the rental vacancy rate went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (+14.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 14.8% (±12.5 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.9% (±1.2 points)
Vacant homes: 229 (±131)

Vacancy in Amity Township (Berks County) against Berks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Amity Township (Berks County)	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Rental vacancy rate	14.8% (±12.5 points)	4.0% (±0.8 points)	4.9% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.9% (±1.2 points)	0.6% (±0.1 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	229 (±131)	8,344 (±769)	531,599 (±8,998)	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 Amity Township (Berks County), the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Berks County (4.0%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (4.9%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Amity Township (Berks County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Amity Township (Berks County)
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Amity Township (Berks County)	—	14.8% (±12.5 points)	—
Douglass Township (Berks County)	3.4 mi	0.0% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Birdsboro	3.9 mi	0.0% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Stowe	4.4 mi	3.0% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Pottsgrove Township	4.5 mi	3.0% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Earl Township (Berks County)	4.5 mi	0.0% (±33.8 points)	Not measurably different
Union Township (Berks County)	4.9 mi	0.0% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Exeter Township (Berks County)	5.0 mi	13.8% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lorane	5.4 mi	8.7% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Birdsboro, PA (0.0%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Berks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Bernville	26.2% (±25.1 points)
2	Jefferson Township (Berks County)	21.9% (±21.7 points)
3	Pike Township (Berks County)	16.1% (±23.3 points)
4	Hereford Township	16.0% (±22.8 points)
5	Oley Township	15.1% (±21.8 points)
6	Amity Township (Berks County)	14.8% (±12.5 points)
7	Exeter Township (Berks County)	13.8% (±9.2 points)
8	District Township	11.6% (±16.8 points)
9	Wyomissing	9.2% (±5.8 points)
10	Lower Alsace Township	8.1% (±11.4 points)
11	Cumru Township	7.7% (±6.6 points)
12	Upper Tulpehocken Township	7.4% (±11.8 points)

Showing 12 of 72 places in Berks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Amity Township (Berks County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Amity Gardens.

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 Amity Township (Berks County)

Is it hard to find a rental in Amity Township (Berks County)?

The rental vacancy rate in Amity Township (Berks County), PA is 14.8% (±12.5 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 Amity Township (Berks County) tighter than it was?

In Amity Township (Berks County), the rental vacancy rate went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (+14.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How many homes are vacant in Amity Township (Berks County)?

An estimated 229 (±131) housing units, 4.6% 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 Amity township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:02328, in state:42 county:011).

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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