What is the rental vacancy rate in Forest Hills, PA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Forest Hills, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Forest Hills, PA is 14.0% (±9.1 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±1.4 points).

324 (±116) homes, 9.4% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Forest Hills, the rental vacancy rate went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 14.0% in 2020–2024 (+14.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 14.0% (±9.1 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±1.4 points)
Vacant homes: 324 (±116)

Vacancy in Forest Hills against Allegheny County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Forest Hills	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Rental vacancy rate	14.0% (±9.1 points)	6.8% (±0.5 points)	4.9% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±1.4 points)	0.9% (±0.1 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	324 (±116)	61,025 (±1,978)	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 Forest Hills, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Allegheny County (6.8%).

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 Forest Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forest Hills
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Forest Hills	—	14.0% (±9.1 points)	—
Braddock Hills	0.8 mi	10.0% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Churchill	1.2 mi	0.0% (±69.9 points)	Not measurably different
Chalfant	1.3 mi	0.0% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Edgewood	1.6 mi	5.7% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
North Braddock	1.6 mi	0.7% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Wilkinsburg	1.7 mi	6.9% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wilkins Township	1.7 mi	0.8% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Swissvale	1.7 mi	0.0% (±1.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: North Braddock, PA (0.7%), Wilkins Township, PA (0.8%), Swissvale, PA (0.0%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
7	Sewickley	17.1% (±13.5 points)
8 (tie)	Aspinwall	16.8% (±11.9 points)
8 (tie)	Aleppo Township (Allegheny County)	16.8% (±8.7 points)
10	Clairton	14.6% (±8.0 points)
11	Sewickley Heights	14.3% (±19.3 points)
12	Green Tree	14.1% (±12.9 points)
13 (tie)	Forest Hills	14.0% (±9.1 points)
13 (tie)	South Park Township	14.0% (±12.2 points)
15	O'Hara Township	13.7% (±13.2 points)
16	Bellevue	13.6% (±5.7 points)
17	Ohio Township	12.9% (±17.0 points)
18	West Deer Township	12.5% (±14.0 points)
19	Reserve Township	11.0% (±16.0 points)

Showing 13 of 127 places in Allegheny 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 Forest Hills

Is it hard to find a rental in Forest Hills?

The rental vacancy rate in Forest Hills, PA is 14.0% (±9.1 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 Forest Hills tighter than it was?

In Forest Hills, the rental vacancy rate went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 14.0% in 2020–2024 (+14.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How many homes are vacant in Forest Hills?

An estimated 324 (±116) housing units, 9.4% 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 Forest Hills borough, Pennsylvania (place:26592, in state:42).

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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