What is the rental vacancy rate in Palmer Township, PA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Palmer Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Palmer Township, PA is 0.0% (±1.9 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.2% (±0.4 points).

307 (±134) homes, 3.3% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Palmer Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 0.0% in 2020–2024 (−10.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 0.0% (±1.9 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.2% (±0.4 points)
Vacant homes: 307 (±134)

Vacancy in Palmer Township against Northampton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Palmer Township	Northampton County	Pennsylvania	United States
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±1.9 points)	2.5% (±0.7 points)	4.9% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.2% (±0.4 points)	0.7% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	307 (±134)	6,824 (±756)	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 Palmer Township, the rental vacancy rate is lower than in Northampton County (2.5%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (4.9%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Palmer Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Palmer Township
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Palmer Township	—	0.0% (±1.9 points)	—
Wilson	1.6 mi	0.0% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
West Easton	2.1 mi	0.0% (±38.3 points)	Not measurably different
Easton	2.5 mi	3.9% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Tatamy	2.7 mi	0.0% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different
Forks Township (Northampton County)	3.0 mi	0.0% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Nazareth Township	3.2 mi	0.0% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different
Glendon	3.2 mi	0.0% (±58.2 points)	Not measurably different
Chestnut Hill	3.2 mi	0.0% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Easton, PA (3.9%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Northampton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
11 (tie)	Forks Township (Northampton County)	0.0% (±5.5 points)
11 (tie)	Hanover Township (Northampton County)	0.0% (±3.8 points)
11 (tie)	Lehigh Township (Northampton County)	0.0% (±11.6 points)
11 (tie)	Lower Mount Bethel Township	0.0% (±14.6 points)
11 (tie)	Lower Nazareth Township	0.0% (±21.1 points)
11 (tie)	Moore Township	0.0% (±15.7 points)
11 (tie)	Palmer Township	0.0% (±1.9 points)
11 (tie)	Plainfield Township	0.0% (±5.7 points)
11 (tie)	Upper Nazareth Township	0.0% (±6.6 points)
11 (tie)	Washington Township (Northampton County)	0.0% (±9.0 points)
11 (tie)	Williams Township (Northampton County)	0.0% (±7.9 points)

Showing 11 of 38 places in Northampton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Palmer Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Old Orchard, Palmer Heights.

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 Palmer Township

Is it hard to find a rental in Palmer Township?

The rental vacancy rate in Palmer Township, PA is 0.0% (±1.9 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 Palmer Township tighter than it was?

In Palmer Township, the rental vacancy rate went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 0.0% in 2020–2024 (−10.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How many homes are vacant in Palmer Township?

An estimated 307 (±134) housing units, 3.3% 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 Palmer township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:57672, in state:42 county:095).

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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