What is the rental vacancy rate in Windber, PA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Windber, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Windber, PA is 22.3% (±11.2 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±2.6 points).

334 (±121) homes, 16.0% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Windber, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (+15.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 22.3% (±11.2 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±2.6 points)
Vacant homes: 334 (±121)

Vacancy in Windber against Somerset County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Windber	Somerset County	Pennsylvania	United States
Rental vacancy rate	22.3% (±11.2 points)	6.1% (±2.0 points)	4.9% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.6 points)	0.5% (±0.3 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	334 (±121)	8,519 (±443)	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 Windber, the rental vacancy rate is higher than in Somerset County (6.1%).

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

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Windber

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Windber
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Windber	—	22.3% (±11.2 points)	—
Paint	1.4 mi	9.2% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Scalp Level	1.4 mi	0.0% (±28.3 points)	Not measurably different
Paint Township (Somerset County)	2.2 mi	0.0% (±22.5 points)	Not measurably different
Richland Township (Cambria County)	3.6 mi	3.3% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Belmont	4.5 mi	0.0% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Geistown	4.7 mi	5.8% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Ogle Township	5.2 mi	0.0% (±63.2 points)	Not measurably different
Salix	5.4 mi	0.0% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Richland Township (Cambria County), PA (3.3%), Belmont, PA (0.0%), Geistown, PA (5.8%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Salisbury	46.7% (±21.8 points)
2	Greenville Township	25.0% (±33.6 points)
3	Middlecreek Township (Somerset County)	24.1% (±26.9 points)
4	Central City	23.4% (±20.6 points)
5	Windber	22.3% (±11.2 points)
6	Jefferson Township (Somerset County)	21.9% (±25.1 points)
7	Garrett	17.6% (±31.8 points)
8	Upper Turkeyfoot Township	16.3% (±23.9 points)
9	Shanksville	14.3% (±33.8 points)
10	Seven Springs	12.1% (±20.7 points)
11	Paint	9.2% (±14.7 points)

Showing 11 of 48 places in Somerset 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 Windber

Is it hard to find a rental in Windber?

The rental vacancy rate in Windber, PA is 22.3% (±11.2 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 Windber tighter than it was?

In Windber, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.6% in 2015–2019 to 22.3% in 2020–2024 (+15.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How many homes are vacant in Windber?

An estimated 334 (±121) housing units, 16.0% 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 Windber borough, Pennsylvania (place:85632, 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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