What is the rental vacancy rate in Cranston, RI?

Name: Vacancy rate in Cranston, RI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Cranston, RI is 1.2% (±0.8 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

1,239 (±330) homes, 3.7% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Cranston, the rental vacancy rate went from 5.4% in 2015–2019 to 1.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 1.2% (±0.8 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.2% (±0.2 points)
Vacant homes: 1,239 (±330)

Vacancy in Cranston against Providence County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cranston	Providence County	Rhode Island	United States
Rental vacancy rate	1.2% (±0.8 points)	4.0% (±0.6 points)	4.2% (±0.5 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.6% (±0.2 points)	0.6% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,239 (±330)	18,530 (±1,316)	44,362 (±1,932)	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 Cranston, the rental vacancy rate is lower than in Providence County (4.0%).

It is also lower than in Rhode Island (4.2%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Cranston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cranston
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Cranston	—	1.2% (±0.8 points)	—
Johnston	4.4 mi	4.0% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Providence	5.0 mi	6.1% (±0.9 points)	Higher
Warwick	5.7 mi	3.5% (±2.0 points)	Higher
West Warwick	6.5 mi	6.7% (±3.9 points)	Higher
North Providence	6.5 mi	2.4% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
East Providence	6.8 mi	1.4% (±1.3 points)	Not measurably different
Scituate	8.1 mi	0.0% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
Greenville	8.4 mi	10.2% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Providence, RI (6.1%), Warwick, RI (3.5%), West Warwick, RI (6.7%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Providence County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
6	Johnston	4.0% (±3.8 points)
7	North Providence	2.4% (±2.7 points)
8	Central Falls	2.3% (±1.8 points)
9	Pawtucket	2.1% (±0.7 points)
10	Lincoln	1.9% (±3.1 points)
11	East Providence	1.4% (±1.3 points)
12	Cranston	1.2% (±0.8 points)
13 (tie)	Burrillville	0.0% (±4.4 points)
13 (tie)	Foster	0.0% (±30.9 points)
13 (tie)	North Smithfield	0.0% (±4.4 points)
13 (tie)	Scituate	0.0% (±8.9 points)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Providence 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 Cranston

Is it hard to find a rental in Cranston?

The rental vacancy rate in Cranston, RI is 1.2% (±0.8 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 Cranston tighter than it was?

In Cranston, the rental vacancy rate went from 5.4% in 2015–2019 to 1.2% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How many homes are vacant in Cranston?

An estimated 1,239 (±330) housing units, 3.7% 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 Cranston city, Rhode Island (place:19180, in state:44).

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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