What is the rental vacancy rate in Carolina Forest, SC?

Name: Vacancy rate in Carolina Forest, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Carolina Forest, SC is 10.3% (±5.4 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 2.0% (±2.1 points).

1,064 (±328) homes, 9.5% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 10.3% (±5.4 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 2.0% (±2.1 points)
Vacant homes: 1,064 (±328)

Vacancy in Carolina Forest against Horry County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carolina Forest	Horry County	South Carolina	United States
Rental vacancy rate	10.3% (±5.4 points)	19.2% (±1.7 points)	8.3% (±0.3 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	2.0% (±2.1 points)	1.2% (±0.3 points)	0.9% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,064 (±328)	58,640 (±1,607)	325,050 (±5,753)	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 Carolina Forest, the rental vacancy rate is lower than in Horry County (19.2%).

It is not measurably different from South Carolina (8.3%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Carolina Forest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carolina Forest
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Carolina Forest	—	10.3% (±5.4 points)	—
Myrtle Beach	4.2 mi	17.4% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Forestbrook	4.3 mi	12.2% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Red Hill	5.9 mi	10.8% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Socastee	7.7 mi	2.1% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Conway	9.1 mi	4.4% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Briarcliffe Acres	9.6 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Surfside Beach	11 mi	34.9% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Atlantic Beach	12 mi	29.4% (±15.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Socastee, SC (2.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Myrtle Beach, SC (17.4%), Surfside Beach, SC (34.9%), Atlantic Beach, SC (29.4%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Horry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
2	Surfside Beach	34.9% (±10.3 points)
3	Atlantic Beach	29.4% (±15.2 points)
4	Myrtle Beach	17.4% (±2.9 points)
5	Forestbrook	12.2% (±12.9 points)
6	Garden City	11.9% (±7.6 points)
7	Red Hill	10.8% (±7.8 points)
8	Carolina Forest	10.3% (±5.4 points)
9	Aynor	8.1% (±8.9 points)
10	Little River	4.7% (±5.2 points)
11	Conway	4.4% (±4.1 points)
12	Socastee	2.1% (±2.5 points)
13 (tie)	Briarcliffe Acres	0.0% (±100.0 points)
13 (tie)	Homewood	0.0% (±13.4 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Horry County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Carolina Forest is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Carolina Forest

Is it hard to find a rental in Carolina Forest?

The rental vacancy rate in Carolina Forest, SC is 10.3% (±5.4 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

How many homes are vacant in Carolina Forest?

An estimated 1,064 (±328) housing units, 9.5% 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 Carolina Forest CDP, South Carolina (place:11833, in state:45).

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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