What is the rental vacancy rate in Valley Falls, SC?

Name: Vacancy rate in Valley Falls, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Valley Falls, SC is 14.3% (±8.1 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±2.9 points).

423 (±174) homes, 12.3% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Valley Falls, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.5% in 2015–2019 to 14.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 14.3% (±8.1 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±2.9 points)
Vacant homes: 423 (±174)

Vacancy in Valley Falls against Spartanburg County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Valley Falls	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	United States
Rental vacancy rate	14.3% (±8.1 points)	7.1% (±1.4 points)	8.3% (±0.3 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.9 points)	0.5% (±0.2 points)	0.9% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	423 (±174)	12,498 (±891)	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 Valley Falls, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Spartanburg County (7.1%).

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

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Valley Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Valley Falls
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Valley Falls	—	14.3% (±8.1 points)	—
Southern Shops	2.1 mi	8.4% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hilltop	2.2 mi	0.0% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Boiling Springs	2.7 mi	0.0% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Whitney	3.1 mi	0.0% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Saxon	3.1 mi	9.2% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Arcadia	3.4 mi	12.0% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Drayton	4.3 mi	0.0% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Spartanburg	4.9 mi	2.9% (±1.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hilltop, SC (0.0%), Boiling Springs, SC (0.0%), Whitney, SC (0.0%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Spartanburg County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Camp Croft	30.3% (±20.9 points)
2	Duncan	17.9% (±15.8 points)
3	Valley Falls	14.3% (±8.1 points)
4	Woodruff	14.0% (±11.1 points)
5	Arcadia	12.0% (±8.4 points)
6	Pacolet	11.3% (±11.8 points)
7	Saxon	9.2% (±7.4 points)
8	Southern Shops	8.4% (±6.3 points)
9	Cowpens	5.0% (±8.1 points)

Showing 9 of 27 places in Spartanburg County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Valley Falls 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 Valley Falls

Is it hard to find a rental in Valley Falls?

The rental vacancy rate in Valley Falls, SC is 14.3% (±8.1 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 Valley Falls tighter than it was?

In Valley Falls, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.5% in 2015–2019 to 14.3% in 2020–2024 (+7.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Valley Falls?

An estimated 423 (±174) housing units, 12.3% 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 Valley Falls CDP, South Carolina (place:73465, 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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