What is the rental vacancy rate in Canyon Lake, TX?

Name: Vacancy rate in Canyon Lake, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Canyon Lake, TX is 12.0% (±7.6 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±0.4 points).

1,989 (±385) homes, 12.8% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Canyon Lake, the rental vacancy rate went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 12.0% (±7.6 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±0.4 points)
Vacant homes: 1,989 (±385)

Vacancy in Canyon Lake against Comal County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Canyon Lake	Comal County	Texas	United States
Rental vacancy rate	12.0% (±7.6 points)	6.6% (±2.5 points)	7.7% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±0.4 points)	1.3% (±0.5 points)	1.1% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,989 (±385)	6,607 (±794)	1,135,699 (±15,068)	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 Canyon Lake, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Comal County (6.6%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (7.7%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Canyon Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Canyon Lake
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Canyon Lake	—	12.0% (±7.6 points)	—
Spring Branch	8.8 mi	0.0% (±48.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bulverde	13 mi	0.0% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wimberley	13 mi	8.5% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Woodcreek	14 mi	0.0% (±9.0 points)	Lower
New Braunfels	15 mi	6.1% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Garden Ridge	17 mi	0.0% (±45.3 points)	Not measurably different
Timberwood Park	18 mi	15.2% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Blanco	18 mi	2.6% (±4.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodcreek, TX (0.0%), Blanco, TX (2.6%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Comal County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Canyon Lake	12.0% (±7.6 points)
2	New Braunfels	6.1% (±2.6 points)
3 (tie)	Bulverde	0.0% (±21.4 points)
3 (tie)	Garden Ridge	0.0% (±45.3 points)
3 (tie)	Spring Branch	0.0% (±48.7 points)

Canyon Lake 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 Canyon Lake

Is it hard to find a rental in Canyon Lake?

The rental vacancy rate in Canyon Lake, TX is 12.0% (±7.6 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 Canyon Lake tighter than it was?

In Canyon Lake, the rental vacancy rate went from 10.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Canyon Lake?

An estimated 1,989 (±385) housing units, 12.8% 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 Canyon Lake CDP, Texas (place:12580, in state:48).

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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