What is the rental vacancy rate in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA, 2020–2024
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The rental vacancy rate in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA is 16.0% (±15.5 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±2.3 points).

204 (±176) homes, 7.6% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Spotsylvania Courthouse, the rental vacancy rate went from 22.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 16.0% (±15.5 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±2.3 points)
Vacant homes: 204 (±176)

Vacancy in Spotsylvania Courthouse against Spotsylvania County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spotsylvania Courthouse	Spotsylvania County	Virginia	United States
Rental vacancy rate	16.0% (±15.5 points)	7.1% (±2.5 points)	4.8% (±0.2 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.3 points)	0.7% (±0.4 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	204 (±176)	2,946 (±393)	319,024 (±7,226)	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 Spotsylvania Courthouse, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Spotsylvania County (7.1%).

It is not measurably different from Virginia (4.8%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Spotsylvania Courthouse

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spotsylvania Courthouse
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Spotsylvania Courthouse	—	16.0% (±15.5 points)	—
Fredericksburg	8.9 mi	4.4% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Wilderness	10 mi	0.0% (±38.5 points)	Not measurably different
Southern Gateway	11 mi	10.3% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Falmouth	11 mi	7.1% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Land'Or	13 mi	0.0% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lake of the Woods	13 mi	0.0% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Caroline	15 mi	21.7% (±32.2 points)	Not measurably different
Passapatanzy	15 mi	0.0% (±51.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Spotsylvania Courthouse 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 Spotsylvania Courthouse

Is it hard to find a rental in Spotsylvania Courthouse?

The rental vacancy rate in Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA is 16.0% (±15.5 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 Spotsylvania Courthouse tighter than it was?

In Spotsylvania Courthouse, the rental vacancy rate went from 22.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Spotsylvania Courthouse?

An estimated 204 (±176) housing units, 7.6% 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 Spotsylvania Courthouse CDP, Virginia (place:74470, in state:51).

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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