What is the rental vacancy rate in Cross Lanes, WV?

Name: Vacancy rate in Cross Lanes, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Cross Lanes, WV is 16.8% (±11.5 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±1.1 points).

616 (±310) homes, 11.7% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Cross Lanes, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.8% in 2020–2024 (+9.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 16.8% (±11.5 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±1.1 points)
Vacant homes: 616 (±310)

Vacancy in Cross Lanes against Kanawha County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cross Lanes	Kanawha County	West Virginia	United States
Rental vacancy rate	16.8% (±11.5 points)	9.1% (±1.8 points)	6.7% (±0.5 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±1.1 points)	1.7% (±0.5 points)	1.2% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	616 (±310)	13,949 (±917)	132,670 (±3,404)	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 Cross Lanes, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Kanawha County (9.1%).

It is not measurably different from West Virginia (6.7%).

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

Rental vacancy rate in places near Cross Lanes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cross Lanes
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Cross Lanes	—	16.8% (±11.5 points)	—
Nitro	2.6 mi	12.2% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Poca	3.5 mi	0.0% (±44.2 points)	Not measurably different
St. Albans	4.8 mi	2.4% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Dunbar	4.9 mi	1.1% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Bancroft	6.5 mi	0.0% (±43.8 points)	Not measurably different
South Charleston	7.3 mi	8.8% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Teays Valley	8.4 mi	4.1% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sissonville	8.6 mi	11.7% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: St. Albans, WV (2.4%), Dunbar, WV (1.1%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Kanawha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
1	Pratt	25.6% (±36.4 points)
2	East Bank	22.6% (±19.9 points)
3	Rand	22.3% (±23.1 points)
4	Cross Lanes	16.8% (±11.5 points)
5	Belle	16.6% (±18.3 points)
6	Charleston	12.8% (±3.1 points)
7	Clendenin	12.3% (±17.2 points)
8	Nitro	12.2% (±13.1 points)
9	Sissonville	11.7% (±17.6 points)
10	South Charleston	8.8% (±5.7 points)

Showing 10 of 20 places in Kanawha County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Cross Lanes 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 Cross Lanes

Is it hard to find a rental in Cross Lanes?

The rental vacancy rate in Cross Lanes, WV is 16.8% (±11.5 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 Cross Lanes tighter than it was?

In Cross Lanes, the rental vacancy rate went from 6.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.8% in 2020–2024 (+9.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Cross Lanes?

An estimated 616 (±310) housing units, 11.7% 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 Cross Lanes CDP, West Virginia (place:19108, in state:54).

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The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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