Table 6.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 2002
 
 
                                             1986     1987     1988     1989    1989/r    1990
 
   Inside Metropolitan Areas.............     1.5      1.6      1.6      1.6      1.7      1.7
 
   Akron, OH.............................       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
** Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY...........     0.1      0.4      0.6      0.5      0.5      0.7
** Atlanta, GA...........................     1.7      1.6      2.7      2.2      2.2      2.6
** Austin-San Marcos, TX.................       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
   Baltimore, MD.........................     0.7      1.3      0.6      0.5      0.5      0.9
*  Bergen-Passaic, NJ....................     0.9      1.3      2.3      1.9      1.9      1.5
** Birmingham, AL........................     1.6      1.9      2.6      2.1      2.1      2.8
** Boston, MA-NH\1.......................     0.7      1.2      0.8      1.0      1.0      0.9
   Buffalo, NY...........................     0.1      0.2      0.4      1.1      1.1      1.0
*  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...     1.7      1.5      2.1      1.3      1.3      1.6
** Chicago, IL...........................     0.7      0.8      1.0      1.2      1.2      0.8
** Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN..................     0.9      0.9      0.9      0.6      0.6      1.3
** Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH\2.........     1.3      0.9      1.0      0.4      0.4      1.0
** Columbus, OH..........................     1.9      1.0      0.8      1.2      1.2      1.1
** Dallas, TX............................     2.1      3.7      3.9      3.9      4.1      2.1
*  Dayton-Springfield, OH................     1.4      2.2      1.4      1.3      1.3      0.9
   Denver, CO............................     2.4      2.7      2.0      3.7      3.7      2.6
   Detroit, MI...........................     0.5      0.8      0.8      1.0      1.0      1.0
** Fresno, CA............................       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
*  Ft. Lauderdale, FL\3..................     2.1      1.7      2.4      1.7      2.0      2.3
** Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX...............     2.0      2.5      3.5      3.4      3.4      4.6
** Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
** Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, N     0.7      1.5      1.3      1.9      1.9      1.9
** Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
*  Hartford, CT..........................     0.2      0.7      0.9      3.7      3.7      2.9
   Honolulu, HI..........................     0.9      1.1      0.5      0.7      0.7      0.7
** Houston, TX...........................     3.7      3.4      2.3      2.4      2.4      2.1
** Indianapolis, IN......................     3.4      1.9      0.8      1.0      1.0      1.3
   Jacksonville, FL......................     1.9      1.6      1.3      1.9      1.9      2.6
** Kansas City, MO-KS....................     1.1      1.0      1.5      0.9      0.9      1.4
** Las Vegas, NV.........................       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
*  Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA............     1.0      0.7      0.9      0.9      0.9      1.6
** Louisville, KY-IN.....................     1.4      1.9      2.0      0.4      0.7      1.0
** Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................     1.4      1.2      1.2      1.3      1.3      1.7
*  Miami, FL\4...........................     3.3      3.0      1.3      2.4      2.4      2.7
*  Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterton, NJ......     0.5      0.7      1.4      1.5      1.9      1.7
   Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI\5..............     1.8      0.6      0.7      0.8      0.8      0.9
** Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     0.9      0.7      0.6      0.7      0.8      1.3
*  Monmouth-Ocean, NJ....................     0.4      0.7      2.2      1.8      1.8      2.9
   Nashville, TN.........................     0.9      0.3      2.9      1.5      1.5      2.4
*  Nassau-Suffolk, NY....................     0.5      0.4      0.9      0.9      0.9      1.1
** New Orleans, LA.......................     2.3      2.8      2.0      2.4      2.4      2.5
   New York, NY..........................     2.1      2.2      3.0      3.0      3.0      3.3
** Newark, NJ............................     0.8      0.8      1.2      1.1      1.1      1.2
** Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, V     1.1      2.4      0.9      2.2      2.2      2.3
*  Oakland, CA...........................     1.1      1.0      0.5      0.7      0.7      1.5
   Oklahoma City, OK.....................     6.3      4.3      2.1      4.1      4.4      2.7
** Omaha, NE-IA..........................       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
*  Orange County, CA\6...................     0.8      1.0      0.4      0.5      0.7      1.4
** Orlando, FL...........................     2.2      1.5      2.0      3.4      4.5      1.9
 
Table 6.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 2002 - Contin
 
 
                                             1986     1987     1988     1989    1989/r    1990
 
** Philadelphia, PA-NJ...................     1.5      1.4      1.6      1.2      1.2      1.4
** Phoenix-Mesa, AZ\7....................     2.2      4.6      2.7      2.8      3.3      2.2
** Pittsburgh, PA........................     1.8      1.5      2.4      1.6      1.6      1.1
** Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA\8...........     1.9      1.6      1.9      1.6      1.6      0.4
*  Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA     0.5      1.3      1.2      0.7      1.1      1.5
** Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC........       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
   Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............     0.8      0.1      1.8      1.8      1.8      2.1
** Rochester, NY.........................     0.5      2.6      2.2      1.5      1.5      1.4
   Sacramento, CA........................     1.4      2.1      1.5      0.7      1.7      1.1
*  Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT..............     1.7      2.2      2.1      1.6      1.6      1.8
** San Antonio, TX.......................     1.8      2.0      1.4      4.4      4.4      3.3
*  San Bernardino-Riverside, CA..........     1.1      3.3      3.0      1.5      1.5      3.2
*  San Diego, CA.........................     1.3      1.7      0.7      1.2      1.4      2.8
   San Francisco, CA.....................     1.2      0.5      0.4      0.9      0.9      3.0
*  San Jose, CA..........................     1.4      0.5      0.6      0.6      0.9      1.4
** Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton, PA....       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
** Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA\9........     1.1      1.0      1.0      0.8      0.8      0.5
** St. Louis, MO-IL......................     0.8      1.5      2.6      2.5      2.5      2.0
** Syracuse, NY..........................       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
   Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL....     2.3      2.5      2.1      2.6      3.2      2.4
   Tucson, AZ............................       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
   Tulsa, OK.............................       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
   Ventura, CA...........................       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
** Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV\10............     1.0      0.6      0.7      1.1      1.1      2.2
   West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL........       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA       NA
 
Table 6.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 2002 - Contin
 
 
                                             1991     1992     1993    1993/r    1994     1995
 
   Inside Metropolitan Areas.............     1.7      1.6      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5
 
   Akron, OH.............................       NA       NA       NA       NA     0.9      1.5
** Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY...........     2.0      0.6      1.2      1.2      1.0      1.4
** Atlanta, GA...........................     1.6      2.2      1.9      1.8      1.9      1.1
** Austin-San Marcos, TX.................       NA       NA       NA       NA     0.5      1.7
   Baltimore, MD.........................     1.3      0.6      2.2      2.2      2.2      3.2
*  Bergen-Passaic, NJ....................     1.3      1.1      1.0      1.0      0.8      1.2
** Birmingham, AL........................     2.2      2.2      1.3      1.3      0.7      1.1
** Boston, MA-NH\1.......................     1.3      1.1      0.8      0.8      1.3      0.9
   Buffalo, NY...........................     0.9      0.8      1.1      1.1      1.1      0.9
*  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...     1.5      2.1      1.5      1.4      1.0      0.9
** Chicago, IL...........................     1.5      1.3      1.0      1.1      1.4      0.8
** Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN..................     1.2      0.8      0.9      0.9      0.8      1.1
** Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH\2.........     0.8      0.9      0.7      0.7      1.2      1.4
** Columbus, OH..........................     1.3      1.1      1.5      1.5      1.0      1.1
** Dallas, TX............................     2.0      1.7      1.7      1.7      2.2      2.2
*  Dayton-Springfield, OH................     1.0      2.1      2.2      2.2      1.9      1.7
   Denver, CO............................     1.5      1.9      1.3      1.2      1.0      0.4
   Detroit, MI...........................     1.0      1.1      0.9      0.8      0.7      0.9
** Fresno, CA............................       NA       NA       NA       NA     1.7      1.4
*  Ft. Lauderdale, FL\3..................     2.4      1.9      3.1      3.2      1.6      1.5
** Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX...............     2.6      1.0      2.5      2.6      2.7      2.3
** Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....       NA       NA       NA       NA     0.4      1.4
** Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, N     2.1      1.9      1.3      1.3      1.1      1.0
** Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...       NA       NA       NA       NA     0.4      0.6
*  Hartford, CT..........................     2.0      1.8      0.7      0.7      1.9      1.0
   Honolulu, HI..........................     0.9      0.9      1.3      1.3      1.4      1.8
** Houston, TX...........................     3.2      1.6      2.0      2.0      1.7      1.7
** Indianapolis, IN......................     1.5      2.3      2.2      2.2      0.6      1.6
   Jacksonville, FL......................     3.1      2.1      2.8      2.9      2.7      2.7
** Kansas City, MO-KS....................     1.6      1.4      0.6      0.6      0.7      2.0
** Las Vegas, NV.........................       NA       NA       NA       NA     3.0      2.9
*  Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA............     1.4      1.6      1.4      1.4      1.7      2.5
** Louisville, KY-IN.....................     2.0      1.0      1.3      1.3      0.3      0.7
** Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................     2.7      1.0      0.8      0.8      2.5      1.6
*  Miami, FL\4...........................     2.7      2.0      1.0      1.0      1.9      0.7
*  Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterton, NJ......     0.6      1.1      2.2      2.2      0.9      0.9
   Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI\5..............     0.7      0.7      1.4      1.4      1.1      1.7
** Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     1.5      1.1      1.1      1.1      1.1      1.6
*  Monmouth-Ocean, NJ....................     1.9      1.8      1.2      1.3      1.3      1.5
   Nashville, TN.........................     1.9      1.3      0.7      0.7      1.0      1.1
*  Nassau-Suffolk, NY....................     0.8      0.9      0.7      0.7      1.1      1.1
** New Orleans, LA.......................     2.2      1.3      1.7      1.7      0.7      0.5
   New York, NY..........................     2.9      3.1      2.7      2.7      3.2      2.8
** Newark, NJ............................     0.9      0.5      0.7      0.7      1.6      1.7
** Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, V     2.3      2.7      1.6      1.7      2.3      2.6
*  Oakland, CA...........................     1.9      1.4      1.0      1.1      1.6      1.2
   Oklahoma City, OK.....................     1.7      3.1      2.2      2.2      1.3      1.7
** Omaha, NE-IA..........................       NA       NA       NA       NA     0.8      0.7
*  Orange County, CA\6...................     0.5      2.5      1.7      1.8      1.7      1.2
** Orlando, FL...........................     1.6      2.2      2.8      2.9      2.3      2.2
 
Table 6.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 2002 - Contin
 
 
                                             1991     1992     1993    1993/r    1994     1995
 
 
** Philadelphia, PA-NJ...................     1.5      1.1      1.1      1.1      1.1      1.4
** Phoenix-Mesa, AZ\7....................     2.2      2.0      1.4      1.4      1.6      1.8
** Pittsburgh, PA........................     1.0      1.4      1.2      1.2      1.1      1.4
** Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA\8...........     0.8      0.5      0.1      0.1      0.7      0.3
*  Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA     1.3      1.0      1.5      1.6      1.7      2.4
** Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC........       NA       NA       NA       NA     1.6      1.3
   Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............     4.2      4.4      1.3      1.3      2.3      0.9
** Rochester, NY.........................     0.4      0.8      0.9      0.9      1.6      0.7
   Sacramento, CA........................     1.2      0.8      0.8      0.8      0.9      2.0
*  Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT..............     1.6      0.9      0.4      0.4      0.6      1.3
** San Antonio, TX.......................     2.3      0.6      0.5      0.4      0.9      1.6
*  San Bernardino-Riverside, CA..........     4.0      3.9      2.5      2.6      4.0      3.3
*  San Diego, CA.........................     2.7      3.0      2.3      2.4      2.1      1.6
   San Francisco, CA.....................     1.0      2.6      1.8      1.9      1.7      0.9
*  San Jose, CA..........................     0.9      2.2      0.7      0.8      1.4      1.2
** Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton, PA....       NA       NA       NA       NA     1.8      1.4
** Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA\9........     1.1      1.3      0.9      0.9      0.5      1.1
** St. Louis, MO-IL......................     2.3      2.1      2.4      2.4      2.4      2.7
** Syracuse, NY..........................       NA       NA       NA       NA     0.9      0.7
   Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL....     4.3      3.5      3.4      3.5      3.2      1.6
   Tucson, AZ............................       NA       NA       NA       NA     0.7      0.3
   Tulsa, OK.............................       NA       NA       NA       NA     1.3      1.1
   Ventura, CA...........................       NA       NA       NA       NA     1.2      3.9
** Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV\10............     2.3      2.0      2.5      2.5      2.1      1.8
   West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL........       NA       NA       NA       NA     2.9      2.2
 
Table 6.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 2002 - Contin
 
 
                                             1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001
 
   Inside Metropolitan Areas.............     1.5      1.6      1.7      1.5      1.4      1.8
 
   Akron, OH.............................     1.2      1.7      1.0      0.2      1.4      1.4
** Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY...........     0.8      2.1      3.6      1.8      1.4      1.5
** Atlanta, GA...........................     1.2      0.9      1.6      1.3      1.7      2.0
** Austin-San Marcos, TX.................     0.7      0.4      0.2      0.3      0.0      1.1
   Baltimore, MD.........................     2.4      2.4      1.9      1.7      1.7      2.7
*  Bergen-Passaic, NJ....................     0.6      0.9      0.4      0.6      0.7      0.7
** Birmingham, AL........................     1.6      0.8      2.1      0.9      2.5      2.3
** Boston, MA-NH\1.......................     0.8      0.6      0.3      1.0      0.6      0.7
   Buffalo, NY...........................     1.2      1.0      2.6      2.4      1.6      1.7
*  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...     1.1      2.0      2.1      2.1      1.8      2.7
** Chicago, IL...........................     1.4      1.5      1.5      1.3      0.9      1.7
** Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN..................     1.4      1.5      1.6      0.8      1.4      1.8
** Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH\2.........     0.9      1.2      1.6      1.1      1.3      1.0
** Columbus, OH..........................     1.2      1.1      2.0      1.2      1.3      2.2
** Dallas, TX............................     1.7      1.4      1.7      2.9      1.5      2.0
*  Dayton-Springfield, OH................     0.7      1.3      1.9      2.3      1.6      0.9
   Denver, CO............................     0.9      0.7      0.9      0.8      2.1      1.8
   Detroit, MI...........................     0.6      0.9      0.6      0.9      1.1      1.5
** Fresno, CA............................     2.5      3.0      3.2      1.5      1.1      1.0
*  Ft. Lauderdale, FL\3..................     2.5      3.5      2.9      2.9      3.1      2.4
** Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX...............     0.8      0.8      0.8      1.4      1.7      0.7
** Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     1.2      0.9      1.0      0.7      1.2      1.3
** Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, N     0.8      1.0      0.7      1.4      2.0      2.3
** Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...     1.5      1.0      1.9      2.7      1.3      1.5
*  Hartford, CT..........................     0.8      1.8      0.3      1.7      0.8      1.1
   Honolulu, HI..........................     1.3      1.3      0.9      1.2      0.7      0.6
** Houston, TX...........................     1.2      1.4      1.7      0.8      1.3      1.3
** Indianapolis, IN......................     1.8      2.3      2.4      1.5      1.0      2.4
   Jacksonville, FL......................     2.5      1.9      1.3      1.6      0.5      0.6
** Kansas City, MO-KS....................     1.2      0.6      1.5      0.8      2.1      2.0
** Las Vegas, NV.........................     1.7      2.5      2.3      2.7      2.4      2.0
*  Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA............     2.5      2.0      1.9      1.8      1.6      1.2
** Louisville, KY-IN.....................     1.3      1.0      1.4      0.3      1.5      1.1
** Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................     2.0      1.3      1.3      2.9      2.7      2.6
*  Miami, FL\4...........................     2.0      1.6      2.6      1.4      1.3      1.6
*  Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterton, NJ......     1.2      2.4      1.1      0.7      0.7      0.7
   Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI\5..............     1.1      0.1      1.0      0.9      1.2      1.0
** Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     1.8      0.6      0.3      0.6      0.2      0.5
*  Monmouth-Ocean, NJ....................     0.8      0.8      1.6      2.4      1.4      0.9
   Nashville, TN.........................     0.7      1.1      1.8      1.3      1.4      2.3
*  Nassau-Suffolk, NY....................     0.9      1.4      1.1      0.6      0.3      0.5
** New Orleans, LA.......................     1.3      1.6      1.8      1.3      3.4      1.8
   New York, NY..........................     2.4      2.6      2.0      2.1      1.8      1.5
** Newark, NJ............................     2.8      2.3      0.7      0.7      0.9      0.5
** Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, V     1.3      2.8      2.8      2.6      2.6      2.0
*  Oakland, CA...........................     1.9      1.4      0.3      0.7      0.6      1.3
   Oklahoma City, OK.....................     0.7      1.5      1.5      2.3      1.6      1.9
** Omaha, NE-IA..........................     1.0      0.6      0.9      1.2      1.8      1.4
*  Orange County, CA\6...................     1.0      0.2      1.0      0.6      0.8      1.3
** Orlando, FL...........................     2.4      2.3      1.9      1.9      2.4      1.1
 
Table 6.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 2002 - Contin
 
 
                                             1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001
 
 
** Philadelphia, PA-NJ...................     1.4      1.8      1.4      1.2      1.1      1.1
** Phoenix-Mesa, AZ\7....................     1.0      1.8      2.5      1.7      1.4      2.4
** Pittsburgh, PA........................     1.8      1.0      1.9      1.9      1.5      1.0
** Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA\8...........     0.7      1.9      1.9      2.5      3.1      3.6
*  Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA     1.4      1.0      1.4      0.9      1.0      0.7
** Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC........     0.8      1.5      2.4      1.4      2.7      5.9
   Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............     2.1      3.2      3.2      2.8      1.4      0.6
** Rochester, NY.........................     1.0      2.5      2.2      1.1      1.1      3.0
   Sacramento, CA........................     2.6      2.2      1.2      0.8      0.7      1.1
*  Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT..............     1.0      0.6      1.7      1.5      1.6      1.9
** San Antonio, TX.......................     0.8      0.8      1.6      1.7      0.9      1.0
*  San Bernardino-Riverside, CA..........     3.4      3.4      3.1      3.0      2.1      1.2
*  San Diego, CA.........................     1.4      1.4      2.4      1.5      0.7      0.7
   San Francisco, CA.....................     0.5      0.5      0.4      0.1      0.0      0.2
*  San Jose, CA..........................     1.7      0.5      0.1      0.1      0.5      1.2
** Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton, PA....     1.5      2.8      2.6      2.7      2.2      0.7
** Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA\9........     0.9      1.1      0.7      1.5      0.8      0.9
** St. Louis, MO-IL......................     2.2      1.4      1.0      1.3      1.2      1.6
** Syracuse, NY..........................     1.3      1.0      2.5      1.5      1.4      3.4
   Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL....     2.6      2.1      2.6      2.5      1.6      2.0
   Tucson, AZ............................     1.2      1.9      1.9      1.5      1.6      0.9
   Tulsa, OK.............................     2.4      2.3      0.9      2.3      2.1      1.7
   Ventura, CA...........................     0.6      1.6      1.2      0.5      0.2      0.0
** Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV\10............     2.5      2.0      2.1      2.2      1.5      1.4
   West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL........     2.3      3.5      3.0      2.7      1.9      2.0
 
Table 6.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 2002 - Contin
 
 
                                             2002
 
   Inside Metropolitan Areas.............     1.6
 
   Akron, OH.............................     1.7
** Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY...........     0.5
** Atlanta, GA...........................     1.9
** Austin-San Marcos, TX.................     1.9
   Baltimore, MD.........................     1.3
*  Bergen-Passaic, NJ....................     1.0
** Birmingham, AL........................     2.1
** Boston, MA-NH\1.......................     0.3
   Buffalo, NY...........................     0.5
*  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...     3.3
** Chicago, IL...........................     2.0
** Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN..................     1.5
** Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH\2.........     1.4
** Columbus, OH..........................     2.1
** Dallas, TX............................     1.4
*  Dayton-Springfield, OH................     2.5
   Denver, CO............................     2.5
   Detroit, MI...........................     1.9
** Fresno, CA............................     1.1
*  Ft. Lauderdale, FL\3..................     2.5
** Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX...............     1.5
** Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.....     0.6
** Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, N     2.3
** Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...     3.0
*  Hartford, CT..........................     2.2
   Honolulu, HI..........................     1.0
** Houston, TX...........................     1.1
** Indianapolis, IN......................     3.1
   Jacksonville, FL......................     0.9
** Kansas City, MO-KS....................     1.3
** Las Vegas, NV.........................     2.3
*  Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA............     0.8
** Louisville, KY-IN.....................     1.7
** Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................     2.1
*  Miami, FL\4...........................     1.6
*  Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterton, NJ......     1.1
   Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI\5..............     1.4
** Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     0.7
*  Monmouth-Ocean, NJ....................     0.8
   Nashville, TN.........................     2.0
*  Nassau-Suffolk, NY....................     0.3
** New Orleans, LA.......................     0.8
   New York, NY..........................     2.2
** Newark, NJ............................     0.9
** Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, V     1.4
*  Oakland, CA...........................     0.6
   Oklahoma City, OK.....................     2.3
** Omaha, NE-IA..........................     0.8
*  Orange County, CA\6...................     0.9
** Orlando, FL...........................     1.4
 
Table 6.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 2002 - Contin
 
 
 
 
 
** Philadelphia, PA-NJ...................     1.6
** Phoenix-Mesa, AZ\7....................     2.4
** Pittsburgh, PA........................     1.5
** Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA\8...........     2.0
*  Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA     0.5
** Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC........     3.1
   Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............     1.0
** Rochester, NY.........................     1.1
   Sacramento, CA........................     1.1
*  Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT..............     1.6
** San Antonio, TX.......................     0.8
*  San Bernardino-Riverside, CA..........     1.7
*  San Diego, CA.........................     2.0
   San Francisco, CA.....................     1.1
*  San Jose, CA..........................     0.9
** Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton, PA....     0.2
** Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA\9........     1.4
** St. Louis, MO-IL......................     1.6
** Syracuse, NY..........................     2.1
   Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL....     1.9
   Tucson, AZ............................     1.5
   Tulsa, OK.............................     3.0
   Ventura, CA...........................     0.0
** Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV\10............     1.5
   West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL........     0.9
 
 
 
Data from 1986 to 1994 are based on 1980 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions,
while 1995 and later data are based on 1990 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions.
See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.
 
 
rRevised.
 
*  Boundaries did not change as a result of the 1990 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more central city/cities added or deleted.
** Boundaries changed as a result of the 1990 Decennial Census of Population
   and Housing; one or more county/counties added or deleted.
NA Not Available
 
\1  Formerly titled Boston, MA.
\2  Includes former Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA
\3  Formerly titled Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, FL.
\4  Formerly titled Miami-Hialeh, FL.
\5  Formerly titled Milwaukee, WI.
\6  Formerly titled Anaheim-Santa Ana, CA.
\7  Formerly titled Phoenix, AZ.
\8  Formerly titled Portland, OR.
\9  Formerly titled Seattle, WA.
\10 Formerly titled Washington, DC-MD-VA.