Table 6.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas:  2005 to 2007





                                                                2005     2006     2007



    Inside Metropolitan Statistical Areas..................      1.9      2.4      2.8



* Akron, OH ...............................................      2.1      3.2      4.5

**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY .............................      2.0      1.5      2.1

  Alburquerque, NM.........................................      1.8      2.0      2.6

  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ........................      0.6      1.1      1.2

**Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA\1.....................      3.4      3.8      4.7

* Austin-Round Rock, TX\2..................................      2.4      1.5      1.5

  Bakersfield, CA��������������������.                           1.5      2.3      1.3

* Baltimore-Towson, MD\3...................................      1.5      2.4      2.7

**Baton Rouge, LA��������������������                            2.3      0.9      1.6

**Birmingham-Hoover, AL\4..................................      1.6      2.9      2.5

**Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH\5.........................      1.2      2.0      1.9

  Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT..........................      1.3      4.3      4.3

* Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY\6......................      1.4      1.5      1.4

**Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC\7......................      2.3      2.9      3.1

* Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL\8..........................      1.9      2.3      2.7

**Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN\9........................      2.3      3.2      4.0

* Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH/4\10.........................      3.4      4.1      4.5

**Columbia, SC��������������������..                             2.8      2.8      2.1

**Columbus, OH.............................................      3.0      3.4      2.8

**Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX\11........................      2.2      2.3      2.5

**Dayton, OH...............................................      3.9      3.1      1.2

**Denver-Aurora, CO\12.....................................      2.7      3.7      3.0

**Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI\13............................      2.7      3.7      4.1

  El Paso, TX�����������������.                                  0.5      0.3      2.2

**Fresno, CA������������������                                   0.2      0.9      0.3

**Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI\14..............................      3.4      2.9      1.7

**Greensboro-High Point, NC\15.............................      2.8      2.4      2.4

**Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT\16..............      1.0      1.4      0.8

**Honolulu, HI.............................................      0.6      0.8      1.2

**Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX\17........................      3.5      2.8      3.1

**Indianapolis, IN.........................................      3.7      3.5      4.3

**Jacksonville, FL.........................................      3.3      4.9      4.6

* Kansas City, MO-KS.......................................      2.6      4.1      2.5

**Las Vegas-Paradise, NV\18................................      3.8      2.8      4.9

* Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA \19.................      0.9      1.2      1.6

**Louisville, KY-IN........................................      2.9      3.0      3.8

* Memphis, TN-AR-MS........................................      1.9      1.9      2.8

* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL\20.................      2.3      3.4      4.4

* Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI........................      1.3      1.1      1.4

* Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI .................      1.7      2.6      3.2

**Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN\21...................      1.9      1.5      2.4

  New Haven-Milford, CT....................................      1.7      1.2      2.2

**New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA\22.......................      2.2      2.6      4.0

**New York-Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY\23.........      1.9      1.8      2.1

**Oklahoma City, OK........................................      2.5      2.5      2.5

**Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA..............................      1.5      2.8      2.5

**Orlando, FL..............................................      2.0      5.2      7.4

  Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA�����������..                  0.4      1.8      1.9

**Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA ......................      1.7      1.7      1.9

**Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ\24...........................      1.0      3.1      3.7

**Pittsburgh, PA...........................................      2.1      2.3      3.0

**Portland-Vancuver-Beaverton, OR-WA\25....................      1.6      1.7      2.3

  Poughkeepsie-Newburg-Middletown, NJ......................      0.6      1.9      0.1

**Providence-New Bedford-Fall River RI-MA\26...............      1.4      1.8      1.6

**Raliegh-Cary, NC\27......................................      2.3      1.6      1.6

* Richmond, VA\28..........................................      1.0      1.0      2.9

* Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA\29..................      1.2      1.8      3.8

**Rochester, NY............................................      1.3      1.0      1.4

**Sacramento-Arden-Arade-Roserville, CA\30.................      1.2      3.3      4.2

**St. Louis, MO-IL.........................................      2.1      2.2      1.7

**Salt Lake City, UT\31....................................      1.5      2.7      2.2

**San Antonio, TX .........................................      1.7      2.4      2.4

**San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos\32.........................      2.1      2.8      3.0

* San Francisco-Oakland-Freemont, CA\33....................      1.6      2.4      1.3

* San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA\34....................      1.5      1.6      0.8

* Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA.............................      1.0      0.9      1.8

  Springfield, MA..........................................      0.4      0.6      1.4

**Syracuse, NY��������������������..                             1.1      1.9      3.1

**Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL......................      1.8      3.5      5.1

**Toledo, OH����������������������..                             2.4      2.3      2.4

* Tucson, AZ ..............................................      1.5      1.9      2.2

* Tulsa, OK................................................      3.3      1.9      3.3

* Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA\35...............      0.6      1.2      3.5

* Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV\36..........      1.3      2.1      2.4

  Worchester, MA...........................................      1.4      1.5      0.5



Data from 2005 and later are based on 2000 metropolitan/nonmetropolitan definitions.

See Source and Accuracy section for explanation.



rRevised.



*  Boundaries did not change as a result of the 2000 Decennial Census of Population

   and Housing; one or more central city/cities added or deleted.

** Boundaries changed as a result of the 2000 Decennial Census of Population

   and Housing; one or more county/counties added or deleted.

NA Not Available







\1 Formerly titled Atlanta, GA

\2 Formerly titled Austin-San Marcos, TX.

\3 Formerly titled Baltimore, MD.

\4 Formerly titled Birmingham, AL.

\5 Formerly titled Boston, MA-NH.

\6 Formerly titled Bufflalo, NY.

\7 Formerly titled Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill.

\8 Formerly titled Chicago, IL.

\9 Formerly titled Cincinnati, OH.

\10 Formerly titled Cleveland-Lorain-Elryia, OH.

\11 Formerly titled Dallas, TX.

\12 Formerly titled Denver, CO.

\13 Formerly titled Detroit, MI.

\14 Formerly titled Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI

\15 Formerly titled Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.

\16 Formerly titled Hartford, CT.

\17 Formerly titled Houston, TX.

\18 Formerly titled Las Vegas, NV.

\19 Formerly titled Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.

\20 Formerly titled Miami, FL.

\21 Formerly titled Nashville, TN

\22 Formerly titled New Orleans, LA.

\23 Formerly titled New York, NY, includes Bergen-Passaic not shown separately.

\24 Formerly titled Phoenix-Mesa, AZ.

\25 Formerly titled Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA

\26 Formerly titled Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA.

\27 Formerly titled Raliegh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC-SC.

\28 Formerly titled Richmond-Petersburg, VA.

\29 Formerly titled Riverside-San Bernadino, CA.

\30 Formerly titled Sacramento, CA.

\31 Formerly titled Salt Lake City-Odgen, UT.

\32 Formerly titled San Diego, CA.

\33 Formerly titled San Francisco, CA.

\34 Formerly titled San Jose, CA.

\35 Formerly titled Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA.

\36 Formerly titled Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV.