Table 5.  Rental Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas:  2005 and 2006

                                                                2005     2006

    Inside Metropolitan Statistical Areas..................     9.7      9.7

* Akron, OH ...............................................     9.3      7.7
**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY .............................     3.1      4.8
  Alburquerque, NM.........................................     7.9      8.3
  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ........................     7.4      7.9
**Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA\1.....................    15.3     12.3
* Austin-Round Rock, TX\2..................................     9.4      7.2
  Bakersfield, CA..........................................     5.4      7.4
* Baltimore-Towson, MD\3...................................    10.3     11.7
**Baton Rouge, LA..........................................    15.9      7.2
**Birmingham-Hoover, AL\4..................................    13.8     17.2
**Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH\5.........................     5.1      5.3
  Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT..........................     5.6      6.0
* Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY\6......................    10.5     13.1
**Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC\7......................    11.1     13.5
* Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL\8..........................    13.1     13.0
**Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN\9........................    12.7     12.3
* Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH/4\10.........................    18.3     13.5
**Columbia, SC.............................................    7.5      8.9
**Columbus, OH.............................................    13.8     13.1
**Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX\11........................    13.6     11.7
**Dayton, OH...............................................    14.6     16.4
**Denver-Aurora, CO\12.....................................    12.0     11.1
**Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI\13............................    15.2     21.2
  El Paso, TX..............................................     6.8      5.5
**Fresno, CA...............................................     4.4      5.6
**Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI\14..............................    11.2     11.4
**Greensboro-High Point, NC\15.............................    10.5      7.5
**Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT\16..............     9.5      7.8
**Honolulu, HI.............................................     3.9      3.9
**Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX\17........................    15.4     16.8
**Indianapolis, IN.........................................    15.7     19.4
**Jacksonville, FL.........................................    10.2     12.5
* Kansas City, MO-KS.......................................    15.6     14.1
**Las Vegas-Paradise, NV\18................................     9.0      9.6
* Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA \19.................     4.4      4.0
**Louisville, KY-IN........................................     9.3      9.9
* Memphis, TN-AR-MS........................................    10.2      9.5
* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL\20.................     7.3      7.3
* Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI........................    11.6      7.8
* Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI .................    10.6      8.4
**Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN\21...................    14.6     10.5
  New Haven-Milford, CT....................................     9.9      8.4
**New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA\22.......................     9.0      8.6
**New York-Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY\23.........     5.0      5.4
**Oklahoma City, OK........................................    13.5     10.9
**Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA..............................     8.5     11.3
**Orlando, FL..............................................    10.3      6.9
  Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA........................      4.3      4.1

Table 5.  Rental Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas:  2005 and 2006 - Continued


                                                                2005     2006

**Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA ......................    11.6     11.6
**Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ\24...........................    11.2      9.1
**Pittsburgh, PA...........................................    10.0     13.4
**Portland-Vancuver-Beaverton, OR-WA\25....................     9.7      7.1
  Poughkeepsie-Newburg-Middletown, NJ......................     7.0     10.0
**Providence-New Bedford-Fall River RI-MA\26...............     7.0      8.6
**Raliegh-Cary, NC\27......................................    10.7      9.0
* Richmond, VA\28..........................................    12.3     13.8
* Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA\29..................     8.6      7.1
**Rochester, NY............................................     7.3      6.0
**Sacramento-Arden-Arade-Roserville, CA\30.................     8.5     12.7
**St. Louis, MO-IL.........................................    15.5     12.6
**Salt Lake City, UT\31....................................     7.0      4.7
**San Antonio, TX .........................................    15.4     14.1
**San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos\32.........................     6.3      7.3
* San Francisco-Oakland-Freemont, CA\33....................     8.0      6.9
* San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA\34....................     6.7      6.0
* Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA.............................     6.9      5.6
  Springfield, MA..........................................     6.7      5.5
**Syracuse, NY.............................................     5.8      8.8
**Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL......................     9.4      7.8
**Toledo, OH.................................................   10.0     11.1
* Tucson, AZ ..............................................     9.7      7.1
* Tulsa, OK................................................    16.3     14.5
* Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA\35...............     7.4      7.7
* Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV\36..........     7.1      8.4
  Worchester, MA...........................................     8.9      9.6


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.