Table 6.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates for the 61 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 1996


                                             1986     1987     1988     1989   1989/r     1990     1991  

   Inside Metropolitan Areas.............     1.5      1.6      1.6      1.6      1.7      1.7      1.7  

** Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY...........     0.1      0.4      0.6      0.5      0.5      0.7      2.0  
** Atlanta, GA...........................     1.7      1.6      2.7      2.2      2.2      2.6      1.6  
   Baltimore, MD.........................     0.7      1.3      0.6      0.5      0.5      0.9      1.3  
*  Bergen-Passaic, NJ....................     0.9      1.3      2.3      1.9      1.9      1.5      1.3  
** Birmingham, AL........................     1.6      1.9      2.6      2.1      2.1      2.8      2.2  
** Boston, MA-NH\1.......................     0.7      1.2      0.8      1.0      1.0      0.9      1.3  
   Buffalo, NY...........................     0.1      0.2      0.4      1.1      1.1      1.0      0.9  
*  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...     1.7      1.5      2.1      1.3      1.3      1.6      1.5  
** Chicago, IL...........................     0.7      0.8      1.0      1.2      1.2      0.8      1.5  
** Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN..................     0.9      0.9      0.9      0.6      0.6      1.3      1.2  
** Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH\2.........     1.3      0.9      1.0      0.4      0.4      1.0      0.8  
** Columbus, OH..........................     1.9      1.0      0.8      1.2      1.2      1.1      1.3  
** Dallas, TX............................     2.1      3.7      3.9      3.9      4.1      2.1      2.0  
*  Dayton-Springfield, OH................     1.4      2.2      1.4      1.3      1.3      0.9      1.0  
   Denver, CO............................     2.4      2.7      2.0      3.7      3.7      2.6      1.5  
   Detroit, MI...........................     0.5      0.8      0.8      1.0      1.0      1.0      1.0  
*  Ft. Lauderdale, FL\3..................     2.1      1.7      2.4      1.7      2.0      2.3      2.4  
** Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX...............     2.0      2.5      3.5      3.4      3.4      4.6      2.6  
** Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC    0.7      1.5      1.3      1.9      1.9      1.9      2.1  
*  Hartford, CT..........................     0.2      0.7      0.9      3.7      3.7      2.9      2.0
   Honolulu, HI..........................     0.9      1.1      0.5      0.7      0.7      0.7      0.9
** Houston, TX...........................     3.7      3.4      2.3      2.4      2.4      2.1      3.2
** Indianapolis, IN......................     3.4      1.9      0.8      1.0      1.0      1.3      1.5
   Jacksonville, FL......................     1.9      1.6      1.3      1.9      1.9      2.6      3.1
** Kansas City, MO-KS....................     1.1      1.0      1.5      0.9      0.9      1.4      1.6
*  Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA............     1.0      0.7      0.9      0.9      0.9      1.6      1.4
** Louisville, KY-IN.....................     1.4      1.9      2.0      0.4      0.7      1.0      2.0
** Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................     1.4      1.2      1.2      1.3      1.3      1.7      2.7
*  Miami, FL\4...........................     3.3      3.0      1.3      2.4      2.4      2.7      2.7
*  Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterton, NJ......     0.5      0.7      1.4      1.5      1.9      1.7      0.6
   Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI\5..............     1.8      0.6      0.7      0.8      0.8      0.9      0.7
** Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     0.9      0.7      0.6      0.7      0.8      1.3      1.5
*  Monmouth-Ocean, NJ....................     0.4      0.7      2.2      1.8      1.8      2.9      1.9
   Nashville, TN.........................     0.9      0.3      2.9      1.5      1.5      2.4      1.9
*  Nassau-Suffolk, NY....................     0.5      0.4      0.9      0.9      0.9      1.1      0.8
** New Orleans, LA.......................     2.3      2.8      2.0      2.4      2.4      2.5      2.2
   New York, NY..........................     2.1      2.2      3.0      3.0      3.0      3.3      2.9
** Newark, NJ............................     0.8      0.8      1.2      1.1      1.1      1.2      0.9
** Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA    1.1      2.4      0.9      2.2      2.2      2.3      2.3
*  Oakland, CA...........................     1.1      1.0      0.5      0.7      0.7      1.5      1.9
   Oklahoma City, OK.....................     6.3      4.3      2.1      4.1      4.4      2.7      1.7
*  Orange County, CA\6...................     0.8      1.0      0.4      0.5      0.7      1.4      0.5
** Orlando, FL...........................     2.2      1.5      2.0      3.4      4.5      1.9      1.6
** Philadelphia, PA-NJ...................     1.5      1.4      1.6      1.2      1.2      1.4      1.5
** Phoenix-Mesa, AZ\7....................     2.2      4.6      2.7      2.8      3.3      2.2      2.2
** Pittsburgh, PA........................     1.8      1.5      2.4      1.6      1.6      1.1      1.0
** Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA\8...........     1.9      1.6      1.9      1.6      1.6      0.4      0.8
*  Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA     0.5      1.3      1.2      0.7      1.1      1.5      1.3
   Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............     0.8      0.1      1.8      1.8      1.8      2.1      4.2
** Rochester, NY.........................     0.5      2.6      2.2      1.5      1.5      1.4      0.4
   Sacramento, CA........................     1.4      2.1      1.5      0.7      1.7      1.1      1.2
*  Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT..............     1.7      2.2      2.1      1.6      1.6      1.8      1.6
** San Antonio, TX.......................     1.8      2.0      1.4      4.4      4.4      3.3      2.3
*  San Bernardino-Riverside, CA..........     1.1      3.3      3.0      1.5      1.5      3.2      4.0
*  San Diego, CA.........................     1.3      1.7      0.7      1.2      1.4      2.8      2.7
   San Francisco, CA.....................     1.2      0.5      0.4      0.9      0.9      3.0      1.0
*  San Jose, CA..........................     1.4      0.5      0.6      0.6      0.9      1.4      0.9
** Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA\9........     1.1      1.0      1.0      0.8      0.8      0.5      1.1
** St. Louis, MO-IL......................     0.8      1.5      2.6      2.5      2.5      2.0      2.3
   Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL....     2.3      2.5      2.1      2.6      3.2      2.4      4.3
** Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV\10............     1.0      0.6      0.7      1.1      1.1      2.2      2.3



                                             1992     1993   1993/r     1994     1995     1996

   Inside Metropolitan Areas.............     1.6      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5      1.5

** Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY...........     0.6      1.2      1.2      1.0      1.4      0.8
** Atlanta, GA...........................     2.2      1.9      1.8      1.9      1.1      1.2
   Baltimore, MD.........................     0.6      2.2      2.2      2.2      3.2      2.4
*  Bergen-Passaic, NJ....................     1.1      1.0      1.0      0.8      1.2      0.6
** Birmingham, AL........................     2.2      1.3      1.3      0.7      1.1      1.6
** Boston, MA-NH\1.......................     1.1      0.8      0.8      1.3      0.9      0.8
   Buffalo, NY...........................     0.8      1.1      1.1      1.1      0.9      1.2
*  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...     2.1      1.5      1.4      1.0      0.9      1.1
** Chicago, IL...........................     1.3      1.0      1.1      1.4      0.8      1.4
** Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN..................     0.8      0.9      0.9      0.8      1.1      1.4
** Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH\2.........     0.9      0.7      0.7      1.2      1.4      0.9
** Columbus, OH..........................     1.1      1.5      1.5      1.0      1.1      1.2
** Dallas, TX............................     1.7      1.7      1.7      2.2      2.2      1.7
*  Dayton-Springfield, OH................     2.1      2.2      2.2      1.9      1.7      0.7
   Denver, CO............................     1.9      1.3      1.2      1.0      0.4      0.9
   Detroit, MI...........................     1.1      0.9      0.8      0.7      0.9      0.6
*  Ft. Lauderdale, FL\3..................     1.9      3.1      3.2      1.6      1.5      2.5
** Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX...............     1.0      2.5      2.6      2.7      2.3      0.8
** Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC    1.9      1.3      1.3      1.1      1.0      0.8
*  Hartford, CT..........................     1.8      0.7      0.7      1.9      1.0      0.8
   Honolulu, HI..........................     0.9      1.3      1.3      1.4      1.8      1.3
** Houston, TX...........................     1.6      2.0      2.0      1.7      1.7      1.2
** Indianapolis, IN......................     2.3      2.2      2.2      0.6      1.6      1.8
   Jacksonville, FL......................     2.1      2.8      2.9      2.7      2.7      2.5
** Kansas City, MO-KS....................     1.4      0.6      0.6      0.7      2.0      1.2
*  Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA............     1.6      1.4      1.4      1.7      2.5      2.5
** Louisville, KY-IN.....................     1.0      1.3      1.3      0.3      0.7      1.3
** Memphis, TN-AR-MS.....................     1.0      0.8      0.8      2.5      1.6      2.0
*  Miami, FL\4...........................     2.0      1.0      1.0      1.9      0.7      2.0
*  Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterton, NJ......     1.1      2.2      2.2      0.9      0.9      1.2
   Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI\5..............     0.7      1.4      1.4      1.1      1.7      1.1
** Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...........     1.1      1.1      1.1      1.1      1.6      1.8
*  Monmouth-Ocean, NJ....................     1.8      1.2      1.3      1.3      1.5      0.8
   Nashville, TN.........................     1.3      0.7      0.7      1.0      1.1      0.7
*  Nassau-Suffolk, NY....................     0.9      0.7      0.7      1.1      1.1      0.9
** New Orleans, LA.......................     1.3      1.7      1.7      0.7      0.5      1.3
   New York, NY..........................     3.1      2.7      2.7      3.2      2.8      2.4
** Newark, NJ............................     0.5      0.7      0.7      1.6      1.7      2.8
** Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA    2.7      1.6      1.7      2.3      2.6      1.3
*  Oakland, CA...........................     1.4      1.0      1.1      1.6      1.2      1.9
   Oklahoma City, OK.....................     3.1      2.2      2.2      1.3      1.7      0.7
*  Orange County, CA\6...................     2.5      1.7      1.8      1.7      1.2      1.0
** Orlando, FL...........................     2.2      2.8      2.9      2.3      2.2      2.4
** Philadelphia, PA-NJ...................     1.1      1.1      1.1      1.1      1.4      1.4
** Phoenix-Mesa, AZ\7....................     2.0      1.4      1.4      1.6      1.8      1.0
** Pittsburgh, PA........................     1.4      1.2      1.2      1.1      1.4      1.8
** Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA\8...........     0.5      0.1      0.1      0.7      0.3      0.7
*  Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA     1.0      1.5      1.6      1.7      2.4      1.4
   Richmond-Petersburg, VA...............     4.4      1.3      1.3      2.3      0.9      2.1
** Rochester, NY.........................     0.8      0.9      0.9      1.6      0.7      1.0
   Sacramento, CA........................     0.8      0.8      0.8      0.9      2.0      2.6
*  Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT..............     0.9      0.4      0.4      0.6      1.3      1.0
** San Antonio, TX.......................     0.6      0.5      0.4      0.9      1.6      0.8
*  San Bernardino-Riverside, CA..........     3.9      2.5      2.6      4.0      3.3      3.4
*  San Diego, CA.........................     3.0      2.3      2.4      2.1      1.6      1.4
   San Francisco, CA.....................     2.6      1.8      1.9      1.7      0.9      0.5
*  San Jose, CA..........................     2.2      0.7      0.8      1.4      1.2      1.7
** Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA\9........     1.3      0.9      0.9      0.5      1.1      0.9
** St. Louis, MO-IL......................     2.1      2.4      2.4      2.4      2.7      2.2
   Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL....     3.5      3.4      3.5      3.2      1.6      2.6
** Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV\10............     2.0      2.5      2.5      2.1      1.8      2.5

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.

\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.