Table 5.  Rental Vacancy Rates for the 61 Largest Metropolitan Areas:  1986 to 1996

                                             1986     1987     1988     1989   1989/r     1990     1991  

  Inside Metropolitan Areas                   7.2      7.7      7.8      7.2      7.4      7.1      7.5  

**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY............     4.8      7.0      9.3      6.4      7.1      7.2     12.7  
**Atlanta, GA............................     6.3      6.4      9.7     12.5     12.5     11.6     12.9  
  Baltimore, MD..........................     6.7      8.3      5.4      4.9      4.9      5.2      7.4  
* Bergen-Passaic, NJ.....................     3.6      3.2      8.6      5.2      5.2      6.6      6.4  
**Birmingham, AL.........................     5.2      5.5      8.4      7.7      7.7      5.2      4.4  
**Boston, MA-NH\1........................     4.6      4.0      4.1      4.2      4.2      6.0      7.2  
  Buffalo, NY............................     3.5      6.2      7.1      1.9      1.9      3.4      6.3  
* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC....     6.5      5.7      6.1      6.7      7.2      5.9      8.9  
**Chicago, IL............................     6.8      6.1      6.8      6.4      6.4      6.6      7.3  
**Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN...................     6.6      6.9      6.1      7.3      7.3      6.3      3.8  
**Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH\2..........     5.3      5.3      5.4      6.4      6.4      7.8      6.9 
**Columbus, OH...........................     6.7      8.5      7.5      7.7      8.1      5.0      6.3 
**Dallas, TX.............................    17.2     16.2     17.9     14.4     14.6     12.3     10.7 
* Dayton-Springfield, OH.................     5.3      6.5      4.9      5.6      5.6      5.0      4.5 
  Denver, CO.............................     8.4     11.0     12.3     12.9     12.9      8.9      6.3
  Detroit, MI............................     5.0      7.6      8.5      7.5      7.5      7.6      7.4
* Ft. Lauderdale, FL\3...................     9.8     12.2     10.9     11.0     11.5      8.0      8.2
**Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX................    16.1     14.2     13.6     11.6     11.6      8.9      8.7
**Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC     7.8      6.1      9.0      7.9      7.9      7.9      6.9
* Hartford, CT...........................     3.7      6.1      7.1      8.2      8.2     11.2      5.0
  Honolulu, HI...........................     5.0      5.5      4.1      5.1      5.1      3.8      3.8
**Houston, TX............................    18.0     18.3     14.4     12.3     12.5      9.6     11.9
**Indianapolis, IN.......................     7.1      9.1      8.9      5.4      5.4      6.1      6.4
  Jacksonville, FL.......................    11.1     12.4     11.6     12.8     13.3      9.5      9.1
**Kansas City, MO-KS.....................    12.5     11.7      8.8      7.5      8.1      9.9     12.3
* Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.............     3.5      4.4      5.5      5.8      5.8      6.2      6.7
**Louisville, KY-IN......................    15.9     17.8     11.5     11.7     11.7      7.5     10.7
**Memphis, TN-AR-MS......................     5.9      5.5      8.3      8.9      8.9     10.2     10.8
* Miami, FL\4............................     8.5      8.9      9.3      4.7      4.7      6.3      6.6
* Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterton, NJ.......     2.9      4.0      3.3      4.0      4.0      5.2      7.4
  Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI\5...............     3.1      2.8      2.0      2.5      2.5      3.6      6.2
**Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI............     3.9      5.3      6.5      6.3      6.3      6.5      6.7
* Monmouth-Ocean, NJ.....................     3.2      2.9      4.0      5.9      5.9      8.3     16.2
  Nashville, TN..........................     5.3      8.0      8.4     10.3     11.2     11.3      8.8
* Nassau-Suffolk, NY.....................     3.9      6.3      7.4      6.9      6.9      6.5      6.2
**New Orleans, LA........................    12.8     16.5     15.3     12.9     12.9     13.8     10.3
  New York, NY...........................     2.5      2.4      2.8      3.3      3.3      4.7      5.1
**Newark, NJ.............................     4.3      4.6      4.3      4.9      4.9      4.1      6.4
**Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA     7.5     12.5     11.2      9.1      9.1      9.2     16.2
* Oakland, CA............................     5.9      5.5      7.8      7.2      7.2      6.3      4.6
  Oklahoma City, OK......................    21.1     23.6     17.8     18.0     18.0     22.6     15.5
* Orange County, CA\6....................     2.5      3.8      7.3      6.5      6.5      4.8      5.8
**Orlando, FL............................    12.2     11.6     11.8      9.5     10.1     10.1     11.2
**Philadelphia, PA-NJ....................     4.5      4.6      6.3      7.1      7.1      9.6     11.9
**Phoenix-Mesa, AZ\7.....................    13.2     13.8     12.3     11.6     11.6     10.3      9.6
**Pittsburgh, PA.........................    10.1      9.3      9.3      8.3      8.3      8.3      4.9
**Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA\8............     5.3      5.3      5.0      2.7      2.7      3.3      6.5
* Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA.     4.3      4.6      5.0      8.7      8.7      9.4      8.9
  Richmond-Petersburg, VA................     8.3      3.9      7.9      5.6      5.6      5.3     14.7
**Rochester, NY..........................     4.3      5.8      9.1      4.8      4.8      5.6      3.7
  Sacramento, CA.........................    10.2      8.7      5.9      8.0      8.0      7.4      8.4
* Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT...............    10.6     11.9     12.0     11.2     11.2      7.8      3.6
**San Antonio, TX........................    13.9     17.8     16.6     12.9     13.2     11.7      7.6
* San Bernardino-Riverside, CA...........     7.5      7.9     10.1     10.3     10.3      9.9      8.9
* San Diego, CA..........................     5.4      6.2      8.5      6.6      6.6      6.9      6.3
  San Francisco, CA......................     4.6      4.9      3.5      2.8      2.8      4.2      3.3
* San Jose, CA...........................     4.6      4.0      5.0      3.3      3.3      4.6      3.9
**Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA\9.........     3.1      4.7      4.1      5.7      5.7      3.1      5.4
**St. Louis, MO-IL.......................     6.6      6.9      7.6      8.9      8.9     10.7     12.8
  Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.....    14.7     11.3     13.3     11.0     11.3     10.4     10.6
**Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV\10.............     3.7      4.8      4.6      5.8      5.8      6.7      7.9



                                             1992     1993   1993/r     1994     1995     1996

  Inside Metropolitan Areas                   7.4      7.6      7.5      7.3      7.6      7.7

**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY............     7.1      6.1      6.1      9.7     10.2     16.1
**Atlanta, GA............................    11.2      9.6      9.3      6.1      9.8     10.5
  Baltimore, MD..........................     7.0      8.5      8.5      8.9      6.4      7.1
* Bergen-Passaic, NJ.....................     6.0      5.7      5.5      2.8      2.6      1.9
**Birmingham, AL.........................     5.5      6.6      6.6      4.9      9.9      8.6
**Boston, MA-NH\1........................     7.0      6.6      6.5      5.6      5.4      5.9
  Buffalo, NY............................     7.5      5.4      5.4      7.7      8.5     16.5
* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC....     9.3      5.7      5.6      6.2      4.2      4.5
**Chicago, IL............................     8.4      7.3      7.3      8.2      7.9      7.9
**Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN...................     5.7      7.1      7.0      7.0      6.6      7.8
**Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH\2..........     7.3      9.6      9.4      8.0      8.3      8.4
**Columbus, OH...........................     6.3      7.2      7.1      6.9      7.4      9.4
**Dallas, TX.............................     9.0     10.7     10.6      8.4      7.4      8.9
* Dayton-Springfield, OH.................     6.6      7.6      7.4      6.8     11.1     10.6
  Denver, CO.............................     5.0      4.9      4.6      4.5      4.9      5.2
  Detroit, MI............................     8.7      9.7      9.6      9.8      9.0      8.8
* Ft. Lauderdale, FL\3...................     6.4      6.3      6.4      7.3      7.4      8.6
**Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX................     9.3      9.1      9.0      7.9      7.6      5.6
**Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC     8.5      6.4      6.3      6.7      5.0      3.3
* Hartford, CT...........................     6.9      9.0      8.8      6.8      8.8      8.1
  Honolulu, HI...........................     3.4      3.9      3.9      5.0      5.4      4.7
**Houston, TX............................    11.7     12.0     11.8      8.5     10.2      8.0
**Indianapolis, IN.......................     9.5      9.8      9.7      3.5      6.3      6.8
  Jacksonville, FL.......................    10.8      8.1      8.3      6.5      5.9      7.2
**Kansas City, MO-KS.....................    10.8     13.2     13.1     11.8     14.0      7.9
* Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.............     8.2      9.5      9.5      8.7      9.7      8.7
**Louisville, KY-IN......................     9.3     15.3     15.2      9.5      5.6      4.1
**Memphis, TN-AR-MS......................    10.2      7.5      7.4      6.8      8.8      5.9
* Miami, FL\4............................     6.0      3.6      3.5      4.6      5.7      8.3
* Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterton, NJ.......     7.8      7.7      7.5      4.6      5.5      6.1
  Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI\5...............     5.0      5.5      5.4      5.7      6.2      7.4
**Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI............     5.5      5.2      5.2      4.7      4.9      3.9
* Monmouth-Ocean, NJ.....................     8.4      6.8      6.7      6.2      2.1      2.5
  Nashville, TN..........................     4.3      4.9      4.9      2.7      4.2      3.9
* Nassau-Suffolk, NY.....................     4.6      5.6      5.5      4.2      4.9      5.1
**New Orleans, LA........................     6.7      6.7      6.6      8.4      5.9      6.8
  New York, NY...........................     5.5      5.0      4.9      5.1      5.2      5.5
**Newark, NJ.............................     7.7      8.8      8.7      9.1     10.8     11.4
**Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA    10.1     10.4     10.5     12.9      9.3      6.5
* Oakland, CA............................     5.1      4.5      4.5     10.8      8.2      6.8
  Oklahoma City, OK......................    15.0     21.2     21.2     14.4     11.8     10.7
* Orange County, CA\6....................     6.8      8.6      8.6      7.3      7.1      5.9
**Orlando, FL............................    14.4     10.7     10.8     13.1      9.1     11.0
**Philadelphia, PA-NJ....................     8.7     12.3     12.4     11.0     10.8     10.0
**Phoenix-Mesa, AZ\7.....................     9.2      7.6      7.3      7.7      6.6      8.0
**Pittsburgh, PA.........................     7.1      5.1      5.1      5.4      4.7      8.7
**Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA\8............     5.6      6.6      6.6      2.7      2.8      5.2
* Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, RI-MA.     8.5      8.7      8.8      6.5      6.8      7.1
  Richmond-Petersburg, VA................    15.8     10.1     10.0      7.6     10.8     10.1
**Rochester, NY..........................     3.6      7.8      7.7      6.0      8.4      6.7
  Sacramento, CA.........................     8.5     10.3     10.6     10.2     12.0      8.1
* Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT...............     2.6      2.9      2.7      2.2      4.7      4.6
**San Antonio, TX........................     6.0      3.5      3.4      4.1      5.5      7.0
* San Bernardino-Riverside, CA...........     8.6     10.3     10.3     10.4      8.7      8.6
* San Diego, CA..........................     8.3      7.8      7.8      6.4      8.7      6.0
  San Francisco, CA......................     4.1      5.8      5.9      3.9      5.4      3.1
* San Jose, CA...........................     9.4      7.3      7.3      4.3      2.9      1.8
**Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA\9.........     5.3      6.4      6.2      8.3      7.3      7.1
**St. Louis, MO-IL.......................    10.0      7.8      7.8      7.8      5.6      5.9
  Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.....     8.8      9.0      9.1      8.3      6.4      7.4
**Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV\10.............     8.8      8.4      8.0      8.6      8.3      8.8

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.