Table 5.  Rental Vacancy Rates for the 75 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas:  2005 to 2007



                                                                2005     2006     2007



    Inside Metropolitan Statistical Areas..................     9.7      9.7       9.8



* Akron, OH ...............................................     9.3      7.7       8.4

**Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY .............................     3.1      4.8       4.9

  Alburquerque, NM.........................................     7.9      8.3       8.8

  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ........................     7.4      7.9       8.1

**Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA\1.....................    15.3     12.3      14.7

* Austin-Round Rock, TX\2..................................     9.4      7.2       6.8

  Bakersfield, CA�������������������                            5.4      7.4      11.2

* Baltimore-Towson, MD\3...................................    10.3     11.7      11.3

**Baton Rouge, LA������������������.                           15.9      7.2       4.4

**Birmingham-Hoover, AL\4..................................    13.8     17.2      17.5

**Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH\5.........................     5.1      5.3       5.0

  Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT..........................     5.6      6.0       6.7

* Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY\6......................    10.5     13.1       8.6

**Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC\7......................    11.1     13.5      11.0

* Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL\8..........................    13.1     13.0      11.0

**Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN\9........................    12.7     12.3      12.0

* Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH/4\10.........................    18.3     13.5      13.9

**Columbia, SC����������������������                            7.5      8.9       8.3

**Columbus, OH.............................................    13.8     13.1      13.3

**Dallas-Ft. Worth-Arlington, TX\11........................    13.6     11.7      11.0

**Dayton, OH...............................................    14.6     16.4      16.6

**Denver-Aurora, CO\12.....................................    12.0     11.1      10.1

**Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI\13............................    15.2     21.2      19.4

  El Paso, TX���������������������                              6.8      5.5       6.3

**Fresno, CA���������������������                               4.4      5.6       5.6

**Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI\14..............................    11.2     11.4      12.7

**Greensboro-High Point, NC\15.............................    10.5      7.5       8.2

**Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT\16..............     9.5      7.8       7.4

**Honolulu, HI.............................................     3.9      3.9       5.1

**Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX\17........................    15.4     16.8      17.3

**Indianapolis, IN.........................................    15.7     19.4      14.9

**Jacksonville, FL.........................................    10.2     12.5      14.5

* Kansas City, MO-KS.......................................    15.6     14.1      15.8

**Las Vegas-Paradise, NV\18................................     9.0      9.6      10.9

* Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA \19.................     4.4      4.0       4.7

**Louisville, KY-IN........................................     9.3      9.9      11.7

* Memphis, TN-AR-MS........................................    10.2      9.5      12.8

* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL\20.................     7.3      7.3      10.4

* Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI........................    11.6      7.8       8.3

* Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI .................    10.6      8.4       6.9

**Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN\21...................    14.6     10.5       7.6

  New Haven-Milford, CT....................................     9.9      8.4       8.6

**New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA\22.......................     9.0      8.6       9.1

**New York-Northern New Jersey--Long Island, NY\23.........     5.0      5.4       5.7

**Oklahoma City, OK........................................    13.5     10.9       7.4

**Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA..............................     8.5     11.3      11.9

**Orlando, FL..............................................    10.3      6.9      11.3

  Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA�������                       4.3      4.1       5.4

**Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA ......................    11.6     11.6      12.6

**Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ\24...........................    11.2      9.1       9.2

**Pittsburgh, PA...........................................    10.0     13.4       9.3

**Portland-Vancuver-Beaverton, OR-WA\25....................     9.7      7.1       4.8

  Poughkeepsie-Newburg-Middletown, NJ......................     7.0     10.0       9.8

**Providence-New Bedford-Fall River RI-MA\26...............     7.0      8.6       9.2

**Raliegh-Cary, NC\27......................................    10.7      9.0      11.2

* Richmond, VA\28..........................................    12.3     13.8      16.3

* Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA\29..................     8.6      7.1       8.9

**Rochester, NY............................................     7.3      6.0       6.4

**Sacramento-Arden-Arade-Roserville, CA\30.................     8.5     12.7       9.5

**St. Louis, MO-IL.........................................    15.5     12.6      10.7

**Salt Lake City, UT\31....................................     7.0      4.7       5.3

**San Antonio, TX .........................................    15.4     14.1      16.3

**San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos\32.........................     6.3      7.3       7.1

* San Francisco-Oakland-Freemont, CA\33....................     8.0      6.9       6.2

* San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA\34....................     6.7      6.0       3.8

* Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA.............................     6.9      5.6       4.9

  Springfield, MA..........................................     6.7      5.5       6.7

**Syracuse, NY��������������������..                            5.8      8.8      13.6

**Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL......................     9.4      7.8      12.8

**Toledo, OH���������������������..                            10.0     11.1       8.5

* Tucson, AZ ..............................................     9.7      7.1       7.9

* Tulsa, OK................................................    16.3     14.5      13.5

* Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA\35...............     7.4      7.7       7.7

* Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV\36..........     7.1      8.4      10.4

  Worchester, MA...........................................     8.9      9.6       7.0





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.