Vacancy Heatmap

Metro-level rental vacancy compared to 10-year historical norms. See where supply is loosening at a glance.

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What it does

A choropleth-style heatmap covering the 50 largest U.S. metros. Each metro is colored by current vacancy minus its 10-year median — green where supply is tighter than usual, red where it's looser.

Why it matters

Vacancy is a leading indicator of rent direction. Metros 200+ bps above their long-run median have historically seen flat or negative rent growth within 12 months.

Data sources

U.S. Census Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS) quarterly metro estimates and ACS 5-year rental vacancy rates. Both are public datasets.

In the meantime

The three live calculators cover the most common landlord workflows:

Rent Estimator — market rent by ZIP, bedrooms, property type.
Cap Rate Calculator — NOI, cap rate, metro benchmark, cash-on-cash.
Cash Flow Analyzer — full P&L, break-even occupancy, printable report.

Or grab the data directly from our LandlordIQ MCP API.