Vacancy Rate
Calculator
Results
- Vacancy rate (%)
- 6.25
- Occupancy rate (%)
- 93.75
- Annual vacancy loss
- 39,600
Property management results
| Vacancy rate (%) | 6.25 |
| Occupancy rate (%) | 93.75 |
| Annual vacancy loss | 39,600 |
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- Vacancy rate (%)
- 6.25
- Occupancy rate (%)
- 93.75
- Annual vacancy loss
- 39,600
Property management relationship
Formula
Vacancy rate = vacant units ÷ total units × 100= 6.25
Note
This is a simplified model: it applies the standard property-management definition to the numbers you entered. Rent affordability uses a flat share-of-income rule and ignores credit history, local screening criteria and household size. Proration assumes a plain daily rate; your lease or local law may prescribe a different convention (for example a fixed 30-day month). Security-deposit interest is simple interest at the rate you enter, while many jurisdictions set the rate, the compounding and the payout schedule by statute. Income, expense, reserve and escalation figures are straight-line and assume the amounts you enter hold steady; they ignore taxes, depreciation, financing changes, capital events, inflation and market turnover. Lease buyout compares the contractual penalty with the remaining rent only and is not a reading of your lease. These results are general information, not legal, tax or investment advice: check your lease and local tenancy law and consult a qualified professional before acting.
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How is vacancy rate calculated?+
It's typically calculated as vacant unit-days (or vacant units) divided by total available unit-days (or total units), expressed as a percentage — it can be measured for a single point in time or averaged over a period like a month or year.
What's a 'good' vacancy rate?+
It depends heavily on the market and property type, but many residential markets consider 5-8% a healthy, normal vacancy rate reflecting natural turnover; a rate well below that can indicate rents are underpriced, while a much higher rate suggests a demand, pricing, or management problem.
How does vacancy rate relate to occupancy rate?+
They're complements that add up to 100% — a 7% vacancy rate is the same as a 93% occupancy rate, so the two are just two ways of describing the same underlying data, and a calculator often shows both automatically once one is known.
Should vacancy rate be measured in units or in unit-days?+
Unit-day based measurement (accounting for how many days each unit sat vacant) is more precise than a simple 'units vacant today' snapshot, especially for portfolios where units turn over at different times throughout a period, since a snapshot can misrepresent the true average vacancy over a month or year.
Does a high vacancy rate always mean a property is losing money?+
Not necessarily by itself — a property can have some vacancy and still be profitable if rents are strong enough, but sustained high vacancy directly reduces effective gross income and, if it persists, threatens the ability to cover operating expenses and debt service.