Housing Vacancy Rate by Zip Code (ZCTA5) — Michigan

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The Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula exhibit predominantly high vacancy rates exceeding 20-30%, consistent with seasonal and vacation housing stock in rural and resort communities along the Lake Michigan and Lake Huron shorelines. A sharp contrast emerges in the southeastern Lower Peninsula, where the Detroit metropolitan area and surrounding suburban zip codes display vacancy rates generally below 4-8%, reflecting denser, year-round occupied housing markets. Mid-state transitional zones, particularly around the Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Traverse City corridors, show moderate vacancy rates in the 8-12% range with pockets of lower vacancy near urban cores.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ACS

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