5 US Cities with the Highest Rental Vacancy Rates

2. Birmingham-Hoover  

Rental Vacancy Rate: 13.2%

Birmingham-Hoover, also known as Greater Birmingham, is a metropolitan statistical area in the US state of Alabama. While the largest city in Greater Birmingham is Birmingham, the principal city for this metropolitan area is Hoover. With a rental vacancy rate of 13.2%, Birmingham-Hoover ranks second on our list of US cities with the highest rental vacancy rate.