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Vacancy Rate Calculator

Vacancy rate of a rental property or portfolio from vacant unit-days (or units) and total available.

Enter values

Results update as you type.

Result

Vacancy rate

4.93%

Occupancy rate
95.07%
Step-by-stepShow
  1. Vacancy rate = 18 ÷ 365 × 100 = 4.9315%

About the Vacancy Rate Calculator

Vacancy rate of a rental property or portfolio from vacant unit-days (or units) and total available.

Also known as: occupancy rate, vacancy percentage, physical vacancy.

How to use this calculator

  1. Enter vacant units (or days vacant), total units (or available days).
  2. The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
  3. Open “Step-by-step” to see how the answer was worked out.
  4. Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.

Formula

Vacancy rate = Vacant units (or days vacant) ÷ Total units (or available days) × 100

Worked example

Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:

  • Vacant units (or days vacant) = 18
  • Total units (or available days) = 365

the calculator returns:

  • Vacancy rate: 4.93%
  • Occupancy rate: 95.07%

Working

  1. Vacancy rate = 18 ÷ 365 × 100 = 4.9315%