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Here are the states with the most vacant houses
The Hill ^ | 08/10/2023 | Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech |

Posted on 08/10/2023 8:31:48 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Maine has the most vacant housing out of all 50 states, according to new research from real estate website LAHomes.

The Pine Tree State had an average home vacancy rate of 23.9 between 2011 and 2021, the research shows.

The state’s home vacancy rate peaked at 23.3 percent in 2013 and fell to its lowest—22.5 percent—in 2020.

Alaska and Vermont have the second and third-highest vacant home rates, respectively.

The Last Frontier state has an average home vacancy rate of 21.4 percent during that same time, LAHomes also found.

Home vacancy rates reached their highest in Alaska in 2012 and 2013 at 23.3 percent in both years and fell to their lowest in 2021 to 17.9 percent.

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To: ChicagoConservative27

Can’t we start putting the Illegal Aliens in those vacant homes?


61 posted on 08/10/2023 11:45:46 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: dfwgator
Aren't those basically vacation homes?

Yes. Apparently the authors of the original article just wanted clicks on their website so they didn't bother to think about the census' definition of vacancy:

"Vacant Housing Units. A housing unit is vacant if no one is living in it at the time of the interview, unless its occupants are only temporarily absent. In addition, a vacant unit may be one which is entirely occupied by persons who have a usual residence elsewhere. New units not yet occupied are classified as vacant housing units if construction has reached a point where all exterior windows and doors are installed and final usable floors are in place. Vacant units are excluded if they are exposed to the elements, that is, if the roof, walls, windows, or doors no longer protect the interior from the elements, or if there is positive evidence (such as a sign on the house or block) that the unit is to be demolished or is condemned. Also excluded are quarters being used entirely for nonresidential purposes, such as a store or an office, or quarters used for the storage of business supplies or inventory, machinery, or agricultural products. Vacant sleeping rooms in lodging houses, transient accommodations, barracks, and other quarters not defined as housing units are not included in the statistics in this report. (See section on "Housing Unit.")"

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The house pictured in the article is not "vacant" under the census definition, but a six million dollar lakefront mansion is.

Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire have many vacation homes which are "vacant" as far as the census is concerned.

Wouldn't it be nice if people writing articles in the media used even a part of their brains?

62 posted on 08/10/2023 12:46:16 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: Codeflier

See my post 62. The pictured house is not “vacant” but a beautiful ocean front mansion used for vacations is.


63 posted on 08/10/2023 12:47:48 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: sten
The article was written by somebody who didn't bother to look up what the census means by "vacant".

Maine does have a lot of vacation homes which is why 24% of its homes are vacant according to the census department definition.

They aren't cheap unless they are very far north because Maine is a beautiful state.

For a nice vacation home in Maine you can plan on paying about $750,000 for a small waterfront house, about twice that if it is on the ocean.

But compared to somewhere like Malibu Beach I guess that is "super cheap".

64 posted on 08/10/2023 12:52:41 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The vacant homes are good for voter registration.


65 posted on 08/10/2023 1:10:18 PM PDT by Neverlift
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To: woodbutcher1963

I had a 6 month taste of living and working in New England. Was so happy to move out of there!


66 posted on 08/10/2023 4:23:51 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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