Housing mix
Clearwater, FL housing supply, ownership, and rent
What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Clearwater, FL.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Start with the dated local finding: Clearwater, FL's current ACS housing baseline includes 61,123 total housing units, 49,998 occupied units, and 11,125 vacant units. In practical terms, those counts can nevertheless help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 11,125 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. For the decision at hand, reading 61,123 total units with 49,998 occupied and 11,125 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.
Vacant units in Clearwater, FL increased from 11,098 in the prior ACS period to 11,125 in the current release, a reported movement of 0.2%. In the current housing stock, 11,125 units equal 18.2% of the 61,123 total.