Housing mix
Cambridge, MA housing supply, ownership, and rent
What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Cambridge, MA.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Start with the dated local finding: Cambridge, MA's current ACS housing baseline includes 54,840 total housing units, 49,444 occupied units, and 5,396 vacant units. In practical terms, those counts can 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 5,396 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. For the decision at hand, reading 54,840 total units with 49,444 occupied and 5,396 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.
Vacant units in Cambridge, MA increased from 5,047 in the prior ACS period to 5,396 in the current release, a reported movement of 6.9%. In the current housing stock, 5,396 units equal 9.8% of the 54,840 total.