Richard Cieplechowicz · Tampa Bay data studies
Tampa Bay vacant homes by county: video summary and transcript
A 25-second video walkthrough of the Tampa Bay vacant homes by county, 2020-2024 study, with the full narration transcript and the key takeaways.
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Transcript
“I used Instinct AI to break down what Tampa Bay's vacant homes actually are, county by county. In Pinellas, about one in six homes is vacant, and over half of those are seasonal places, not rentals. Hillsborough is the opposite: the lowest vacancy of the four counties, and a third of it is homes for rent. The full county tables are free on my site.”
Takeaways
The study covers 132 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas assigned to Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando counties. For each area it reports how many housing units are vacant and what those vacant units are: seasonal or recreational places, homes for rent, homes for sale, and other categories.
Pinellas has the highest overall vacancy of the four counties at 17.6% of housing units, and 52.2% of its vacant units are seasonal or recreational places rather than rentals. Hillsborough has the lowest vacancy at 7.5%, and 33.0% of its vacant units are homes for rent. Pasco (13.6% vacant, 53.7% of vacant seasonal) and Hernando (10.6% vacant, 45.5% of vacant seasonal) sit between them.
Every figure is a 2020-2024 American Community Survey five-year estimate, not a current listing count. The full tables are free: download the CSV, read the methods and limits, or cite the archived copy at DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23114340. More studies sit on the Tampa Bay data studies page.