How to determine an area's vacancy rate?

[Rich Harris]

Hell BP Nation!

                        I am trying to determine where to buy a single unit rental in my area (central New Jersey) and I am trying to figure out what is the best way to find the current vacancy rate for an area? Call local property managers and ask? I appreciate the help!

Thanks,

Rich 

[Krista Place]

You can find vacancy data by MSA at https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/data/rates.html and you can find it by geography at www.factfinder.census.gov.  Search for table B25004, then you can filter by state and geography.  Hope this helps.