Measure unoccupied units or time against total rentable capacity.
It keeps income, operating costs, financing, invested cash, value, timing, and exit assumptions explicit so you can reproduce the result and compare genuinely consistent scenarios.
Calculation structure
Keep income, costs, and value in the right period
Vacancy rate = (total available units or time − occupied units or time) ÷ total available capacity × 100%.
Visual explanation
See what drives the property result
Potential incomevacancy−operating costsCollected incomeKeep capacity and reporting periods consistentVacancy rate = (total available units or time − occupied units or time) ÷ total available capacity × 100%.
Read the result correctly
Use the result with its boundaries
Eighty-eight occupied unit-months out of 100 available produce 12% vacancy.
Use a consistent capacity basis. Physical vacancy and economic vacancy can differ when concessions or unpaid rent exist.
Quick guide
How to use this calculator
Enter property amounts from one consistent currency and period.
Use the labels to match the calculator's stated income, cost, area, or capacity convention.
Read the assumptions beside the result before using it in an investment comparison.
Calculation method
Calculation method
Vacancy rate = (total available units or time − occupied units or time) ÷ total available capacity × 100%.
Entered fixed decimals use exact rational arithmetic. Money rounds only for display; a supported nonzero amount is never replaced by a misleading zero.
Worked example
Worked example
Eighty-eight occupied unit-months out of 100 available produce 12% vacancy.
Vacancy rate = (total available units or time − occupied units or time) ÷ total available capacity × 100%.
Supported inputs
Precision and limits
Visible input limits
Amounts accept up to 30 digits and 12 decimal places and are capped at 1e12 per input. Rates are capped at 1000%; signed value-change rates cannot be below −100%.
International scope
No currency, tax regime, tenancy law, lender threshold, local market database, appraisal standard, or jurisdiction-specific fee is assumed.
Decision boundary
The result is an arithmetic scenario based on visitor-entered figures, not an appraisal, forecast, lending decision, legal determination, or investment recommendation.
Calculator-specific assumptions
Use a consistent capacity basis. Physical vacancy and economic vacancy can differ when concessions or unpaid rent exist.
