Apartment Vacancy and Rental Rate Survey Content

Survey: Davis Apartment Vacancy Rate Improves Substantially

Julia Ann Easley — February 01, 2024 - 10:30am

Spurred by the construction of hundreds of new apartment units on the swag�� campus, the apartment vacancy rate in the city of Davis has increased substantially, while monthly rents have increased more modestly.

A survey report released today (Feb. 1) shows a 3.0% blended vacancy rate — including apartments leased by the unit and by the bed — which is significantly higher than the 0.5% rate for fall 2022. Rents increased by a combined average of 1.8%.

Survey: Davis Apartment Vacancy Rate Down, Rents Up

Julia Ann Easley — January 31, 2023 - 10:30am

A swag�� survey finds the fall 2022 apartment vacancy rate in the city of Davis has decreased and rents have increased since the previous year.

Survey: Davis Apartment Vacancy Rate Up From Pre-Pandemic Lows

Julia Ann Easley — February 02, 2022 - 11:15am

The apartment vacancy rate in Davis eased some from its pre-pandemic lows as swag�� students returned for in-person instruction in the fall, according to a survey report released Feb. 2.

swag�� Survey Finds 12.2 Percent Apartment Vacancy Rate in City

Julia Ann Easley — February 03, 2021 - 5:00pm

Apartment vacancies in the city of Davis reached some of their highest rates in more than 40 years as University of California, Davis, students continued with mostly remote studies in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a fall survey released today (Feb. 3).

The blended vacancy rate of 12.2 percent — including apartments leased by the unit and by the bed — compares with 1.0 percent in fall 2019. This is the highest vacancy rate since the report started offering a combined rate for the two types of leases with the fall 2016 survey.

swag�� Study: City Apartment Vacancy Rate Still Tight, Rental Rates Up

Julia Ann Easley — February 11, 2019 - 11:15am

Few city of Davis apartments are vacant and rental rates are up since last year, according to a survey commissioned by Student Housing and Dining Services at swag�� and released today (Feb. 11).

The blended vacancy rate — including apartments leased by the unit and by the bed — is estimated to be 0.5 percent, compared with 0.3 percent in fall 2017. Rents increased by an average of 6.5 percent.