Fayetteville’s rental vacancy rate was approximately 7.3% in July 2026, based on Apartment List vacancy data. For comparison, the national rental vacancy rate was also 7.3% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That puts Fayetteville’s reported vacancy rate roughly in line with the national market at that point in time. The two figures are useful for general comparison, but they are not measured exactly the same way. Apartment List’s vacancy index primarily tracks professionally managed multifamily properties and excludes single-family rentals and smaller multifamily properties with fewer than 10 units. The U.S. Census Bureau uses a broader national housing survey. Because the sources use different methodologies and reporting periods, the figures should not be treated as a perfect apples-to-apples comparison. Vacancy rates can vary significantly within Fayetteville depending on property type, price range, location, condition, and amenities. A single-family rental near Fort Bragg may experience very different leasing activity from a large apartment community elsewhere in the city. Fort Bragg also creates substantial housing turnover as service members and their families move into and out of the area. However, available vacancy data does not identify which renters are military households or measure how much of a change in vacancy is directly related to PCS activity. For that reason, changes in Fayetteville’s vacancy rate should not automatically be attributed to military moves without supporting data. For landlords and real estate investors, vacancy is most useful when considered alongside asking rents, days on market, competing rental inventory, property condition, and leasing activity. One month of higher or lower vacancy does not by itself establish a long-term trend. Sources: Apartment List Vacancy Index, July 2026; Apartment List Vacancy Index Methodology; U.S. Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership, Second Quarter 2026.