Walkable neighborhoods have higher vacancy rates than their surrounding cities. Read more here: http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/2011/06/walkable-neighborhoods-housing-vacancy-rates-census-2010

1. Vacancy Rates of 20 Walkable Neighborhoods vs.
Vacancy Rates of their Surrounding Cities
Neighborhood Total Occupied Vacant Vacant %
City/County Units Count % Count % Difference
Tribeca, New York 10,125 9,128 90.2% 997 9.8%
New York city 3,371,062 3,109,784 92.2% 261,278 7.8% 2.1%
Chinatown, SF 6,258 5,677 90.7% 581 9.3%
San Francisco city 376,942 345,811 91.7% 31,131 8.3% 1.0%
Old Westport, Kansas City 1,107 939 84.8% 168 15.2%
Kansas City city 221,860 192,406 86.7% 29,454 13.3% 1.9%
Pearl District, Portland 2,313 2,139 92.5% 174 7.5%
Portland city 265,439 248,546 93.6% 16,893 6.4% 1.2%
Dupont Circle, DC 13,502 12,356 91.5% 1,146 8.5%
Washington city 296,719 266,707 89.9% 30,012 10.1% -1.6%
Pioneer Square, Seattle 531 471 88.7% 60 11.3%
Seattle city 308,516 283,510 91.9% 25,006 8.1% 3.2%
City Center East, Philadelphia 17,588 15,824 90.0% 1,764 10.0%
Philadelphia city 670,171 599,736 89.5% 70,435 10.5% -0.5%
Loop, Chicago 22,754 17,315 76.1% 5,439 23.9%
Chicago city 1,194,337 1,045,560 87.5% 148,777 12.5% 11.4%
Back Bay-Beacon Hill, Boston 20,070 17,690 88.1% 2,380 11.9%
Boston city 272,481 252,699 92.7% 19,782 7.3% 4.6%
Lodo, Denver 7,458 5,981 80.2% 1,477 19.8%
Denver city 285,797 263,107 92.1% 22,690 7.9% 11.9%
Lower East Side, Milwaukee 10,035 8,828 88.0% 1,207 12.0%
Milwaukee city 255,569 230,221 90.1% 25,348 9.9% 2.1%
Core, San Diego 9,249 6,975 75.4% 2,274 24.6%
San Diego city 516,033 483,092 93.6% 32,941 6.4% 18.2%
West End Historic District, Dallas 377 328 87.0% 49 13.0%
Dallas city 516,639 458,057 88.7% 58,582 11.3% 1.7%
Federal Hill, Baltimore 3,928 3,378 86.0% 550 14.0%
Baltimore city 296,685 249,903 84.2% 46,782 15.8% -1.8%

2. Neighborhood Total Occupied Vacant Vacant %
City/County Units Count % Count % Difference
Richmond Grove, Sacramento 1,346 1,172 87.1% 174 12.9%
Sacramento city 190,911 174,624 91.5% 16,287 8.5% 4.4%
Five Points, Atlanta 2,029 1,415 69.7% 614 30.3%
Atlanta city 224,573 185,142 82.4% 39,431 17.6% 12.7%
Downtown, Cleveland 5,534 4,194 75.8% 1,340 24.2%
Cleveland city 207,536 167,490 80.7% 40,046 19.3% 4.9%
Downtown, San Antonio 1,757 1,518 86.4% 239 13.6%
San Antonio city 524,246 479,642 91.5% 44,604 8.5% 5.1%
Central Business District, Louisville 2,726 2,243 82.3% 483 17.7%
Jefferson County 337,616 309,175 91.6% 28,441 8.4% 9.3%
Cherry, Charlotte 1,350 1,099 81.4% 251 18.6%
Charlotte city 319,918 289,860 90.6% 30,058 9.4% 9.2%