Even in the borough that rarely sleeps, silence reigns in more homes than one might expect.

Manhattan now claims the highest percentage of vacant residences across New York City, with an estimated 1,400 apartments — or around 1.2% of its housing inventory — lying empty, according to a third-quarter analysis by real estate data provider Attom obtained by The Real Deal.

That figure has barely shifted from last year and closely matches the national vacancy rate of 1.3%. 4

While Brooklyn may appear more vacant in raw numbers — with some 29% of the city’s nearly 5,900 unoccupied units — its overall vacancy ratio aligns with the city average of 0.7%.

The Bronx follows closely behind Manhattan with a rate of 1.1%, highlighting pockets of underuse even amid New York’s broader housing c

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