Multifamily Rental Vacancy Rates

The percentage of apartment buildings in MGE's service area that appear to be vacant because the gas and electric service is inactive or the service has been moved to the owner's name.*

First-Quarter 2013

Rental Vacancy Rates - Numeric Summary
Quarter	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007
4		2.07	2.16	2.94	3.74	3.24	4.21
3		2.44	2.57	3.70	4.55	3.45	4.57
2		3.21	3.54	4.72	4.40	4.33	5.56
1	1.88	2.00	2.85	3.73	3.23	4.15	4.87

Rental Vacancy Rates by ZIP Code
City	ZIP Code	Total Rental Units	Total Vacant Units	Percent Vacant Units
Cross Plains	53528	328	5	1.52
Middleton	53562	3,609	43	1.19
Madison	53703	11,140	167	1.49
Madison	53704	8,244	128	1.55
Madison	53705	5,496	100	1.81
Madison/Fitchburg	53711	5,824	152	2.60
Madison	53713	6,463	198	3.06
Madison	53714	2,012	56	2.78
Madison	53715	2,678	41	1.53
Madison/Monona	53716	1,734	55	3.17
Madison	53717	1,091	8	0.73
Madison	53718	1,479	11	0.74
Madison	53719	1,390	23	1.65
Madison	53726	1,297	9	0.69
TOTAL	-	52,785	996	1.88

Rental Vacancy Rates Archive
Year	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter
2012	2012 Q1	2012 Q2	2012 Q3	2012Q4
2011	2011 Q1	2011 Q2	2011 Q3	2011 Q4
2010	2010 Q1	2010 Q2	2010 Q3	2010 Q4
2009	2009 Q1	2009 Q2	2009 Q3	2009 Q4
2008	2008 Q1	2008 Q2	2008 Q3	2008 Q4
2007	2007 Q1	2007 Q2	2007 Q3	2007 Q4
2006	2006 Q1	2006 Q2	2006 Q3	2006 Q4
2005	2005 Q1	2005 Q2	2005 Q3	2005 Q4
2004	2004 Q1	2004 Q2	2004 Q3	2004 Q4
2003	2003 Q1	2003 Q2	2003 Q3	2003 Q4
2002	2002 Q1	2002 Q2	2002 Q3	2002 Q4
2001	2001 Q1	2001 Q2	2001 Q3	2001 Q4
2000	2000 Q1	2000 Q2	2000 Q3	2000 Q4
1999	1999 Q1	1999 Q2	1999 Q3	1999 Q4
1998	1998 Q1	1998 Q2	1998 Q3	1998 Q4
1997	1997 Q1	1997 Q2	1997 Q3	1997 Q4
1996	1996 Q1	1996 Q2	1996 Q3	1996 Q4
1995	1995 Q1	1995 Q2	1995 Q3	1995 Q4

* MGE assumes an apartment building is vacant if both gas and electric service are inactive or if the service has been moved into the building owner's name. This data should be used for educational or informational purposes only. If you have questions, please contact mge@mge.com.