Almost 7% of the total housing stock in Kerry is vacant.
That's according to the GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report for the second quarter of 2026.
The data prepared by EY shows Kerry now has the seventh highest percentage of vacant homes in the country.
The 6.9% of Kerry homes lying vacant is almost double the national average, and a further 5.9% of the total housing stock is made up of holiday homes.
This leaves the total percentage of occupied residences in the county at 87.2%, the fourth lowest rate in Ireland.
Kerry also has the sixth most derelict address points with 5.7% of the total national total.
However according to the report there was 668 new homes in the county added to their register, a 14.8% increase on the year before.
There was a further 771 buildings under construction as of May, along with 642 housing commencements issued.
Kerry also saw 962 residential property transactions during the second quarter of this year, 9.3% of which were new homes.
The average price of a home in the county now stands at €320,374, a 6.2% increase on the same period last year.
Properties in the V93 Eircode in Killarney were the most expensive in Kerry with an average of €368,966.
The V23 Eircode area for Cahersiveen had the cheapest average in the county at €264,957.
