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Occupancy Rate Calculator

Calculate rental occupancy rate by unit, then roll the results into a portfolio occupancy view for landlords and rental property owners.

Unit Inputs

Enter each rental unit

Unit 1
Occupancy82.00%
Vacant days54
Unit 2
Occupancy90.00%
Vacant days18
Unit 3
Occupancy93.15%
Vacant days25

Portfolio Results

Portfolio occupancy88.52%
Units included3
Total occupied days748 / 845
Total vacant days97

This unit-day method is best for comparing portfolio occupancy across a month, quarter, or year because each unit contributes its own available and occupied rental days.

What is occupancy rate?

Occupancy rate measures how much of your available rental capacity is occupied during a selected period.

Formula

Portfolio Occupancy Rate = Sum of Occupied Unit-Days / Sum of Available Unit-Days * 100

Occupancy rate example

If 10 units are occupied out of 12 available units, the simple unit occupancy rate is 83.3%. For date-range reporting, unit-days give a cleaner result when vacancies only cover part of the month.

How It Works

  • Enter each rentable unit as its own row with available rental days and occupied rental days.
  • The calculator shows occupancy for each unit and then sums the same inputs to calculate portfolio occupancy.
  • A unit-day occupancy method is better for comparing performance across a month, quarter, or year because partial vacancies are included.

Why It Is Important

  • Occupancy drives rental income, cash flow, and reporting performance.
  • Landlords use occupancy to spot leasing gaps before they become revenue problems.
  • PropioLedger uses rental dates to support occupancy reporting across properties and selected periods.

Important Limits

This calculator is for planning and education. It does not replace accounting, tax, lending, legal, appraisal, or investment advice. Actual performance depends on rent collection, lease terms, repairs, vacancy, financing, taxes, insurance, local market conditions, and the quality of your source records.

Calculator FAQ

Common questions

What is occupancy rate?

Occupancy rate is the percentage of available rental units or unit-days that are occupied during a selected period.

Why use occupied unit-days?

Occupied unit-days account for partial vacancies, which makes the metric more useful for monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting.

How can landlords improve occupancy rate?

Landlords can improve occupancy by reducing vacancy gaps, pricing rentals appropriately, keeping properties ready to rent, and tracking upcoming end dates.

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