Senior housing occupancy neared 90 percent in the second quarter of 2026, according to an analysis by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) of newly released data from NIC MAP. NIC experts say the near-total capacity in U.S. senior housing is a reflection of demand outpacing construction.
Occupancy hit or exceeded 90 percent in 15 of 31 primary markets tracked by NIC MAP, with nationwide senior housing occupancy averaging 89.9 percent in the second quarter. This is a 0.4 percentage point increase from 89.5 percent in the first quarter of the year, according to NIC, marking the 20th consecutive quarter of increasing occupancy rates.
Boston (93.3 percent), San Francisco (92.7 percent), and Baltimore (91.8 percent) had the highest occupancy rates of the 31 primary markets tracked in the second quarter while Miami (86.2 percent), Atlanta (86.5 percent), and San Antonio (87.0 percent) had the lowest. Although the lowest-ranked mar
