American Ghost Towns of the 21st Century

``There are several counties in America, each with more than 10,000 homes, which have vacancy rates above 55%. The rate is above 60% in several... The future of these areas is grim. Our research showed that many have sharply declining tax bases which have caused budget cuts. Forecasts are calling for the fiscal noose to tighten on them even tighter. These are the American Ghost Towns of the 21st century. Each has a population of more than 10,000 along with vacancy rates of more than 55%, according to the 2010 U.S. Census.''