Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Rents in Vermont
Median gross rent by county, which includes rent plus the utilities the tenant pays. Comparing it against the monthly cost to own is the honest version of the rent-versus-buy question.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Vermont ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chittenden County | $1,590 | $3,360 | $404,500 |
| 2 | Grand Isle County | $1,436 | $2,961 | $363,500 |
| 3 | Addison County | $1,201 | $2,829 | $333,700 |
| 4 | Franklin County | $1,164 | $2,401 | $285,500 |
| 5 | Orange County | $1,145 | $2,191 | $251,000 |
| 6 | Lamoille County | $1,123 | $2,443 | $285,200 |
| 7 | Washington County | $1,094 | $2,559 | $293,900 |
| 8 | Windsor County | $1,089 | $2,371 | $267,400 |
| 9 | Bennington County | $1,063 | $2,232 | $257,400 |
| 10 | Windham County | $1,056 | $2,330 | $265,100 |
| 11 | Rutland County | $965 | $1,952 | $218,400 |
| 12 | Essex County | $915 | $1,521 | $167,500 |
| 13 | Caledonia County | $904 | $1,927 | $215,900 |
| 14 | Orleans County | $897 | $1,879 | $213,300 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Vermont