Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Vermont
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
Where does yours land?
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 | Orleans County | $897 | $1,879 | $213,300 |
| 2 | Caledonia County | $904 | $1,927 | $215,900 |
| 3 | Essex County | $915 | $1,521 | $167,500 |
| 4 | Rutland County | $965 | $1,952 | $218,400 |
| 5 | Windham County | $1,056 | $2,330 | $265,100 |
| 6 | Bennington County | $1,063 | $2,232 | $257,400 |
| 7 | Windsor County | $1,089 | $2,371 | $267,400 |
| 8 | Washington County | $1,094 | $2,559 | $293,900 |
| 9 | Lamoille County | $1,123 | $2,443 | $285,200 |
| 10 | Orange County | $1,145 | $2,191 | $251,000 |
| 11 | Franklin County | $1,164 | $2,401 | $285,500 |
| 12 | Addison County | $1,201 | $2,829 | $333,700 |
| 13 | Grand Isle County | $1,436 | $2,961 | $363,500 |
| 14 | Chittenden County | $1,590 | $3,360 | $404,500 |
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
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Vermont