Chittenden County, VT real estate

What the numbers say

Chittenden County, VT real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Chittenden County listed for $577,925, down 2.9% from a year earlier. That is 16% above the Vermont median of $499,450.

Homes spent a median of 60 days on the market, slower than 57 days a year ago. That makes Chittenden County the #1 fastest-selling of 5 Vermont counties we track.

Homeowners in Chittenden County pay a median of $6,617 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $439,200, an effective rate of about 1.51%. The Vermont average is 1.59%, which makes Chittenden County the #3 lowest-tax of 14 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,646 a month, and $1,727 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $578,000 home here comes to about $4,117 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $176,000 a year (the median household here earns $96,759).