Franklin County, VT real estate

What the numbers say

Franklin County, VT real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Franklin County listed for $431,000, up 7.1% from a year earlier. That is 14% below the Vermont median of $499,450.

Homes spent a median of 73 days on the market, slower than 55 days a year ago. That makes Franklin County the #3 fastest-selling of 5 Vermont counties we track.

Homeowners in Franklin County pay a median of $4,332 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $306,700, an effective rate of about 1.41%. The Vermont average is 1.59%, which makes Franklin County the #2 lowest-tax of 14 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,180 a month, and $1,239 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 30 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 $431,000 home here comes to about $3,037 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $130,000 a year (the median household here earns $81,313).