Washington County, VT real estate

What the numbers say

Washington County, VT real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Washington County listed for $443,200, down 7.1% from a year earlier. That is 11% below the Vermont median of $499,450.

Homes spent a median of 60 days on the market, faster than 67 days a year ago. That makes Washington County the #2 fastest-selling of 5 Vermont counties we track.

Homeowners in Washington County pay a median of $5,498 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $315,000, an effective rate of about 1.75%. The Vermont average is 1.59%, which makes Washington County the #9 lowest-tax of 14 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,163 a month, and $1,359 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 32 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 $443,000 home here comes to about $3,246 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $139,000 a year (the median household here earns $83,449).