U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 five-year estimates
Vermont counties: highest renter cost burden | ACS 2024
Rank 14 Vermont counties by available renter cost burden (30%+) estimates, highest to lowest; ACS 2024 five-year data.
Ranked observations
0 counties excluded for unavailable renter cost burden (30%+); ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.
| Rank | County | GEOID | Renter cost burden (30%+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bennington County | 50003 | 60.3% |
| 2 | Chittenden County | 50007 | 48.6% |
| 3 | Rutland County | 50021 | 47.4% |
| 4 | Orange County | 50017 | 45.6% |
| 5 | Franklin County | 50011 | 43.6% |
| 6 | Caledonia County | 50005 | 42.5% |
| 7 | Lamoille County | 50015 | 42.5% |
| 8 | Addison County | 50001 | 42.0% |
| 9 | Grand Isle County | 50013 | 41.5% |
| 10 | Windham County | 50025 | 41.2% |
| 11 | Essex County | 50009 | 39.1% |
| 12 | Washington County | 50023 | 39.0% |
| 13 | Orleans County | 50019 | 38.7% |
| 14 | Windsor County | 50027 | 38.0% |
Method and provenance
ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Vermont bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. Vermont county map and full table.