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Counties in Vermont by housing units authorized by building permits

Chittenden County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 14 counties in 2023, at 942. Essex County had the lowest, at 18. The median was 121. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest942Chittenden County
Lowest18Essex County
Median12114 counties

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Chittenden CountyChittenden County: 942 count942Franklin CountyFranklin County: 229 count229Lamoille CountyLamoille County: 218 count218Washington CountyWashington County: 156 count156Windham CountyWindham County: 154 count154Orleans CountyOrleans County: 149 count149Windsor CountyWindsor County: 136 count136Rutland CountyRutland County: 105 count105Addison CountyAddison County: 104 count104Caledonia CountyCaledonia County: 91 count91Orange CountyOrange County: 70 count70Bennington CountyBennington County: 59 count59Grand Isle CountyGrand Isle County: 25 count25Essex CountyEssex County: 18 count18
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
1Chittenden County Estimated942
2Franklin County Estimated229
3Lamoille County Estimated218
4Washington County Estimated156
5Windham County Estimated154
6Orleans County Estimated149
7Windsor County Estimated136
8Rutland County Estimated105
9Addison County Estimated104
10Caledonia County Estimated91
11Orange County Estimated70
12Bennington County Estimated59
13Grand Isle County Estimated25
14Essex County Estimated18

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About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Final annual county estimates include imputation for missing reports. Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Covers permit-issuing areas; areas where permits are not required are outside the survey. Not seasonally adjusted or expressed as an annualized monthly rate. The total is the sum of units in the four published structure categories; inputs are retained.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Which county has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Chittenden County, with 942 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Essex County, with 18 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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