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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 2024, at 880. Essex County had the lowest, at 14. The median was 131. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest880Chittenden County
Lowest14Essex County
Median13114 counties

All counties, 2024

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Chittenden CountyChittenden County: 880 count880Windsor CountyWindsor County: 344 count344Washington CountyWashington County: 203 count203Franklin CountyFranklin County: 200 count200Windham CountyWindham County: 178 count178Orleans CountyOrleans County: 175 count175Rutland CountyRutland County: 135 count135Lamoille CountyLamoille County: 126 count126Caledonia CountyCaledonia County: 121 count121Addison CountyAddison County: 113 count113Orange CountyOrange County: 89 count89Bennington CountyBennington County: 54 count54Grand Isle CountyGrand Isle County: 22 count22Essex CountyEssex County: 14 count14
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Chittenden County Estimated880-6.6%
2Windsor County Estimated344+152.9%
3Washington County Estimated203+30.1%
4Franklin County Estimated200-12.7%
5Windham County Estimated178+15.6%
6Orleans County Estimated175+17.4%
7Rutland County Estimated135+28.6%
8Lamoille County Estimated126-42.2%
9Caledonia County Estimated121+33%
10Addison County Estimated113+8.7%
11Orange County Estimated89+27.1%
12Bennington County Estimated54-8.5%
13Grand Isle County Estimated22-12%
14Essex County Estimated14-22.2%

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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/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Chittenden County, with 880 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Essex County, with 14 in 2024.

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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