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Counties in Vermont by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Essex County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 14 counties in 2024, at 43%. Chittenden County had the lowest, at 4.6%. The median was 22.3% and the figure for Vermont was 19.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43Essex County
Lowest4.6Chittenden County
Median22.314 counties
Vermont19.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Addison County: 15.1 %Bennington County: 28.3 %Caledonia County: 19 %Chittenden County: 4.6 %Essex County: 43 %Franklin County: 13.3 %Grand Isle County: 41 %Lamoille County: 16.7 %Orange County: 15.5 %Orleans County: 27.9 %Rutland County: 25.5 %Washington County: 16.6 %Windham County: 34.5 %Windsor County: 27.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Essex County: 43 %Essex County43Grand Isle County: 41 %Grand Isle County41Windham County: 34.5 %Windham County34.5Bennington County: 28.3 %Bennington County28.3Orleans County: 27.9 %Orleans County27.9Windsor County: 27.4 %Windsor County27.4Rutland County: 25.5 %Rutland County25.5Caledonia County: 19 %Caledonia County19Lamoille County: 16.7 %Lamoille County16.7Washington County: 16.6 %Washington County16.6Orange County: 15.5 %Orange County15.5Addison County: 15.1 %Addison County15.1Franklin County: 13.3 %Franklin County13.3Chittenden County: 4.6 %Chittenden County4.6Essex County: 43 %Essex County43Grand Isle County: 41 %Grand Isle County41Windham County: 34.5 %Windham County34.5Bennington County: 28.3 %Bennington County28.3Orleans County: 27.9 %Orleans County27.9Windsor County: 27.4 %Windsor County27.4Rutland County: 25.5 %Rutland County25.5Caledonia County: 19 %Caledonia County19Lamoille County: 16.7 %Lamoille County16.7Washington County: 16.6 %Washington County16.6Orange County: 15.5 %Orange County15.5Addison County: 15.1 %Addison County15.1Franklin County: 13.3 %Franklin County13.3Chittenden County: 4.6 %Chittenden County4.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Essex County43-1.5 pts
2Grand Isle County41-0.9 pts
3Windham County34.5-0.2 pts
4Bennington County28.3-1.6 pts
5Orleans County27.9-1.2 pts
6Windsor County27.4-1.1 pts
7Rutland County25.5+0.4 pts
8Caledonia County19-0.9 pts
9Lamoille County16.7-2.5 pts
10Washington County16.6-0.8 pts
11Orange County15.5+0.6 pts
12Addison County15.1-1.4 pts
13Franklin County13.3-0.9 pts
14Chittenden County4.6-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Vermont by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Vermont by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/vermont-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Vermont by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/vermont-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Vermont by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/vermont-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Essex County, with 43% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Chittenden County, with 4.6% 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, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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