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

Grand Isle County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 14 counties in 2021, at 44.3%. Chittenden County had the lowest, at 5.8%. The median was 24% and the figure for Vermont was 21.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.3Grand Isle County
Lowest5.8Chittenden County
Median2414 counties
Vermont21.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Addison County: 16.6 %Bennington County: 30.4 %Caledonia County: 21.8 %Chittenden County: 5.8 %Essex County: 44.2 %Franklin County: 15.6 %Grand Isle County: 44.3 %Lamoille County: 21.5 %Orange County: 17.3 %Orleans County: 31 %Rutland County: 26.3 %Washington County: 17.9 %Windham County: 36.2 %Windsor County: 29.6 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Grand Isle County: 44.3 %Grand Isle County44.3Essex County: 44.2 %Essex County44.2Windham County: 36.2 %Windham County36.2Orleans County: 31 %Orleans County31Bennington County: 30.4 %Bennington County30.4Windsor County: 29.6 %Windsor County29.6Rutland County: 26.3 %Rutland County26.3Caledonia County: 21.8 %Caledonia County21.8Lamoille County: 21.5 %Lamoille County21.5Washington County: 17.9 %Washington County17.9Orange County: 17.3 %Orange County17.3Addison County: 16.6 %Addison County16.6Franklin County: 15.6 %Franklin County15.6Chittenden County: 5.8 %Chittenden County5.8Grand Isle County: 44.3 %Grand Isle County44.3Essex County: 44.2 %Essex County44.2Windham County: 36.2 %Windham County36.2Orleans County: 31 %Orleans County31Bennington County: 30.4 %Bennington County30.4Windsor County: 29.6 %Windsor County29.6Rutland County: 26.3 %Rutland County26.3Caledonia County: 21.8 %Caledonia County21.8Lamoille County: 21.5 %Lamoille County21.5Washington County: 17.9 %Washington County17.9Orange County: 17.3 %Orange County17.3Addison County: 16.6 %Addison County16.6Franklin County: 15.6 %Franklin County15.6Chittenden County: 5.8 %Chittenden County5.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Grand Isle County44.3
2Essex County44.2
3Windham County36.2
4Orleans County31
5Bennington County30.4
6Windsor County29.6
7Rutland County26.3
8Caledonia County21.8
9Lamoille County21.5
10Washington County17.9
11Orange County17.3
12Addison County16.6
13Franklin County15.6
14Chittenden County5.8

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat

MLA 9

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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/vermont-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/vermont-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/vermont-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Grand Isle County, with 44.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Chittenden County, with 5.8% in 2021.

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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