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

Essex County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 14 counties in 2023, at 44.5%. Chittenden County had the lowest, at 4.8%. The median was 22.5% and the figure for Vermont was 20.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.5Essex County
Lowest4.8Chittenden County
Median22.514 counties
Vermont20.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Addison County: 16.5 %Bennington County: 29.9 %Caledonia County: 19.9 %Chittenden County: 4.8 %Essex County: 44.5 %Franklin County: 14.2 %Grand Isle County: 41.9 %Lamoille County: 19.2 %Orange County: 14.9 %Orleans County: 29.1 %Rutland County: 25.1 %Washington County: 17.5 %Windham County: 34.7 %Windsor County: 28.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Essex County: 44.5 %Essex County44.5Grand Isle County: 41.9 %Grand Isle County41.9Windham County: 34.7 %Windham County34.7Bennington County: 29.9 %Bennington County29.9Orleans County: 29.1 %Orleans County29.1Windsor County: 28.5 %Windsor County28.5Rutland County: 25.1 %Rutland County25.1Caledonia County: 19.9 %Caledonia County19.9Lamoille County: 19.2 %Lamoille County19.2Washington County: 17.5 %Washington County17.5Addison County: 16.5 %Addison County16.5Orange County: 14.9 %Orange County14.9Franklin County: 14.2 %Franklin County14.2Chittenden County: 4.8 %Chittenden County4.8Essex County: 44.5 %Essex County44.5Grand Isle County: 41.9 %Grand Isle County41.9Windham County: 34.7 %Windham County34.7Bennington County: 29.9 %Bennington County29.9Orleans County: 29.1 %Orleans County29.1Windsor County: 28.5 %Windsor County28.5Rutland County: 25.1 %Rutland County25.1Caledonia County: 19.9 %Caledonia County19.9Lamoille County: 19.2 %Lamoille County19.2Washington County: 17.5 %Washington County17.5Addison County: 16.5 %Addison County16.5Orange County: 14.9 %Orange County14.9Franklin County: 14.2 %Franklin County14.2Chittenden County: 4.8 %Chittenden County4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Essex County44.5-1.2 pts
2Grand Isle County41.9-0.6 pts
3Windham County34.7-0.7 pts
4Bennington County29.9-0.3 pts
5Orleans County29.1-1 pts
6Windsor County28.5-0.8 pts
7Rutland County25.1-0.2 pts
8Caledonia County19.9-0.1 pts
9Lamoille County19.2-0.7 pts
10Washington County17.5-0.6 pts
11Addison County16.5-1 pts
12Orange County14.9-0.5 pts
13Franklin County14.2-1.1 pts
14Chittenden County4.8-0.5 pts

Other periods

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/vermont-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/vermont-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/vermont-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Essex County, with 44.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Chittenden County, with 4.8% 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, 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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