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Counties in Vermont by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Bennington County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 14 counties in 2024, at 63.6%. Washington County had the lowest, at 40.9%. The median was 47% and the figure for Vermont was 48.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.6Bennington County
Lowest40.9Washington County
Median4714 counties
Vermont48.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Addison County: 45.9 %Bennington County: 63.6 %Caledonia County: 47.6 %Chittenden County: 50.4 %Essex County: 49.6 %Franklin County: 48.9 %Grand Isle County: 43.7 %Lamoille County: 45.3 %Orange County: 53.2 %Orleans County: 43.5 %Rutland County: 50.2 %Washington County: 40.9 %Windham County: 46.4 %Windsor County: 41.5 %
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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

Bennington County: 63.6 %Bennington County63.6Orange County: 53.2 %Orange County53.2Chittenden County: 50.4 %Chittenden County50.4Rutland County: 50.2 %Rutland County50.2Essex County: 49.6 %Essex County49.6Franklin County: 48.9 %Franklin County48.9Caledonia County: 47.6 %Caledonia County47.6Windham County: 46.4 %Windham County46.4Addison County: 45.9 %Addison County45.9Lamoille County: 45.3 %Lamoille County45.3Grand Isle County: 43.7 %Grand Isle County43.7Orleans County: 43.5 %Orleans County43.5Windsor County: 41.5 %Windsor County41.5Washington County: 40.9 %Washington County40.9Bennington County: 63.6 %Bennington County63.6Orange County: 53.2 %Orange County53.2Chittenden County: 50.4 %Chittenden County50.4Rutland County: 50.2 %Rutland County50.2Essex County: 49.6 %Essex County49.6Franklin County: 48.9 %Franklin County48.9Caledonia County: 47.6 %Caledonia County47.6Windham County: 46.4 %Windham County46.4Addison County: 45.9 %Addison County45.9Lamoille County: 45.3 %Lamoille County45.3Grand Isle County: 43.7 %Grand Isle County43.7Orleans County: 43.5 %Orleans County43.5Windsor County: 41.5 %Windsor County41.5Washington County: 40.9 %Washington County40.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bennington County63.6-0.1 pts
2Orange County53.2+1.4 pts
3Chittenden County50.4-2.7 pts
4Rutland County50.2-1.5 pts
5Essex County49.6+1.9 pts
6Franklin County48.9-2.2 pts
7Caledonia County47.6-0.7 pts
8Windham County46.4-3.2 pts
9Addison County45.9-0 pts
10Lamoille County45.3+1.6 pts
11Grand Isle County43.7-2.9 pts
12Orleans County43.5-5.3 pts
13Windsor County41.5-2.2 pts
14Washington County40.9-4.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Vermont by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Vermont by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/vermont-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Vermont by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/vermont-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Vermont by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/vermont-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Bennington County, with 63.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Washington County, with 40.9% 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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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