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

Bennington County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 14 counties in 2023, at 63.8%. Lamoille County had the lowest, at 43.6%. The median was 48.6% and the figure for Vermont was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.8Bennington County
Lowest43.6Lamoille County
Median48.614 counties
Vermont50.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Addison County: 45.9 %Bennington County: 63.8 %Caledonia County: 48.3 %Chittenden County: 53.1 %Essex County: 47.7 %Franklin County: 51.2 %Grand Isle County: 46.6 %Lamoille County: 43.6 %Orange County: 51.8 %Orleans County: 48.8 %Rutland County: 51.7 %Washington County: 45.3 %Windham County: 49.6 %Windsor County: 43.7 %
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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

Bennington County: 63.8 %Bennington County63.8Chittenden County: 53.1 %Chittenden County53.1Orange County: 51.8 %Orange County51.8Rutland County: 51.7 %Rutland County51.7Franklin County: 51.2 %Franklin County51.2Windham County: 49.6 %Windham County49.6Orleans County: 48.8 %Orleans County48.8Caledonia County: 48.3 %Caledonia County48.3Essex County: 47.7 %Essex County47.7Grand Isle County: 46.6 %Grand Isle County46.6Addison County: 45.9 %Addison County45.9Washington County: 45.3 %Washington County45.3Windsor County: 43.7 %Windsor County43.7Lamoille County: 43.6 %Lamoille County43.6Bennington County: 63.8 %Bennington County63.8Chittenden County: 53.1 %Chittenden County53.1Orange County: 51.8 %Orange County51.8Rutland County: 51.7 %Rutland County51.7Franklin County: 51.2 %Franklin County51.2Windham County: 49.6 %Windham County49.6Orleans County: 48.8 %Orleans County48.8Caledonia County: 48.3 %Caledonia County48.3Essex County: 47.7 %Essex County47.7Grand Isle County: 46.6 %Grand Isle County46.6Addison County: 45.9 %Addison County45.9Washington County: 45.3 %Washington County45.3Windsor County: 43.7 %Windsor County43.7Lamoille County: 43.6 %Lamoille County43.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bennington County63.8+3.9 pts
2Chittenden County53.1-0.9 pts
3Orange County51.8+0.2 pts
4Rutland County51.7+3.5 pts
5Franklin County51.2-2.8 pts
6Windham County49.6+1.1 pts
7Orleans County48.8+3.8 pts
8Caledonia County48.3-1.3 pts
9Essex County47.7+2.4 pts
10Grand Isle County46.6-8.7 pts
11Addison County45.9-1.1 pts
12Washington County45.3-0.9 pts
13Windsor County43.7-2.5 pts
14Lamoille County43.6+3.9 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/vermont-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/vermont-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/vermont-counties?period=2023 (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 63.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lamoille County, with 43.6% 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 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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