Market rankings · Vermont
Home inspectors in Vermont
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Vermont, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 111
- 11% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #24 of 50
- Market score 51 · Upper middle
A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in Vermont by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 17 home inspectors on map listings in Vermont as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Vermont comes to about $5B a year: $18,181 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 11% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Vermont was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 19,530 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Among 50 states, Vermont ranks #24 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont, the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, scores 61.
Every market in Vermont for home inspectors
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Vermont, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 61 | 7 | 0.7 | 98 | +0.9% | #64 of 243 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | Not scored | 6 | 0.7 | 107 | +1.5% | |
| Rutland, VT | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | 164 | −1.4% | |
| Barre, VT | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | 90 | −0.2% | |
| Brattleboro, VT | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | 132 | −1.4% | |
| Bennington, VT | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenden County, VT | Not scored | 4 | 0.6 | 132 | +0.4% | |
| Rutland County, VT | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | 164 | −1.4% | |
| Washington County, VT | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | 90 | −0.2% | |
| Windsor County, VT | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | 176 | −0.7% | |
| Franklin County, VT | Not scored | 3 | 1.5 | 45 | +2.3% | |
| Windham County, VT | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | 132 | −1.4% | |
| Addison County, VT | Not scored | 2 | 1.3 | 53 | +1.8% | |
| Bennington County, VT | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Caledonia County, VT | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | 43 | +0.8% | |
| Orange County, VT | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Orleans County, VT | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | 78 | +0.7% | |
| Lamoille County, VT | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.4% | |
| Grand Isle County, VT | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.2% | |
| Essex County, VT | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 home inspectors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Vermont?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 home inspectors in Vermont. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Vermont spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $5B a year, or $18,181 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 17 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 11% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 273,416 households in Vermont and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vermont compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Vermont has 0.6 home inspectors per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 111, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Vermont would have about 19, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,530 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
Which market in Vermont has the highest market score for home inspectors?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont is the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, at 61 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Vermont scores 51 for home inspectors (upper middle), #24 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Vermont. It maps the home inspectors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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