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Property management companies in Chittenden County, VT
How Chittenden County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #658 of 910 scored counties
#3 of 7 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 34
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +1.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.4B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $19,412 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 73
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Chittenden County comes to about $1.4B a year: $19,412 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 27% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.
There are 34 property management companies on map listings in Chittenden County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Chittenden County in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $977K have gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Chittenden County.
Population estimates show Chittenden County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Chittenden County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #658 of 910 scored counties and #3 of 7 scored counties in Vermont.
How Chittenden County compares
The same measures for Vermont and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 73 | 96 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,299 | 1,454 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.9% | +4.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $19,412 | $18,181 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 55+1.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 264
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 340 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $977K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in Chittenden County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Chittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,115+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 71,456
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 537 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,699
- Median home value
- $439,200
- Jobs located here
- 103,357
- Daytime population
- 189,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for property management companies, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Chittenden County marked.
Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, VT | 50 | 11 | 4.3 | 77 | −0.2% | #450 of 910 |
| 2Rutland County, VT | 41 | 9 | 3.6 | 86 | −1.4% | #604 of 910 |
| 3Chittenden County, VT | 38 | 34 | 4.8 | 73 | +0.4% | #658 of 910 |
| 4Windham County, VT | 36 | 6 | 3.0 | 104 | −1.4% | #674 of 910 |
| 5Windsor County, VT | 35 | 10 | 4.0 | 83 | −0.7% | #701 of 910 |
| 6Bennington County, VT | 34 | 6 | 4.0 | 79 | −1.8% | #719 of 910 |
| 7Lamoille County, VT | 28 | 7 | 5.9 | 55 | +1.4% | #811 of 910 |
Other business types in Chittenden County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate42
- Real estate agents and brokers49
- Property management38
- Mortgage brokers and lenders54
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in Chittenden County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 property management companies in Chittenden County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 1.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.4B a year, or $19,412 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 34 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 27% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
Chittenden County has 4.8 property management companies per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 73, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 25, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, before inflation.
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. Chittenden County scores 38 for property management companies (lower middle), #658 of 910 scored counties.
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