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Real estate agents and brokers in Vermont

Markets across Vermont ranked by the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
548
20 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
243
+11.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
20.0
35% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
166
66% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#6 of 51
Market score 69 · Upper middle

A site report maps the real estate agents and brokers on map listings around any address in Vermont by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 548 real estate agents and brokers in Vermont. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 20.0 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

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 office is 66% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Vermont was 243 in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,125 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 20.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $717K have gone to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Vermont.

Among the 50 states and DC, Vermont ranks #6 for real estate agents and brokers, with a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont, the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, scores 62. Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Vermont, the Barre area scores highest (61).

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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

Metro areas reaching Vermont, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Burlington-South Burlington, VT6222824.1145+0.9%#78 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Vermont, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Barre, VT615019.3173−0.2%#122 of 533
2Brattleboro, VT602814.2227−1.4%#131 of 533
Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT5123325.4133+1.5%#250 of 533
3Rutland, VT505421.3146−1.4%#260 of 533
4Bennington, VT463120.7156−1.8%#315 of 533

Counties

Counties in Vermont, ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Orange County, VT8475.5600+2.4%#9 of 2,176
2Orleans County, VT72129.9314+0.7%#148 of 2,176
3Franklin County, VT653316.5197+2.3%#358 of 2,176
4Addison County, VT642617.4196+1.8%#388 of 2,176
5Caledonia County, VT642216.8186+0.8%#392 of 2,176
6Washington County, VT625019.3173−0.2%#481 of 2,176
7Windham County, VT602814.2227−1.4%#549 of 2,176
8Rutland County, VT545421.3146−1.4%#833 of 2,176
9Windsor County, VT505421.3157−0.7%#1,041 of 2,176
10Chittenden County, VT4918926.4135+0.4%#1,101 of 2,176
11Bennington County, VT483120.7156−1.8%#1,147 of 2,176
12Lamoille County, VT433529.4112+1.4%#1,425 of 2,176
Grand Isle County, VTNot scored619.1190+3.2%
Essex County, VTNot scored13.5824+2.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Vermont?

Vermont has 548 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 243 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019.

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 548 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 66% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers 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 real estate agents and brokers?

Vermont has 20.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 166, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Vermont would have about 912, against 548 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,125 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Vermont has the highest market score for real estate agents and brokers?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont is the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, at 62 (upper middle). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Vermont, the Barre area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 12 scored counties in Vermont, Orange County scores highest, at 84 (high). 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 69 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #6 of the 50 states and DC.

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