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Real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County, VT
The real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #358 of 2,176 scored counties
#3 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 33
- 4 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $354.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,757 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 197
- 97% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.5
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,177
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.5, 46% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
At $17,757 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $354.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 97% 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.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Franklin County in 2023. That is one for every 1,174 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #358 of 2,176 scored counties and #3 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.5 | 20.0 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 197 | 166 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,174 | 1,125 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.5% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,757 | $18,181 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $81,313 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 334 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,177+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,963
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $81,313+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,753
- Median home value
- $306,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,183
- Daytime population
- 43,124Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 84 | 7 | 5.5 | 600 | +2.4% | #9 of 2,176 |
| 2Orleans County, VT | 72 | 12 | 9.9 | 314 | +0.7% | #148 of 2,176 |
| 3Franklin County, VT | 65 | 33 | 16.5 | 197 | +2.3% | #358 of 2,176 |
| 4Addison County, VT | 64 | 26 | 17.4 | 196 | +1.8% | #388 of 2,176 |
| 5Caledonia County, VT | 64 | 22 | 16.8 | 186 | +0.8% | #392 of 2,176 |
| 6Washington County, VT | 62 | 50 | 19.3 | 173 | −0.2% | #481 of 2,176 |
| 7Windham County, VT | 60 | 28 | 14.2 | 227 | −1.4% | #549 of 2,176 |
| 8Rutland County, VT | 54 | 54 | 21.3 | 146 | −1.4% | #833 of 2,176 |
| 9Windsor County, VT | 50 | 54 | 21.3 | 157 | −0.7% | #1,041 of 2,176 |
| 10Chittenden County, VT | 49 | 189 | 26.4 | 135 | +0.4% | #1,101 of 2,176 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 estate65
- Real estate agents and brokers65
- Property management
- Mortgage brokers and lenders
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in Franklin County, VT?
There are 33 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 4 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.
How much do households in Franklin County, VT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $354.5M a year, or $17,757 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 33 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 97% 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 19,963 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, VT compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
Franklin County has 16.5 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 197, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Franklin County would have about 65, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,174 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 51,177 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,963 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $81,313 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Franklin County scores 65 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #358 of 2,176 scored counties.
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