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Real estate agents and brokers in Rutland County, VT

The real estate agents and brokers in Rutland County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #833 of 2,176 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
54
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$429.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,964 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
146
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.3
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,653
−1.4% since 2020

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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

At $16,964 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Rutland County spend about $429.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 46% 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.

There are 54 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in Rutland County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.3, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in Rutland County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,688 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Rutland County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Rutland County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers, ranking #833 of 2,176 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.

How Rutland 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.

Real estate agents and brokers in Rutland County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureRutland CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.320.030.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)146166100
Households per official establishment1,6881,125788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.5%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,964$18,181$16,661
Median household income$68,616$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score5469

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 15
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
541 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The 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 Rutland 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 Rutland County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,653−1.4% since 2020
Households
25,321
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
931 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,636
Median home value
$229,400
Jobs located here
27,134
Daytime population
57,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Rutland County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

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

Other business types in Rutland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in Rutland County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 54 real estate agents and brokers in Rutland County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023.

How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $429.5M a year, or $16,964 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 54 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 46% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

Rutland County has 21.3 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 146, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, Rutland County would have about 79, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,688 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 54 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #833 of 2,176 scored counties.

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