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Real estate businesses in Vermont

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

Listings
699
36 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
524
+5.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$5B
On rent and homeowner costs
Listings per 10k households
25.6
34% below the U.S.
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
164
64% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#6 of 51
Market score 66 · Upper middle

A site report maps the real estate businesses 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 699 real estate businesses in Vermont. Of those, 36 are chain locations, or 5%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 25.6 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

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 64% 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 businesses take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 524 businesses with payroll in Vermont classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 522 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 15.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Vermont.

Among the 50 states and DC, Vermont ranks #6 for real estate businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont, the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, scores 60. Of the 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Vermont, the Barre area scores highest (58).

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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 businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Burlington-South Burlington, VT6030432.1137+0.9%#93 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Vermont, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Barre, VT586625.5165−0.2%#154 of 536
2Brattleboro, VT553618.2222−1.4%#191 of 536
Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT4927630.1141+1.5%#284 of 536
3Bennington, VT463825.4160−1.8%#305 of 536
4Rutland, VT466626.1150−1.4%#309 of 536

Counties

Counties in Vermont, ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Orange County, VT8397.1588+2.4%#10 of 2,229
2Orleans County, VT711512.4316+0.7%#180 of 2,229
3Addison County, VT653020.0214+1.8%#380 of 2,229
4Franklin County, VT654120.5200+2.3%#381 of 2,229
5Caledonia County, VT632519.1206+0.8%#453 of 2,229
6Washington County, VT596625.5165−0.2%#626 of 2,229
7Windham County, VT523618.2222−1.4%#965 of 2,229
8Rutland County, VT496626.1150−1.4%#1,131 of 2,229
9Windsor County, VT476626.1161−0.7%#1,214 of 2,229
10Bennington County, VT473825.4160−1.8%#1,215 of 2,229
11Chittenden County, VT4225736.0125+0.4%#1,516 of 2,229
12Lamoille County, VT404336.1115+1.4%#1,615 of 2,229
Grand Isle County, VTNot scored619.1239+3.2%
Essex County, VTNot scored13.51,038+2.2%

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Vermont?

There are 699 real estate businesses on map listings in Vermont as of September 2026. 36 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 524 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,879 one-person businesses without payroll.

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 699 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 64% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses 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 businesses?

Vermont has 25.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 164, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Vermont would have about 1,148, against 699 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 522 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

Which market in Vermont has the highest market score for real estate businesses?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Vermont is the Burlington-South Burlington metro area, at 60 (upper middle). Among 5 scored small-town markets in or partly in Vermont, the Barre area scores highest, at 58 (upper middle). Among 12 scored counties in Vermont, Orange County scores highest, at 83 (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 66 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #6 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Vermont. It maps the real estate businesses 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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