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Real estate businesses in Rutland County, VT
The real estate businesses in Rutland County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,131 of 2,229 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 66
- 4 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $429.5M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,964 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 150
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,653
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Rutland County spend about $429.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,964 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 50% 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.
Rutland County has 66 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.1, 32% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Rutland County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 745 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 244 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Rutland County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, Rutland County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,131 of 2,229 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.
| Measure | Rutland County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.1 | 25.6 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 150 | 164 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 745 | 522 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.7% | +5.7% | +15.8% |
| 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 score | 49 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 34+9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 244Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 664 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors 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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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Rutland County marked.
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 | 83 | 9 | 7.1 | 588 | +2.4% | #10 of 2,229 |
| 2Orleans County, VT | 71 | 15 | 12.4 | 316 | +0.7% | #180 of 2,229 |
| 3Addison County, VT | 65 | 30 | 20.0 | 214 | +1.8% | #380 of 2,229 |
| 4Franklin County, VT | 65 | 41 | 20.5 | 200 | +2.3% | #381 of 2,229 |
| 5Caledonia County, VT | 63 | 25 | 19.1 | 206 | +0.8% | #453 of 2,229 |
| 6Washington County, VT | 59 | 66 | 25.5 | 165 | −0.2% | #626 of 2,229 |
| 7Windham County, VT | 52 | 36 | 18.2 | 222 | −1.4% | #965 of 2,229 |
| 8Rutland County, VT | 49 | 66 | 26.1 | 150 | −1.4% | #1,131 of 2,229 |
| 9Windsor County, VT | 47 | 66 | 26.1 | 161 | −0.7% | #1,214 of 2,229 |
| 10Bennington County, VT | 47 | 38 | 25.4 | 160 | −1.8% | #1,215 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Rutland 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
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Rutland County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 real estate businesses in Rutland County. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. Official counts list 244 one-person businesses without payroll.
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 66 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 50% 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. 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 businesses?
Rutland County has 26.1 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 150, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Rutland County would have about 99, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 745 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for 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 49 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,131 of 2,229 scored counties.
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