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Real estate businesses in Windham County, VT
The real estate businesses in Windham County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #965 of 2,229 scored counties
#7 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 36
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $346.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,495 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 222
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.2
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,204
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Windham County spend about $346.1M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,495 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.2 times 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.
Windham County has 36 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 6% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.2, 53% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Windham County in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 440 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Another 263 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Windham County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Windham County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #965 of 2,229 scored counties and #7 of 12 scored counties in Vermont.
How Windham 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 | Windham County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.2 | 25.6 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 222 | 164 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 440 | 522 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.2% | +5.7% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,495 | $18,181 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $72,217 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 45−2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 243
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 263Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 361 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The 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 Windham 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 Windham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,204−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,784
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $72,217+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,781
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 21,744
- Daytime population
- 48,005Residents 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 Windham 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 Windham 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 Windham County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 real estate businesses in Windham County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. Official counts list 263 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Windham County, VT spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $346.1M a year, or $17,495 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 36 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 times 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 19,784 households in Windham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Windham County, VT compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Windham County has 18.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 222, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Windham County would have about 80, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 440 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Windham County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Windham County at 45,204 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,784 households. Median household income in Windham County is $72,217, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Windham County scores 52 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #965 of 2,229 scored counties.
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