Vermont cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

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12 Vermont cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

Long thesis

The state's pop-weighted momentum is 62/100, and only 0 of 7 tracked cities are in the 'Declining' tier. That's a healthier distribution than most states. Bull case: the average is good, and the bottom of the distribution isn't ugly.

Short thesis

The bear case is the boring one: the median market is fine but the cycle is real. Watch the cities at the bottom of this state's distribution as the early-warning signal.

12
Cities tracked
$417,813
Median home (state)
8
Rising / Hot
0
Cooling / Declining

St. Johnsbury

pop 5,994
79
Hot$264,465 · +5.9%

Rutland

pop 15,565
75
Rising$279,492 · +8.9%

Middlebury

pop 7,304
69
Rising$451,275 · +1.8%

Barre

pop 8,304
66
Rising$306,660 · +0.7%

South Burlington

pop 21,713
65
Rising$483,761 · +0.0%

Montpelier

pop 7,915
64
Rising$417,813 · +2.1%

Shelburne

pop 6,178
64
Rising$688,393 · +2.6%

St. Albans

pop 7,031
63
Rising$363,439 · +0.1%

Bennington

pop 8,795
59
Stable$250,786 · -0.2%

Winooski

pop 8,370
58
Stable$439,660 · +0.1%

Burlington

pop 44,432
55
Stable$510,361 · -1.6%

Brattleboro

pop 7,352
53
Stable$320,397 · -1.4%

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Tools for Vermont

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
114.6 (US=100)
Above Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Humid continental. Cold snowy winters (heavy snow in the Green Mountains), warm humid summers. Skiing and foliage are major.

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