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Median Home Price in Montpelier, VT

The median home value in Montpelier, VT is $433,563 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.15% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$433,563

Year-over-Year

+1.15%

Population

7,965

Montpelier ranks #8 of 15 Vermont cities tracked here by median home value, and sits in line with the state's city median of $433,563. It sits in Washington County, where the county-wide median is $403,250.

Housing affordability in Montpelier

Median household income in Montpelier is $81,030, so the typical home value is about 5.4× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Montpelier

Montpelier police recorded a violent crime rate of 326 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,971 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Montpelier

What is the average home price in Montpelier, VT?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Montpelier, that value is $433,563. That's up 1.15% from a year earlier. It is in line with the typical Vermont city tracked here.

Is Montpelier expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Montpelier are more expensive than Washington County as a whole, where the median is $403,250 — a difference of about 7.5%.

Is Montpelier affordable?

Median household income here is $81,030, so the typical home value is about 5.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Montpelier a safe place to live?

Montpelier police reported 326 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 7,965. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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