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Median Home Price in South Burlington, VT

The median home value in South Burlington, VT is $489,524 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.81% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$489,524

Year-over-Year

-0.81%

Population

21,300

South Burlington ranks #4 of 15 Vermont cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 12.9% above the state's city median of $433,563. It sits in Chittenden County, where the county-wide median is $520,280.

Housing affordability in South Burlington

Median household income in South Burlington is $106,667, so the typical home value is about 4.6× 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 South Burlington

South Burlington police recorded a violent crime rate of 235 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 4,385 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 South Burlington

What is the average home price in South Burlington, 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 South Burlington, that value is $489,524. That's down 0.81% from a year earlier. It is about 12.9% above the typical Vermont city tracked here.

Is South Burlington expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in South Burlington are cheaper than Chittenden County as a whole, where the median is $520,280 — a difference of about 5.9%.

Is South Burlington affordable?

Median household income here is $106,667, so the typical home value is about 4.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is South Burlington a safe place to live?

South Burlington police reported 235 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 21,300. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.