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Median Home Price in Swanton, VT

The median home value in Swanton, VT is $351,918 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.45% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$351,918

Year-over-Year

+0.45%

Population

6,885

Swanton ranks #9 of 15 Vermont cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 18.8% below the state's city median of $433,563. It sits in Franklin County, where the county-wide median is $378,152.

Housing affordability in Swanton

Median household income in Swanton is $66,607, so the typical home value is about 5.3× 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 Swanton

Swanton police recorded a violent crime rate of 131 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 552 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 Swanton

What is the average home price in Swanton, 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 Swanton, that value is $351,918. That's up 0.45% from a year earlier. It is about 18.8% below the typical Vermont city tracked here.

Is Swanton expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Swanton are cheaper than Franklin County as a whole, where the median is $378,152 — a difference of about 6.9%.

Is Swanton affordable?

Median household income here is $66,607, so the typical home value is about 5.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Swanton a safe place to live?

Swanton police reported 131 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 6,885. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.