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The median home value in Chittenden County, VT is $520,280 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.08% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$520,280
Year-over-Year
+0.08%
National Rank
#180 of 3071
Chittenden County ranks 1st out of 14 counties in VT by median home price, and is +122.0% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within VT, the typical county has a median home value of $384,068, making Chittenden County +35.5% above the VT state median.
Households here earn a median of $96,759 a year against a typical home value of $520,280 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.4×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 88% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Chittenden County recorded a violent crime rate of 317 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 3,236 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 101,611 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Chittenden County is $520,280. That's up 0.08% from a year earlier. That is about 122.0% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Chittenden County the 1st most expensive of 14 counties in Vermont.
Median household income here is $96,759, so a typical home costs about 5.4× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Chittenden County recorded 317 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 101,611 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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