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Vermont in 2006

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Vermont changed +7.9%, against +6.6% for the United States and +14.5% in 2005.

2,626 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,071 single-family), −10.0% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.

+7.9%Vermont index, 2005–2006US +6.6%
2,626housing units permitted in 20062,071 single-family
14 of 14counties with a rising indexmedian county +8.6%
1,838,903units permitted nationally in 2006
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Counties in 2006

Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2006Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Orleans County+14.0%1711096.2
Grand Isle County+11.8%49496.5
Essex County+10.9%33335.5
Rutland County+10.2%1231192.1
Franklin County+9.0%2071814.0
Caledonia County+8.8%1451434.8
Addison County+8.6%2291696.0
Washington County+8.6%2952194.9
Lamoille County+8.0%2211448.4
Windsor County+7.3%2092043.6
Chittenden County+6.9%4883462.9
Bennington County+6.7%2101345.7
Windham County+5.9%1751523.9
Orange County+4.7%71692.4

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Vermont by year02,0004,0001995: 2,269 units (1,950 single-family, 319 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 2,070 units (1,872 single-family, 198 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 1,831 units (1,649 single-family, 182 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 2,198 units (1,833 single-family, 365 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 2,600 units (2,187 single-family, 413 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 2,506 units (2,212 single-family, 294 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 2,747 units (2,349 single-family, 398 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 3,072 units (2,451 single-family, 621 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 2,843 units (2,430 single-family, 413 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 3,588 units (2,686 single-family, 902 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 2,917 units (2,360 single-family, 557 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 2,626 units (2,071 single-family, 555 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 2,056 units (1,583 single-family, 473 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 1,444 units (1,057 single-family, 387 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 1,367 units (897 single-family, 470 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 1,319 units (980 single-family, 339 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 1,299 units (805 single-family, 494 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 1,301 units (889 single-family, 412 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 1,499 units (955 single-family, 544 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 1,546 units (978 single-family, 568 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 1,998 units (936 single-family, 1,062 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 1,771 units (969 single-family, 802 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 1,749 units (983 single-family, 766 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 2,080 units (1,131 single-family, 949 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 1,801 units (987 single-family, 814 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 2,077 units (1,154 single-family, 923 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 2,319 units (1,361 single-family, 958 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 2,403 units (1,326 single-family, 1,077 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 2,456 units (1,303 single-family, 1,153 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 2,654 units (1,404 single-family, 1,250 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 2,294 units (1,287 single-family, 1,007 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Vermont by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.