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Vermont in 2020

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

In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Vermont changed +3.5%, against +3.0% for the United States and +3.7% in 2019.

2,077 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,154 single-family), +15.3% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.

+3.5%Vermont index, 2019–2020US +3.0%
2,077housing units permitted in 20201,154 single-family
14 of 14counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.9%
1,471,141units permitted nationally in 2020
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Counties in 2020

Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2020Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Grand Isle County+5.2%17152.3
Caledonia County+5.0%68402.2
Windsor County+4.8%89791.6
Essex County+4.6%40406.6
Rutland County+4.6%46460.8
Windham County+4.5%101992.2
Franklin County+4.1%1961423.8
Orleans County+3.9%152345.5
Orange County+3.6%35351.2
Washington County+3.6%1531402.6
Bennington County+3.5%40381.1
Chittenden County+2.7%8902535.3
Lamoille County+2.5%126774.8
Addison County+2.1%1241163.3

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.