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Vermont in 2021

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

In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Vermont changed +12.4%, against +11.6% for the United States and +3.5% in 2020.

2,319 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,361 single-family), +11.7% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.

+12.4%Vermont index, 2020–2021US +11.6%
2,319housing units permitted in 20211,361 single-family
14 of 14counties with a rising indexmedian county +13.0%
1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021
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Counties in 2021

Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2021Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Bennington County+15.3%77512.1
Orleans County+14.8%186406.7
Windham County+14.5%1211192.7
Lamoille County+14.3%2451359.3
Orange County+13.9%39351.3
Windsor County+13.8%104921.8
Rutland County+13.7%61611.0
Washington County+13.0%1801563.0
Grand Isle County+12.7%20202.7
Chittenden County+12.0%8562835.1
Caledonia County+11.2%82452.7
Franklin County+11.0%1731553.4
Essex County+8.8%51518.4
Addison County+8.7%1241183.3

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.