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Cheapest Counties to Buy a House in Vermont (2026)

Essex has the lowest home prices of any county in Vermont, at $234,251, followed by Orleans and Caledonia (data vintage Zillow 2026-04). The full ranking of the top 14 counties is below.

Data updated April 2026 - Source: Zillow Research

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Cheapest counties for home prices in Vermont

Top 14 of 14 counties with data.

Ranked by typical home value (Zillow Research, Zillow 2026-04), lowest first.

Cheapest counties for home prices in Vermont
RankCountyValue
1Essex$234,251
2Orleans$291,687
3Caledonia$293,700
4Rutland$310,018
5Orange$325,985
6Franklin$367,239
7Windham$368,780
8Bennington$370,781
9Washington$390,434
10Windsor$419,775
11Addison$419,963
12Grand Isle$450,777
13Lamoille$490,216
14Chittenden$514,253

How this ranking works

This page ranks Vermont counties by typical home value, sorted so the cheapest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For home prices, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh home prices against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of typical home value.

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