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Counties With the Lowest Monthly Housing Payment in Vermont (2026)

Essex has the lowest monthly housing payment of any county in Vermont, at $1,689, followed by Orleans and Caledonia. Source: Zillow P+I + ACS effective tax rate + NAIC insurance (synthesized), Zillow 2026-06. The full ranking of the top 14 counties is below.

Data updated June 2026 - Source: Zillow P+I + ACS effective tax rate + NAIC insurance (synthesized)

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Lowest counties for monthly housing payment in Vermont

Top 14 of 14 counties with data.

Ranked by monthly payment (piti) (Zillow P+I + ACS effective tax rate + NAIC insurance (synthesized), Zillow 2026-06), lowest first.

Lowest counties for monthly housing payment in Vermont
RankCountyValue
1Essex$1,689
2Orleans$2,054
3Caledonia$2,148
4Rutland$2,238
5Orange$2,280
6Franklin$2,464
7Bennington$2,595
8Windham$2,604
9Washington$2,749
10Addison$2,901
11Windsor$2,968
12Grand Isle$3,008
13Lamoille$3,307
14Chittenden$3,410

How this ranking works

This page ranks Vermont counties by monthly payment (piti), sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For monthly housing payment, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh monthly housing payment 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 monthly payment (piti).

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