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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 $1,164, 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 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 2026-04), lowest first.

Lowest counties for monthly housing payment in Vermont
RankCountyValue
1Essex$1,164
2Orleans$1,449
3Caledonia$1,459
4Rutland$1,540
5Orange$1,620
6Franklin$1,825
7Windham$1,832
8Bennington$1,842
9Washington$1,940
10Windsor$2,086
11Addison$2,087
12Grand Isle$2,240
13Lamoille$2,436
14Chittenden$2,555

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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