11 census tracts
Burlington.Vermont housing market
This Burlington housing market report covers about 18,100 homes across 11 census tracts. Rent takes 39.0% of household income at the median (its rent-to-income ratio), the highest share of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks, against the Vermont median of 29.1%. For August 2026, the average listing price is $593,802 across 81 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $593,802 81 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 18,100 across 11 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 58% of occupied homes
Burlington housing market context
- Only 3.2% of homes are vacant, the 3rd lowest share of the 139 markets.
- Tracts across Burlington are unusually alike on location: the middle half spans 83 to 86 on the Location Score, narrower than in 135 of the 139 markets.
- The median census tract scores 84.3 on the PriceDNA Location Score™, higher than in 129 of the 139 markets.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 11 census tracts in Burlington.
Half of Burlington's tracts score between 83 and 86. The full range spans 76 to 94, with a median of 84.3.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Burlington's tracts is 3.1 points wide on the score, narrower than in 135 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 18,100 homes in Burlington, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 18,100 homes, 3.2% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 58% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 40% of Burlington’s housing units are in single-family structures, 26% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 33% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Burlington compares
Burlington's median is above the Vermont median on 4 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 6. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Burlington lower · median · upper Burlington | Vermont VT | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$64,943 $71,339 $76,200 | $76,401 | $77,171 |
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Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
62% 75% 79% | 51% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
30% 38% 52% | 27% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
6.2% every tract | 6.2% | 5.2% |
|
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
4.6% 4.8% 5.1% | 3.1% | 3.8% |
|
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
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2.29% every tract | 2.30% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
0.23% every tract | 0.44% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
33.3% 39.0% 43.0% | 29.1% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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