Average Rent in Vermont (2026) — HUD Fair Market Rents
The average two-bedroom rent in Vermont is $1,629 per month by HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rent data (population-weighted); two-bedroom FMRs range from $1,007 to $2,140 across 12 rent areas.
Fair Market Rent is HUD's annual estimate of what a modest rental costs in each local market — the 40th percentile of gross rents (rent plus tenant-paid utilities) for recent movers, published for studio through four-bedroom units and used to set Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. FMRs are a federal benchmark, not an asking-rent average: use them to sanity-check your pricing (statewide, Vermont's typical two-bedroom FMR moved +7.7% versus FY 2025).
Note: in Vermont, as in the rest of New England, HUD defines rent areas by town (county subdivision) rather than by county — expand an area's town list to find yours.
All 12 Vermont FMR areas
Sorted by two-bedroom rent, highest first. 1 metro area; the rest are non-metro town areas. "vs FY 2025" is the two-bedroom change from last year's FMR for the same area.
| Area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR | 2 BR vs FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA Metro 39 townsAlburgh town · Bakersfield town · Berkshire town · Bolton town · Buels gore · Burlington city · Charlotte town · Colchester town · Enosburgh town · Essex Junction city · Essex town · Fairfax town · Fairfield town · Fletcher town · Franklin town · Georgia town · Grand Isle town · Highgate town · Hinesburg town · Huntington town · Isle La Motte town · Jericho town · Milton town · Montgomery town · North Hero town · Richford town · Richmond town · Shelburne town · Sheldon town · South Burlington city · South Hero town · St. Albans city · St. Albans town · St. George town · Swanton town · Underhill town · Westford town · Williston town · Winooski city | $1,497 | $1,651 | $2,140 | $2,745 | $2,833 | +10.5% |
Washington County, VT Non-metro 20 townsBarre city · Barre town · Berlin town · Cabot town · Calais town · Duxbury town · East Montpelier town · Fayston town · Marshfield town · Middlesex town · Montpelier city · Moretown town · Northfield town · Plainfield town · Roxbury town · Waitsfield town · Warren town · Waterbury town · Woodbury town · Worcester town | $1,122 | $1,129 | $1,482 | $1,824 | $1,962 | +4.4% |
Addison County, VT Non-metro 23 townsAddison town · Bridport town · Bristol town · Cornwall town · Ferrisburgh town · Goshen town · Granville town · Hancock town · Leicester town · Lincoln town · Middlebury town · Monkton town · New Haven town · Orwell town · Panton town · Ripton town · Salisbury town · Shoreham town · Starksboro town · Vergennes city · Waltham town · Weybridge town · Whiting town | $1,117 | $1,124 | $1,438 | $1,761 | $2,117 | +2.0% |
Windham County, VT Non-metro 23 townsAthens town · Brattleboro town · Brookline town · Dover town · Dummerston town · Grafton town · Guilford town · Halifax town · Jamaica town · Londonderry town · Marlboro town · Newfane town · Putney town · Rockingham town · Somerset town · Stratton town · Townshend town · Vernon town · Wardsboro town · Westminster town · Whitingham town · Wilmington town · Windham town | $1,080 | $1,161 | $1,423 | $1,710 | $1,884 | +5.1% |
Orange County, VT Non-metro 17 townsBradford town · Braintree town · Brookfield town · Chelsea town · Corinth town · Fairlee town · Newbury town · Orange town · Randolph town · Strafford town · Thetford town · Topsham town · Tunbridge town · Vershire town · Washington town · West Fairlee town · Williamstown town | $1,040 | $1,167 | $1,362 | $1,757 | $1,878 | +8.2% |
Windsor County, VT Non-metro 24 townsAndover town · Baltimore town · Barnard town · Bethel town · Bridgewater town · Cavendish town · Chester town · Hartford town · Hartland town · Ludlow town · Norwich town · Plymouth town · Pomfret town · Reading town · Rochester town · Royalton town · Sharon town · Springfield town · Stockbridge town · Weathersfield town · West Windsor town · Weston town · Windsor town · Woodstock town | $1,161 | $1,168 | $1,362 | $1,786 | $1,844 | +4.7% |
Lamoille County, VT Non-metro 10 townsBelvidere town · Cambridge town · Eden town · Elmore town · Hyde Park town · Johnson town · Morristown town · Stowe town · Waterville town · Wolcott town | $986 | $1,066 | $1,345 | $1,861 | $1,868 | +5.2% |
Rutland County, VT Non-metro 28 townsBenson town · Brandon town · Castleton town · Chittenden town · Clarendon town · Danby town · Fair Haven town · Hubbardton town · Ira town · Killington town · Mendon town · Middletown Springs town · Mount Holly town · Mount Tabor town · Pawlet town · Pittsfield town · Pittsford town · Poultney town · Proctor town · Rutland city · Rutland town · Shrewsbury town · Sudbury town · Tinmouth town · Wallingford town · Wells town · West Haven town · West Rutland town | $1,019 | $1,026 | $1,345 | $1,638 | $1,987 | +7.0% |
Bennington County, VT Non-metro 17 townsArlington town · Bennington town · Dorset town · Glastenbury town · Landgrove town · Manchester town · Peru town · Pownal town · Readsboro town · Rupert town · Sandgate town · Searsburg town · Shaftsbury town · Stamford town · Sunderland town · Winhall town · Woodford town | $1,020 | $1,142 | $1,297 | $1,804 | $2,159 | +5.9% |
Orleans County, VT Non-metro 19 townsAlbany town · Barton town · Brownington town · Charleston town · Coventry town · Craftsbury town · Derby town · Glover town · Greensboro town · Holland town · Irasburg town · Jay town · Lowell town · Morgan town · Newport city · Newport town · Troy town · Westfield town · Westmore town | $940 | $993 | $1,184 | $1,528 | $1,986 | +7.7% |
Caledonia County, VT Non-metro 17 townsBarnet town · Burke town · Danville town · Groton town · Hardwick town · Kirby town · Lyndon town · Newark town · Peacham town · Ryegate town · Sheffield town · St. Johnsbury town · Stannard town · Sutton town · Walden town · Waterford town · Wheelock town | $986 | $992 | $1,159 | $1,610 | $1,732 | +6.1% |
Essex County, VT Non-metro 19 townsAverill town · Avery's gore · Bloomfield town · Brighton town · Brunswick town · Canaan town · Concord town · East Haven town · Ferdinand town · Granby town · Guildhall town · Lemington town · Lewis town · Lunenburg town · Maidstone town · Norton town · Victory town · Warner's grant · Warren's gore | $780 | $919 | $1,007 | $1,400 | $1,640 | +6.4% |
Download this table as CSV — every area, studio through 4-bedroom, with town lists and year-over-year change.
About this data
Source: HUD FY 2026 Fair Market Rents, county-level file (revised), published at huduser.gov — a U.S. government work in the public domain, republished here unmodified. The typical-rent figure is the population-weighted average across the areas above (county populations from HUD's file); year-over-year comparisons match each area with last year's file by HUD area code. Effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; last regenerated from HUD's file on 2026-07-20. FMRs cap what a housing authority can pay under the voucher program; your local Public Housing Authority's payment standard may be set between 90% and 110% of FMR. Full method notes: how the rent figures are computed.
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