The story of this market
The typical home in Washington County, Vermont sells for about $411,266, or $251 per square foot.
Prices are up +5.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 57 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 130% since 2000. Last year 10 of 20 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,850 a month.
FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Very Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+14.8%). Worst: 2009 (-3.6%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.6%
VT · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 20 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
24
Very Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $22,235,819.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
80.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2312 | 1342 | 80.9% | 4.5% | $245,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Washington County, Vermont
The Washington County housing market shows moderate price appreciation with a 5.5% year-over-year increase in median sale prices. Inventory remains tight, contributing to a competitive environment for buyers despite a slight increase in days on market. The market is currently characterized by balanced conditions with steady demand.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 7.2% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 65 days on market with 5.9 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 94.63% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 2.5% · poverty 8.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 7 researched ZIP reports of 10 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 05602 | Montpelier | $433,729 | $245 | +1.6% | 65 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.2 | 53 | $1,309 | researched Sep 26 |
| 05640 | Adamant | $470,000 | $215 | +1.2% | 28 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.5 | 12 | $1,650 | researched Sep 26 |
| 05641 | Barre | $319,000 | $165 | +2.4% | 58 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.1 | 42 | $1,127 | researched Sep 26 |
| 05647 | Cabot | $325,000 | $185 | +2.1% | 48 | 98.5% | 8.5% | 3.2 | 12 | $988 | researched Sep 26 |
| 05658 | Marshfield | $500,000 | $235 | — | 52 | 100% | — | — | — | $1,414 | researched Sep 26 |
| 05663 | Northfield | $329,250 | $226 | -2.4% | 57 | 92% | — | 9.6 | 118 | $1,022 | researched Sep 26 |
| 05667 | Plainfield | $284,000 | $165 | +2.1% | 85 | 97.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 12 | $1,215 | researched Sep 26 |
| 05672 | Stowe | $1,050,000 | $445 | — | 114 | 92% | — | — | 137 | $1,458 | researched Sep 26 |
| 05673 | Waitsfield | $1,137,500 | $620 | -25% | 93 | 98% | — | — | 151 | $1,422 | researched Sep 26 |
| 05676 | Waterbury | $1,590,000 | $571 | +63.1% | 108 | 97% | — | — | 115 | $998 | researched Sep 26 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
- Smugglers' Notch Resort4.527.4 mi
- Get Air Trampoline Park4.127.3 mi
- Monkey Do!4.327.2 mi
- Twin City Family Fun Center4.27.7 mi
- Escape Room 60526.6 mi
- Stowe Mountain Resort4.223.1 mi
- Champlain Valley Exposition4.329.4 mi
- Tunbridge World's Fair4.623.6 mi
- Black Flannel Brewing Co.4.428.5 mi
- The Reservoir4.410 mi
- Ben & Jerry’s4.510.8 mi
- Bolton Valley Resort4.517.1 mi
- Cold Hollow Cider Mill4.412.7 mi
- Warren Falls4.810.9 mi
- Cabot Creamery Store - Waterbury4.711.9 mi
- Shelburne Museum4.829.1 mi
- Mad River Glen Ski Area Historic District4.610.9 mi
- Historic Gold Brook Covered Bridge4.616.7 mi
- Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial4.928.2 mi
- Birds of Vermont Museum4.818.6 mi
- Sugarbush Resort4.611.3 mi
- Bolton Valley Resort4.517.1 mi
- Warren Falls4.810.9 mi
- Little River State Park4.613.7 mi
- Mad River Glen Cooperative4.610.9 mi
- Point Bay Marina4.929.6 mi
- West Bolton Golf Club4.519.8 mi
- Stowe Country Club4.619.4 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and FRED series.