Chittenden County · Vermont · Northeast · 45k residents
Burlington, VT: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Burlington: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Vermont median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
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The median home value in Burlington is $480,000. A two-bedroom rents for about $2,100/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 112 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $60,000 a year.
What the numbers show
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This profile does not yet have enough source-confirmed local data for a city brief.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
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- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Burlington about 4 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 168 sunny days and 88 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 65 and an average commute of 18 minutes.
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Compare Burlington side by side
Cost of living index
112
Median home value
$480,000
2-bedroom rent
$2,100/mo
Median household income
$60,000
Housing momentum
How fast Burlington's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
31/100
Cooling
Ranks Burlington's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Burlington's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| Median home value | $480,000 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $320 |
| Property tax rate | 1.9% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,750/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $2,100/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.8% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Cost of living index | 112 |
| Groceries index | 108 |
| Utilities | $175/mo |
| Transit pass | $0/mo |
| Gas price | $3.40/gal |
| Healthcare index | 110 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,600/mo |
| Median household income | $60,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.5% |
| Population | 45k |
| Crime index | 33/100 |
| School rating | 7.0/10 |
| Walkability | 65/100 |
| Disaster risk | 64/100 |
| Avg. commute | 18 min |
| Sunny days / year | 168 days |
| July high | 82°F |
| January low | 13°F |
| Annual snowfall | 88 in |
| Home price YoY | -1.7% |
| Home price MoM | -0.3% |
| Rent YoY | +1.8% |
| Rent MoM | +0.3% |
| Ocean coast | 159 mi |
| Big lake | 4 mi |
| Mountains | 21 mi |
| Major airport | 123 mi |
| Ski resort | 22 mi |
Popular comparisons
Nearby
- South Burlington, VT · 21k
- Rutland, VT · 16k
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- What is the cost of living in Burlington, VT?
- Burlington indexes at 112 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $2,100/mo and a median home value of $480,000.
- How much does a house cost in Burlington?
- The median home value in Burlington is $480,000 (compiled estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Burlington?
- A two-bedroom in Burlington rents for about $2,100/mo.