Rutland County · Vermont · Northeast · 16k residents
Rutland, VT: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Rutland: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Vermont median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,180/wk. Vermont's corporate income tax rate is 8.5%. Commercial electricity averages 18.9¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,180/wk
Corporate income tax
8.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
33.4%
Commercial electricity
18.9¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Rutland's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
47/100
Steady
Ranks Rutland's residential building-permit and jobs 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. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $185,500 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $210 |
| Property tax rate | 1.7% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $906/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,085/mo |
| State & local income tax | 2.8% |
| Sales tax | 6.25% |
| Corporate income tax | 8.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,180/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.4% |
| Commercial electricity | 18.9¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 45.3/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $125,280 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $97,460 |
| Wage: General manager | $98,640 |
| Wage: Customer service | $47,500 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $37,130 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $60,830 |
| Wage: Electrician | $63,430 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $37,400 |
| Cost of living index | 87 |
| Groceries index | 104 |
| Utilities | $200/mo |
| Transit pass | $45/mo |
| Gas price | $3.30/gal |
| Healthcare index | 106 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,250/mo |
| Median household income | $57,675 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2% |
| Population | 16k |
| Crime index | 22/100 |
| School rating | 7.6/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 51/100 |
| Avg. commute | 23 min |
| Sunny days / year | 165 days |
| July high | 80°F |
| January low | 8°F |
| Annual snowfall | 75 in |
| Home price YoY | +7.8% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | +8.6% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | 0.0% |
| Building permits YoY | 0.0% |
| Ocean coast | 119 mi |
| Big lake | 29 mi |
| Mountains | 58 mi |
| Major airport | 73 mi |
| Ski resort | 8 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Is Rutland a good place to run a business?
- Vermont's corporate income tax rate is 8.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,180/wk; commercial electricity averages 18.9¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Rutland, VT?
- Rutland indexes at 87 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,085/mo and a acs median home value of $185,500.
- How much does a house cost in Rutland?
- The acs median home value in Rutland is $185,500 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Rutland?
- A two-bedroom in Rutland rents for about $1,085/mo.