Metro area · CBSA 15540
Burlington
The Burlington, VT metro area has 227,846 people. Median rent is $1,581, 20.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Chittenden County at $2,165. Of the 15 places we track here, Shelburne has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$93,043
Median home value
$401,000
Unemployment
3.2%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$2,165
HUD, Chittenden County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 44,675 | $1,649 | 27.8% |
| South Burlington | 20,756 | $1,787 | 20.1% |
| Essex Junction | 10,803 | $1,544 | 20.8% |
| Winooski | 8,293 | $1,643 | 24.8% |
| St. Albans | 6,954 | $1,150 | 23.8% |
| Shelburne | 6,499 | $1,439 | 15.8% |
| Milton | 3,555 | $1,471 | 22.8% |
| Swanton | 2,670 | $1,238 | 22.3% |
| Richford | 1,573 | $1,124 | 25.9% |
| Enosburg Falls | 1,570 | $832 | 19.6% |
| Jericho | 1,346 | $1,755 | 23.5% |
| Fairfax | 1,099 | $1,056 | 17.8% |
| Richmond | 753 | $1,875 | 31.6% |
| Hinesburg | 733 | $1,650 | 36.2% |
| Huntington | 516 | $1,643 | 25.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.