Vermont households in unaffordable housing, by unit type, 2018 and 2023

Housing costs are a major driver of economic insecurity in Vermont. In 2023, of the 50,000 renter households with incomes under $75,000, nearly two-thirds, or 32,000, spent more than 30 percent of their income on housing—the definition of unaffordability. The same was true for more than half of lower-income homeowners, or 42,000 households.