Rent-burdened renters: zip codes ranked in Vermont
Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Vermont with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes where rent takes the biggest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05677 | Waterbury Center | 100% |
| 2 | 05151 | Perkinsville | 98% |
| 3 | 05077 | Tunbridge | 92% |
| 4 | 05732 | Bomoseen | 88.5% |
| 5 | 05045 | Fairlee | 86.3% |
| 6 | 05679 | Williamstown | 83.7% |
| 7 | 05075 | Thetford Center | 83.3% |
| 8 | 05774 | Wells | 83.3% |
| 9 | 05465 | Jericho | 79.8% |
| 10 | 05251 | Dorset | 78% |
| 11 | 05871 | West Burke | 75.6% |
| 12 | 05061 | Randolph Center | 74.8% |
| 13 | 05680 | Wolcott | 73% |
| 14 | 05738 | Cuttingsville | 71.4% |
| 15 | 05857 | Newport Center | 70.6% |
| 16 | 05201 | Bennington | 70.1% |
| 17 | 05353 | Townshend | 68.8% |
| 18 | 05464 | Jeffersonville | 67.4% |
| 19 | 05250 | Arlington | 63.7% |
| 20 | 05663 | Northfield | 63.3% |
| 21 | 05038 | Chelsea | 63.1% |
| 22 | 05767 | Rochester | 62.4% |
| 23 | 05777 | West Rutland | 61.3% |
| 24 | 05361 | Whitingham | 58.8% |
| 25 | 05830 | Derby Line | 57.1% |
| 26 | 05255 | Manchester Center | 56.6% |
| 27 | 05478 | Saint Albans | 56.4% |
| 28 | 05473 | North Ferrisburgh | 56.3% |
| 29 | 05846 | Island Pond | 56.3% |
| 30 | 05474 | North Hero | 56.3% |
| 31 | 05257 | North Bennington | 56.2% |
| 32 | 05445 | Charlotte | 56.1% |
| 33 | 05401 | Burlington | 56% |
| 34 | 05346 | Putney | 55.9% |
| 35 | 05444 | Cambridge | 55.8% |
| 36 | 05851 | Lyndonville | 55.5% |
| 37 | 05452 | Essex Junction | 55.3% |
| 38 | 05667 | Plainfield | 54.8% |
| 39 | 05060 | Randolph | 52.8% |
| 40 | 05701 | Rutland | 52.3% |
| 41 | 05656 | Johnson | 52.3% |
| 42 | 05468 | Milton | 52.2% |
| 43 | 05461 | Hinesburg | 52.2% |
| 44 | 05345 | Newfane | 52.2% |
| 45 | 05753 | Middlebury | 51.9% |
| 46 | 05408 | Burlington | 51.8% |
| 47 | 05743 | Fair Haven | 51.8% |
| 48 | 05735 | Castleton | 51.8% |
| 49 | 05843 | Hardwick | 51.7% |
| 50 | 05822 | Barton | 51.5% |
| 51 | 05761 | Pawlet | 51.2% |
| 52 | 05458 | Grand Isle | 50.8% |
| 53 | 05658 | Marshfield | 50.6% |
| 54 | 05156 | Springfield | 50.2% |
| 55 | 05476 | Richford | 49.7% |
| 56 | 05819 | Saint Johnsbury | 49.6% |
| 57 | 05450 | Enosburg Falls | 49.3% |
| 58 | 05491 | Vergennes | 49.1% |
| 59 | 05443 | Bristol | 49% |
| 60 | 05829 | Derby | 48.2% |
| 61 | 05495 | Williston | 48% |
| 62 | 05824 | Concord | 47.1% |
| 63 | 05404 | Winooski | 46.8% |
| 64 | 05855 | Newport | 46.4% |
| 65 | 05301 | Brattleboro | 46.3% |
| 66 | 05734 | Bridport | 46.3% |
| 67 | 05446 | Colchester | 46.2% |
| 68 | 05650 | East Calais | 45.9% |
| 69 | 05759 | North Clarendon | 45.6% |
| 70 | 05091 | Woodstock | 45.5% |
| 71 | 05001 | White River Junction | 44.7% |
| 72 | 05149 | Ludlow | 44.7% |
| 73 | 05101 | Bellows Falls | 44.4% |
| 74 | 05482 | Shelburne | 43.7% |
| 75 | 05647 | Cabot | 43.4% |
| 76 | 05363 | Wilmington | 43.3% |
| 77 | 05403 | South Burlington | 42.9% |
| 78 | 05764 | Poultney | 42.6% |
| 79 | 05488 | Swanton | 42.1% |
| 80 | 05602 | Montpelier | 41.9% |
| 81 | 05440 | Alburgh | 41.1% |
| 82 | 05261 | Pownal | 41% |
| 83 | 05821 | Barnet | 40.9% |
| 84 | 05661 | Morrisville | 40% |
| 85 | 05454 | Fairfax | 39.7% |
| 86 | 05068 | South Royalton | 39.5% |
| 87 | 05906 | Lunenburg | 39.5% |
| 88 | 05262 | Shaftsbury | 39.3% |
| 89 | 05655 | Hyde Park | 38.8% |
| 90 | 05733 | Brandon | 37.9% |
| 91 | 05860 | Orleans | 37.8% |
| 92 | 05673 | Waitsfield | 37.6% |
| 93 | 05739 | Danby | 37.5% |
| 94 | 05765 | Proctor | 37.3% |
| 95 | 05148 | Londonderry | 36.7% |
| 96 | 05676 | Waterbury | 36.6% |
| 97 | 05448 | East Fairfield | 35.1% |
| 98 | 05641 | Barre | 35% |
| 99 | 05032 | Bethel | 34.5% |
| 100 | 05763 | Pittsford | 34% |
Zip codes where rent takes the smallest bite
| # | Zip | City | Rent burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05036 | Brookfield | 0% |
| 2 | 05836 | East Hardwick | 0% |
| 3 | 05483 | Sheldon | 0% |
| 4 | 05459 | Highgate Center | 0% |
| 5 | 05048 | Hartland | 0% |
| 6 | 05489 | Underhill | 4.3% |
| 7 | 05158 | Westminster | 6.1% |
| 8 | 05651 | East Montpelier | 6.1% |
| 9 | 05455 | Fairfield | 8.1% |
| 10 | 05660 | Moretown | 11.4% |
| 11 | 05828 | Danville | 11.6% |
| 12 | 05472 | New Haven | 17.7% |
| 13 | 05773 | Wallingford | 18.5% |
| 14 | 05845 | Irasburg | 18.8% |
| 15 | 05143 | Chester | 23.4% |
| 16 | 05065 | Sharon | 23.5% |
| 17 | 05672 | Stowe | 24.5% |
| 18 | 05033 | Bradford | 25.4% |
| 19 | 05682 | Worcester | 25.5% |
| 20 | 05477 | Richmond | 25.7% |
| 21 | 05354 | Vernon | 26.2% |
| 22 | 05847 | Lowell | 26.3% |
| 23 | 05462 | Huntington | 26.4% |
| 24 | 05055 | Norwich | 28.3% |
| 25 | 05487 | Starksboro | 28.6% |
| 26 | 05046 | Groton | 29.6% |
| 27 | 05494 | Westford | 30.2% |
| 28 | 05457 | Franklin | 30.2% |
| 29 | 05859 | North Troy | 31.3% |
| 30 | 05769 | Salisbury | 31.9% |
| 31 | 05674 | Warren | 32.3% |
| 32 | 05486 | South Hero | 32.6% |
| 33 | 05770 | Shoreham | 32.8% |
| 34 | 05089 | Windsor | 33.4% |
| 35 | 05763 | Pittsford | 34% |
| 36 | 05032 | Bethel | 34.5% |
| 37 | 05641 | Barre | 35% |
| 38 | 05448 | East Fairfield | 35.1% |
| 39 | 05676 | Waterbury | 36.6% |
| 40 | 05148 | Londonderry | 36.7% |
| 41 | 05765 | Proctor | 37.3% |
| 42 | 05739 | Danby | 37.5% |
| 43 | 05673 | Waitsfield | 37.6% |
| 44 | 05860 | Orleans | 37.8% |
| 45 | 05733 | Brandon | 37.9% |
| 46 | 05655 | Hyde Park | 38.8% |
| 47 | 05262 | Shaftsbury | 39.3% |
| 48 | 05906 | Lunenburg | 39.5% |
| 49 | 05068 | South Royalton | 39.5% |
| 50 | 05454 | Fairfax | 39.7% |
| 51 | 05661 | Morrisville | 40% |
| 52 | 05821 | Barnet | 40.9% |
| 53 | 05261 | Pownal | 41% |
| 54 | 05440 | Alburgh | 41.1% |
| 55 | 05602 | Montpelier | 41.9% |
| 56 | 05488 | Swanton | 42.1% |
| 57 | 05764 | Poultney | 42.6% |
| 58 | 05403 | South Burlington | 42.9% |
| 59 | 05363 | Wilmington | 43.3% |
| 60 | 05647 | Cabot | 43.4% |
| 61 | 05482 | Shelburne | 43.7% |
| 62 | 05101 | Bellows Falls | 44.4% |
| 63 | 05149 | Ludlow | 44.7% |
| 64 | 05001 | White River Junction | 44.7% |
| 65 | 05091 | Woodstock | 45.5% |
| 66 | 05759 | North Clarendon | 45.6% |
| 67 | 05650 | East Calais | 45.9% |
| 68 | 05446 | Colchester | 46.2% |
| 69 | 05734 | Bridport | 46.3% |
| 70 | 05301 | Brattleboro | 46.3% |
| 71 | 05855 | Newport | 46.4% |
| 72 | 05404 | Winooski | 46.8% |
| 73 | 05824 | Concord | 47.1% |
| 74 | 05495 | Williston | 48% |
| 75 | 05829 | Derby | 48.2% |
| 76 | 05443 | Bristol | 49% |
| 77 | 05491 | Vergennes | 49.1% |
| 78 | 05450 | Enosburg Falls | 49.3% |
| 79 | 05819 | Saint Johnsbury | 49.6% |
| 80 | 05476 | Richford | 49.7% |
| 81 | 05156 | Springfield | 50.2% |
| 82 | 05658 | Marshfield | 50.6% |
| 83 | 05458 | Grand Isle | 50.8% |
| 84 | 05761 | Pawlet | 51.2% |
| 85 | 05822 | Barton | 51.5% |
| 86 | 05843 | Hardwick | 51.7% |
| 87 | 05735 | Castleton | 51.8% |
| 88 | 05743 | Fair Haven | 51.8% |
| 89 | 05408 | Burlington | 51.8% |
| 90 | 05753 | Middlebury | 51.9% |
| 91 | 05345 | Newfane | 52.2% |
| 92 | 05461 | Hinesburg | 52.2% |
| 93 | 05468 | Milton | 52.2% |
| 94 | 05656 | Johnson | 52.3% |
| 95 | 05701 | Rutland | 52.3% |
| 96 | 05060 | Randolph | 52.8% |
| 97 | 05667 | Plainfield | 54.8% |
| 98 | 05452 | Essex Junction | 55.3% |
| 99 | 05851 | Lyndonville | 55.5% |
| 100 | 05444 | Cambridge | 55.8% |
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