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Cost of living in Burlington, Vermont

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,649 a month.

Burlington is a city in Vermont. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $71,109 a year.

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People
44,675
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,649
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$71,109
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$444,800
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,165
Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA

Burlington, Vermont has about 44,675 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $444,800.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA) is $2,165 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area, prices sit at 100.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Vermont taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.4% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Burlington's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Vermont home paid 23.75¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Burlington's bill.

EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Vermont in the table we use.

Among 45 places we list in Vermont with a rent figure, 3 have higher typical rent than Burlington.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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Bigger places in Vermont

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.