Cost of living in Chester, Vermont

Chester, Vermont has about 1,298 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $261,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in this town's area (Windsor County, VT) is $1,558 a month. That rate runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Vermont's prices sit at 98.0 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

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

EIA does not publish a Vermont gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the New England (PADD 1A) all-grades price was $4.433 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,127.84 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Vermont shares this price.

Among 45 places we list in Vermont with a rent figure, 35 have higher typical rent than Chester.