Home Affordability by State

What can you afford in Vermont?

A baseline estimate for a household earning $96,000 a year gross, with typical debts and expenses, a $40,000 down payment, and a 740-759 credit score — using Vermont's own property tax and insurance data rather than a national average. Every assumption is editable in the full calculator below.

Vermont's effective property tax rate is around 1.83% of home value per year — the 4th highest in the country. Average homeowner's insurance runs near $1,150/year on a $300,000 home — the 4th lowest.

Comfortable

$289,217

Stretch

$335,236

Risky ceiling

$362,847

This baseline's own budget can sustain at least as much as a lender's debt-to-income ceiling allows in Vermont — the DTI ratio, not the household budget, is what limits the number here.

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