Vermont · Census place 46000
Montpelier city, VT
Quick answer
Montpelier city has 8,038 residents, ranking #8 of 179 places in Vermont. Median household income is $79,175, the median home is worth $349,200 and median gross rent runs $1,169 a month.
- Population
- 8,038Montpelier city residents
- Median household income
- $79,175Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $349,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,169Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Montpelier city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Montpelier city median would spend about 17.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 54.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Vermont.
- Bennington CDP 8,888
- Barre city 8,461
- Winooski city 8,198
- Brattleboro CDP 7,793
- Middlebury CDP 7,145
- St. Albans city 6,910
- Shelburne CDP 6,292
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