Based upon data from service providers in the community who work with community members who are housing insecure or unhoused, as of March 31, 2025, we know that there are at least:
- 143 experiencing homelessness
- 41 are children (under age 18)
- 88 are adults (ages 18-65)
- 14 are elders (ages 66+)
- Vermont’s rental vacancy rate of 3% is among the lowest in the country, and significantly below the 5% vacancy rate typically considered a healthy market. Sheltered households with approved housing vouchers often cannot find an apartment to rent.
- On the annual homeless Point-In-Time (PIT) count on January 24, 2024, there were 3,458 unhoused Vermonters in a single night, including 737 children and 646 Vermonters 55 years old or older, representing an over 300% increase over pre-COVID levels (Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness 2024).
- According to the PIT count, Vermont’s homeless population rose 5% from 2023 to 2024, to a record 3,458 people, and has the fourth highest per-capita rate of homelessness in the country.
