VHFA’s Research & Community Relations team recently completed a significant update of HousingData.org, improving Vermont’s trusted resource for public-access housing market data & research.
Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) operates HousingData.org to promote data-informed decision making & research-backed policy in state & local housing conversations. First launched in 2003, HousingData.org has continuously evolved over the last twenty years to better serve this function for the state. The recent update has been the most comprehensive in the site’s history, with even more future content planned to continue to improve HousingData.org as a resource for Vermonters.
Particularly, sitewide navigation on HousingData.org has been improved through a restructured search feature, as well as the ability to browse site content by tags. Pages are now connected through tags to better link thematically relevant content, providing a richer context for each page. With this new navigation, it’s easier for all housing professionals & advocates to understand the connections between ideas, programs, and organizations doing the work of making housing affordable in Vermont.
In addition to system improvements, VHFA has updated all housing market indicators throughout the site with the most recently available data. One such example can be seen through the Community Profiles dashboards demonstrating trends in the pace of home sales analyzed through days on market, available by home price and by home construction type. The latest data, derived from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), shows that the average home for sale in Vermont was on the market for 88 days in March 2026, up 16% from the prior year (76 days in March 2025) and up 26% from the lowest point experienced (62 days on market in March 2023).
This trend of increasing days on market for homes indicates that Vermont is continuing its slow recovery from the historic market tightness that prevailed during the pandemic-era from 2021-2024. An increasing length of days on market allows homebuyers more time to consider if a home is the right fit for their household and more time to find the right financing tools for their purchase. This increase may also indicate that fewer potential buyers are making offers on homes for sale, decreasing bidding wars and slowing the rate of home sales price increases. These affordability impacts for home buyers can be seen nationally, as described by Realtor.com in their June 2026 Monthly Housing Trends Report.
Over the course of the summer, VHFA will publish a series on VHFA News highlighting new features on HousingData.org to bring attention to the distinct ways the site can strengthen decisions affecting housing affordability. Each post in the ‘HousingData Update’ series will feature a newly created element on HousingData.org, including new data indicators in the Community Data Profiles, new content types in the Housing Resource Toolbox, or new property features in the Directory of Affordable Rental Housing.
For more information about HousingData.org, visit the site or follow VHFA News for the HousingData Update series & other important Vermont housing news.