Only one other state in the country (Maine) has more of its housing stock comprised of vacant, seasonal units. A recent comprehesive report from the Census Bureau on housing characteristics shows that these homes make up 15.6% of Vermont's housing stock--an increase from 14.6% in 2000. Only 3.5% of all homes in the U.S. are vacant, seasonal units.
Despite a slight national decline between 2000 and 2010 in the percentage of homes that are owner occupied, Vermont's homeownership rate was virtually unchanged at 70.7%.