“What proportion of renters in Chittenden County are cost burdened?” “How much in closing costs and taxes do Vermonters pay on average when they buy a home?”

Did you know that 36,379 Vermont renter households are cost burdened, spending more than 30% of their income on housing? The U.S. Census Bureau released data from the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS collects demographic, housing, economic, and commuting data on an annual basis.

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Earlier this week, Executive Director Sarah Carpenter appeared on CCTV to discuss Vermont's new down payment assistance program for first-time home buyers. Interviewed by host Erhard Mahnke of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition, Carpenter described how the program works, its creation by the Vermont Legislature and the affordability hurdles that have plagued would-be first-time buyers in recent years.