Williston, Vermont.
Typical home $562,576 (+1.4% in a year), asking rent $2,781 . Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,547 (+110%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $7,853 +1%
- $554,723$562,576 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $99,759 +22%
- $462,817$562,576 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Williston$2,953
- Vermont$2,057
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 18 years.
Typical home values in Williston, VT rose 1.4% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Williston, Chittenden County, Vermont
Williston is a town of 10,103 people in Chittenden County. Half its households earn more than $106,967 a year and half less, against $96,759 across Chittenden County; 4% of its people live below the poverty line. 75% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 25% are rented. Unemployment in Chittenden County was 2.3% in August 2026, and the county had about as many jobs in 2025 as the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Williston is a town where most homes are lived in by their owners, and household incomes run above the county's. Residents tend to be older than in much of the country, and a large share of adults hold a four-year degree. Winters are cold, with highs in January staying well below freezing, and a good deal of snow falls each year, while July brings warm days.
Work. Residents work mostly in schools, hospitals and social care, in shops, and in professional and business services, with restaurants, hotels and entertainment close behind. Among the biggest workplaces in Williston are UPS, Walmart and Hannaford. The typical commute is a short one, and a fair number of people work from home.
Things to do. Wheeler Nature Park and Lake Iroquois are both a short drive away for walks and time by the water, and the Shelburne Museum is a short drive as well. For an evening out, the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts is a theatre a short drive away, and Lake Champlain is a longer drive for those who want a larger body of water.
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- 4,421households
- 55%of adults have a degree
- 4%below the poverty line
- 20 mintypical commute
- 22%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Chittenden County had 103,261 jobs in 2025, about as many as the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 29° and lows near 13°; warmest in July, with highs near 82° and lows near 62°. About 88 inches of snow and 38 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Burlington International Airport weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Williston
- UPSCouriers and express delivery services289
- WalmartDiscount department stores194
- Flexaseal Engineered Seals and SystemsGasket, packing, and sealing devices manufacturing153
- HannafordGrocery stores144
- Citizenship and Immigration ServicesFederal government · Department of Homeland Security135
- Vermont MechanicalHvac contractors125
- Shaws SupermarketsSupermarkets and other grocery stores117
- Champlain Chocolate CompanyChocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans82
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 30 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,885 people in all. Federal offices come from OPM's federal workforce data (2026). Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- LightningRelatively high
- Winter weatherRelatively moderate
- AvalanchesRelatively moderate
- Ice stormsRelatively moderate
- Inland floodingRelatively moderate
- Strong windRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms across Chittenden County, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Chittenden County and the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro.
Williston home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Williston$562,576
- Vermont$391,900
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 4 Williston listings — the market is cooling.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Williston25.90%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Williston49
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Williston21
Zip codes with a Williston address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Williston — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.