What is the #1 most expensive cities in vermont?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Norwich	1,081	232.4
2	Jericho	1,230	159.2
3	South Burlington	20,488	155.8
4	Shelburne	6,292	155.2
5	Essex Junction	10,720	152.4
6	Castleton	1,058	144.2
7	Milton	3,510	140.4
8	Winooski	8,198	140.2
9	Williamstown	1,622	139.2
10	Burlington	44,649	138.4
11	South Barre	1,259	134.1
12	Middlebury	7,145	131.6
13	Bradford	1,326	130.9
14	Montpelier	8,038	129.3
15	Manchester Center	1,935	128.7
16	Vergennes	2,571	127.6
17	Bristol	2,005	127.3
18	North Bennington	1,342	121.9
19	Wilder	3,394	118.5
20	Morrisville	2,527	116.1
21	White River Junction	2,878	115.9
22	Arlington	1,871	115.8
23	Waterbury	1,728	113.0
24	Swanton	2,732	112.1
25	Chester	1,356	111.7
26	St. Albans	6,910	106.6
27	Proctor	1,568	106.0
28	East Barre	1,084	104.6
29	Randolph	1,946	104.0
30	Brandon	1,892	101.5
31	Bellows Falls	2,851	100.5
32	Barre	8,461	100.4
33	Brattleboro	7,793	99.6
34	Lyndonville	1,229	99.5
35	Fair Haven	2,435	99.1
36	Northfield	4,165	98.7
37	Bennington	8,888	98.6
38	Rutland	15,747	97.5
39	Poultney	1,105	97.1
40	West Rutland	2,144	96.8
41	Enosburg Falls	1,595	93.6
42	Richford	1,600	93.5
43	Windsor	1,961	92.2
44	Johnson	1,668	90.8
45	St. Johnsbury	5,945	90.4
46	West Brattleboro	2,614	90.1
47	Newport	4,413	89.7
48	Hardwick	1,047	83.2
49	Springfield	3,882	81.7

Methodology

Cities in Vermont are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

What is the #1 most expensive cities in vermont?: Norwich ranks #1 with 232.4 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in vermont?: 1. Norwich (232.4), 2. Jericho (159.2), 3. South Burlington (155.8), 4. Shelburne (155.2), 5. Essex Junction (152.4)
How many cities in Vermont are ranked?: This ranking includes 49 cities in Vermont with available data.