Cost of Living in South Burlington
South Burlington's cost-of-living picture runs genuinely above-national on housing and property taxes -- Zillow's cited typical home value (~$458,849) runs above this project's ~$408,776 national comparison figure, and the effective property tax rate (~1.92%) runs well above the ~1.02% national comparison figure -- though this record discloses the real, honest offsets directly: genuinely cheap homeowners insurance, a real, cited high median household income, and meaningfully below-national commute times.
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Learn moreAbove-National Housing and Property Tax Costs -- A Real, Honest Picture
As detailed on the housing-market and property-taxes topic pages, South Burlington's typical home value runs approximately 12.3% above this project's national comparison figure, and its median effective property tax rate (~1.92%) runs distinctly above the ~1.02% national comparison figure -- a real, honest contrast with this project's more affordable Midwest/Plains Tier A+ markets.
A Genuinely High Median Household Income Offsets Some of the Cost
As detailed on the jobs-economy topic page, South Burlington's cited median household income (~$106,667) runs meaningfully high, and WalletHub's 2024 safest-cities ranking specifically credited the city with the nation's lowest cited unemployment rate (1.9%) -- real, genuine offsets to the above-national housing and tax picture.
Genuinely Cheap Homeowners Insurance -- A Real Cost Advantage
As detailed on the homeowners-insurance topic page, Vermont is cited among the 2-3 cheapest states in the nation for homeowners insurance, with statewide averages cited around $1,047-$1,247/year -- well below this project's ~$2,844 national comparison figure.
Genuinely Short Commute Times
As detailed on the traffic-transportation topic page, South Burlington's average one-way commute time (~17 minutes) runs meaningfully below this project's ~26.4-minute national comparison figure, a real, genuine time and cost advantage for daily life.
Key takeaways
- South Burlington's typical home value and effective property tax rate both run meaningfully above this project's national comparison figures.
- A real, cited median household income of approximately $106,667, alongside the nation's lowest cited unemployment rate (1.9%) per WalletHub's 2024 ranking, offset some of the above-national cost picture.
- Homeowners insurance is genuinely among the cheapest in the nation, well below this project's national comparison figure.
- Average commute times run meaningfully below this project's national comparison figure.
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