The story of this market
The typical home in Strafford, Vermont sells for about $485,000, or $340 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (-0.2%), a market in balance. Homes take about 69 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,500 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+2.6%
VT · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Strafford, Vermont
The Strafford housing market remains stable with low inventory and limited transaction volume, reflecting its small, rural nature. Prices have remained relatively flat over the past year, driven by a lack of new supply and consistent demand for historic, rural properties. Market conditions are balanced, with buyers and sellers operating in a low-liquidity environment.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Strafford yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 1.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 80 days on market with 12.0 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
7% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.67% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.5% · poverty 6.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A Gothic Revival mansion and estate that serves as a major cultural landmark, offering tours and insight into 19th-century political history.
Built in 1799, this iconic building sits atop a hill overlooking the town green and is a central symbol of the community's heritage.
A historic local anchor that serves as a community hub for residents and visitors.
Strafford is best suited for those seeking a quiet, rural lifestyle, including families and remote workers who value historic charm, community engagement, and proximity to nature over urban amenities.
The town is served by local public schools that are generally characterized by small class sizes and strong community involvement, typical of rural Vermont districts.
The town is located approximately ten miles northeast of I-89, serving as the primary transit corridor for regional commuting.
The town offers significant outdoor recreation, including access to the West Branch of the Ompompanoosuc River, local hiking trails, and historic sites like the Justin Morrill Homestead.
The rental market is limited in depth due to the town's small size and rural nature, with low vacancy pressure and minimal short-term rental saturation.
The local economy is primarily driven by small-scale agriculture, local services, and tourism, with many residents commuting to larger employment hubs in the Upper Valley region.
Economic growth is modest and driven by local services and tourism, with limited large-scale industrial development; the town maintains a historic, rural character.
There are no major large-scale commercial or residential developments currently under construction in the town.
The town operates under standard Vermont municipal governance with no special MUD or PID districts.
Strafford is a small, rural community with very low reported crime rates, consistent with the general safety profile of Orange County and rural Vermont.
The area is prone to flooding, notably highlighted by the isolation of the town during Hurricane Irene in 2011, and residents typically maintain standard hazard insurance coverage.
Property insurance premiums are influenced by the town's rural location and historical flood risk, particularly near the Ompompanoosuc River.
Property taxes are assessed at the town level based on the grand list, with rates determined by local municipal and school district budget requirements.
Researched annual trajectory for this city, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.1%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this city's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 3.7%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Data retrieved from census.gov for Strafford town, Vermont.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.