Population forecast highlights housing needs

While Vermont’s populace may be aging, its birth rates dropping and some rural areas declining in population, Chittenden County forecasts a growing number of people over the next…

Briana Brady

Original contributor via Vermont Community Newspaper Group

| November 12, 2026 | 1 min read | Updated Nov 12, 11:00 PM

Population forecast highlights housing needs — Image supplied with the source report: Vermont Community Newspaper Group.

While Vermont’s populace may be aging, its birth rates dropping and some rural areas declining in population, Chittenden County forecasts a growing number of people over the next…

While Vermont’s populace may be aging, its birth rates dropping and some rural areas declining in population, Chittenden County forecasts a growing number of people over the next 25 years.

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