NAICS 53

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Metro Market Score 51.5 (Challenging), ranked #225 of 330 metros. 281 establishments, 1,229 jobs.

Metro Market Score 51.5

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national real estate and rental and leasing average.

💰High-Cost Market

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing conditions in Burlington-South Burlington are mixed. The 51.5 market score puts it at #225 of 330, with no metric pulling sharply in either direction. Wages, growth, and competition are all within a normal range for this industry.

Industry Concentration

31.5

LQ: 0.65

Rank #104 of 330 metros

Wage Competitiveness

79.4

$66,081 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 30.9

Employment growth index

Rank #229 of 330 metros

Wage Pressure

15.3

YoY wage change index

281 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Firms in Burlington-South Burlington

281

Establishments

-0.7% YoY

1,229

Total Employment

-1.2% YoY

$66,081

Average Annual Wage

+2.3% YoY

0.65

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Vermont

#1 of 1

real estate and rental and leasing metros in state

Vermont state rank

#9 of 51

for real estate and rental and leasing entry risk

vs State Median

0.0

matches median (51.5)

Burlington-South Burlington vs Vermont Statewide

How this metro's real estate and rental and leasing market compares to Vermont overall. The state ranks #9/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Burlington-South Burlington	VT Statewide
Overall Score	51.5 Challenging	30.1 Moderate
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#225 of 330 metros	#9 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Other Industries in Burlington-South Burlington

Construction 48.0 Information 57.2 Accommodation and Food Services 60.5 Finance and Insurance 64.5 Other Services 65.9 Retail Trade 67.3

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Burlington-South Burlington's 51.5 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Chico, CA 51.5 #226/330 Birmingham, AL 51.5 #227/330 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 51.6 #228/330 Williamsport, PA 51.2 #224/330 Knoxville, TN 51.9 #229/330 Salisbury, MD 52.0 #230/330 Elizabethtown, KY 52.0 #231/330 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT 52.1 #232/330 Youngstown-Warren, OH 50.9 #223/330 Eugene-Springfield, OR 52.2 #233/330

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in States Bordering Vermont

State-level entry risk for real estate and rental and leasing in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Massachusetts 27.7 #5/51 New Hampshire 29.6 #7/51 New York 37.6 #21/51

Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for real estate and rental and leasing across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For Burlington-South Burlington's real estate and rental and leasing sector, the employment growth component (69.1) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment