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Vermont Freedom Map
Compare all 14 Vermont counties for tiny homes, RV living, off-grid living, homesteading, land affordability, solar, broadband, climate, public land, and county-rule research.
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Vermont Is Part Of The Shared Freedom Map Platform
A sourced discovery dataset for Vermont rural counties, mountain and village-area land research, homesteading, off-grid screening, Act 250 context, and town-level due diligence, with local-office confirmation still pending. These pages use the same county template, scoring model, and source-first workflow as Colorado.
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Vermont County Rankings
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Vermont Counties By Lifestyle Goal
Start with a use case, compare the top county-level candidates, then move into parcel-level zoning, water, septic, access, and covenant research.
Best For Tiny Home Research
4/5County-level candidates where tiny-home research starts with stronger alternative-housing scores, rural land context, and source coverage.
Top starts: Caledonia, Essex, Orange
RVBest For RV Living Research
4/5Counties worth comparing for RV occupancy, temporary use, sanitation, access, construction, and covenant questions.
Top starts: Caledonia, Essex, Orange
Off gridBest For Off-Grid Living
5/5Stronger off-grid discovery candidates based on rural density, land affordability, solar, public land, water, septic, and county-rule research.
Top starts: Caledonia, Essex, Orange
LandCheapest Rural Land
47/100Lower price-per-acre counties that still need practical screening for water, septic, roads, covenants, access, and total development cost.
Top starts: Caledonia, Essex, Orange
PublicBest Public Land Access
0.2MCounties with major public-land acreage and recreation signals, balanced against private parcel access and buildability constraints.
Top starts: Bennington, Addison, Rutland
OverallHighest Freedom Scores
70The broadest starting point for comparing counties across lifestyle scores, land affordability, taxes, solar, broadband, and public land.
Top starts: Caledonia, Essex, Orange
Research guides
Vermont Lifestyle Research Paths
Use these guides to translate county rankings into practical due-diligence checklists for your intended housing and land-use plan.
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County Profiles
Caledonia County
Northeast Kingdom
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 47
Essex County
Northeast Kingdom
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Orange County
Central Vermont
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Orleans County
Northeast Kingdom
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 4/5
- Off grid
- 5/5
- Land
- 20
Windsor County
Southern Vermont
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 3/5
- Off grid
- 4/5
- Land
- 20
Bennington County
Southern Vermont
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 3/5
- Off grid
- 4/5
- Land
- 20
Rutland County
Champlain Valley and Central Mountains
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 3/5
- Off grid
- 4/5
- Land
- 20
Windham County
Southern Vermont
- Tiny
- 4/5
- RV
- 3/5
- Off grid
- 4/5
- Land
- 20
Addison County
Champlain Valley and Central Mountains
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 2/5
- Off grid
- 3/5
- Land
- 20
Franklin County
Northwest Vermont
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 2/5
- Off grid
- 3/5
- Land
- 20
Lamoille County
Central Vermont
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 2/5
- Off grid
- 3/5
- Land
- 20
Washington County
Central Vermont
- Tiny
- 3/5
- RV
- 2/5
- Off grid
- 3/5
- Land
- 20
Grand Isle County
Northwest Vermont
- Tiny
- 2/5
- RV
- 1/5
- Off grid
- 2/5
- Land
- 20
Chittenden County
Northwest Vermont
- Tiny
- 2/5
- RV
- 1/5
- Off grid
- 1/5
- Land
- 20
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