What is the median rent in Newbury (Orange County, town), VT?

Name: Median rent in Newbury (Orange County, town), VT, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Newbury (Orange County, town), VT is $1,080 (±$123) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 179 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Newbury (Orange County, town), the median gross rent went from $820 in 2015–2019 to $1,080 in 2020–2024 (+31.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,080 (±$123)
Rented homes: 179 (±48)
$2,000 or more: 5.6%
Since 2015–2019: +31.7%

How much rent costs in Newbury (Orange County, town)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Newbury (Orange County, town)	Orange County	Vermont	United States
Less than $500	23.5% (±9.8 points)	12.9%	9.0%	6.3%
$500 to $999	19.0% (±8.2 points)	21.0%	23.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	36.9% (±11.0 points)	36.2%	32.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.1% (±10.3 points)	21.8%	22.0%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.6% (±1.6 points)	4.3%	8.2%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.9% (±4.8 points)	2.5%	2.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.1% (±1.6 points)	1.4%	2.8%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 36.9% of renting households.

5.6% of rented homes in Newbury (Orange County, town) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Newbury (Orange County, town) against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Newbury (Orange County, town)	Orange County	Vermont	United States
Median gross rent	$1,080 (±$123)	$1,173 (±$66)	$1,234 (±$18)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	179 (±48)	1,875 (±214)	69,515 (±1,358)	42,849,984

In Newbury (Orange County, town), median gross rent is not measurably different from Orange County ($1,173).

It is also lower than in Vermont ($1,234).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Orange County, Newbury (Orange County, town) ranks 13 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 137 of 215.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Newbury (Orange County, town) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$820 (±$137)	$1,080 (±$123)	+31.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	25.9% (±6.0 points)	19.3% (±5.2 points)	−6.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±7.8 points)	0.0% (±12.3 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Newbury (Orange County, town)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Newbury (Orange County, town)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Newbury (Orange County, town)	—	$1,080 (±$123)	—
Woodsville	4.7 mi	$1,119 (±$68)	Not measurably different
Haverhill	6.4 mi	$1,115 (±$84)	Not measurably different
Topsham	6.8 mi	$908 (±$398)	Not measurably different
Ryegate	7.1 mi	$908 (±$236)	Not measurably different
Bradford	7.7 mi	$1,221 (±$808)	Not measurably different
Bath	7.8 mi	$1,438 (±$309)	Higher
Bradford (community)	8.5 mi	$1,039 (±$896)	Not measurably different
Corinth	9.7 mi	$1,267 (±$510)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bath, NH ($1,438).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
7	Randolph	$1,172 (±$173)
8	Thetford	$1,141 (±$96)
9	Strafford	$1,125 (±$789)
10	Vershire	$1,117 (±$80)
11	West Fairlee	$1,113 (±$171)
12	Fairlee	$1,083 (±$242)
13	Newbury (Orange County, town)	$1,080 (±$123)
14	Washington	$996 (±$285)
15	Brookfield	$975 (±$306)
16	Topsham	$908 (±$398)
17	Braintree	$840 (±$405)

Showing 11 of 17 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Newbury (Orange County, town) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Newbury (Orange County, village), Wells River.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Newbury (Orange County, town)

What is the average rent in Newbury (Orange County, town), VT?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Newbury (Orange County, town) is $1,080 (±$123) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Newbury (Orange County, town)?

In Newbury (Orange County, town), the median gross rent went from $820 in 2015–2019 to $1,080 in 2020–2024 (+31.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Newbury (Orange County, town) cost more than $2,000 a month?

5.6% of rented homes in Newbury (Orange County, town) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 23.5% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Newbury (Orange County, town) higher than in Orange County?

In Newbury (Orange County, town), median gross rent is not measurably different from Orange County ($1,173).

It is also lower than in Vermont ($1,234).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Newbury town, Orange County, Vermont (county subdivision:48175, in state:50 county:017).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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