Housing · Bristol
Bristol, VT housing market
The typical Bristol home is worth about $392,000, down 1.1% in a year, close to the Vermont typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Bristol compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Bristol at a glance
Typical home value
$392K
▼ 1.1% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Bristol | Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $245,000 | $244,000 |
| 2018 | $258,000 | $256,000 |
| 2019 | $272,000 | $264,000 |
| 2020 | $289,000 | $274,000 |
| 2021 | $310,000 | $302,000 |
| 2022 | $340,000 | $348,000 |
| 2023 | $359,000 | $377,000 |
| 2024 | $385,000 | $397,000 |
| 2025 | $385,000 | $398,000 |
| 2026 | $388,000 | $396,000 |
| August 2026 | $392,000 | $399,000 |
Next door
Bristol and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | $392K | −1.1% | — | $74,620 |
| New Haven | $441K | +2.5% | — | $92,321 |
| Lincoln | $447K | −3.6% | — | $96,667 |
| Middlebury | $450K | +1.2% | — | $86,169 |
| Starksboro | $418K | +4.7% | — | $82,188 |
| Ripton | $369K | −0.5% | — | $112,917 |
| Monkton | $479K | +2.7% | — | $119,688 |
Affordability
5.3 years of income
The typical Bristol home costs about 5.3 years of the town's median household income, more than across Vermont (4.9 years).
How Bristol ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
71.3%
Vermont: 73.2%
Median tax bill
$5,978
Vermont: $5,039
Median rent
$1,275
Vermont: $1,234
Typical home built
1976
Vermont: 1976
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.