Housing · Chelsea
Chelsea, VT housing market
The typical Chelsea home is worth about $292,000, up 1% in a year, 27% below the Vermont typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Chelsea compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Chelsea at a glance
Typical home value
$292K
▲ 1% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Chelsea | Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $181,000 | $244,000 |
| 2018 | $189,000 | $256,000 |
| 2019 | $198,000 | $264,000 |
| 2020 | $204,000 | $274,000 |
| 2021 | $226,000 | $302,000 |
| 2022 | $259,000 | $348,000 |
| 2023 | $285,000 | $377,000 |
| 2024 | $302,000 | $397,000 |
| 2025 | $290,000 | $398,000 |
| 2026 | $288,000 | $396,000 |
| August 2026 | $292,000 | $399,000 |
Next door
Chelsea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | $292K | +1% | — | $65,913 |
| Washington | $310K | −2.3% | — | $66,103 |
| Tunbridge | $340K | −1.5% | — | $89,464 |
| Vershire | $345K | +4.6% | — | $71,618 |
| Brookfield | $383K | −6.1% | — | $98,500 |
Affordability
4.4 years of income
The typical Chelsea home costs about 4.4 years of the town's median household income, less than across Vermont (4.9 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
81.2%
Vermont: 73.2%
Median tax bill
$3,762
Vermont: $5,039
Median rent
$1,524
Vermont: $1,234
Typical home built
1967
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.