HomeVermontChittenden CountySouth Burlington city
South Burlington city, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
South Burlington city is a Census city of 20,756 people across 16.43 square miles of land, in Chittenden County. Median household income is $106,667, 61.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 49 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18.4 m.
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South Burlington
What South Burlington is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.43 sq mi
- Water area14.4 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,263
- County holding the largest share of its areaChittenden County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Burlington
How many people live in South Burlington
- Population20,756
- Median age38.2
- Population under 183,952
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over3,696
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent
- Households9,466
- Family households4,663
- Share of households that are families49.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Burlington
Income and work in South Burlington
- Median household income$106,667
- Per capita income$59,566
- Civilian labor force12,488
- Employed11,997
- Unemployed491 plus or minus 179
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over15,187
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher67.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree28.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Burlington
Housing in South Burlington
- Housing units9,673
- Occupied units9,466
- Vacant units207 plus or minus 121
- Vacancy rate2.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied5,830
- Renter occupied3,636
- Ownership rate61.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$443,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,787
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.1 percent
- Single family units5,613
- Share single family58.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,060
- Share in buildings of two or more42.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Burlington
How South Burlington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,492
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,233
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,457 plus or minus 340
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Drove alone67.3 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home19.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
South Burlington
SBA 7(a) lending to South Burlington borrowers
- Approvals49
- Gross approval$18,428,600
- Average approval$376,094
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$750,000
- Largest approval$4,140,000
- Jobs supported447
- Jobs per approval9.1
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Paid in full15
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.1 percent
- Share to franchises6.1 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS32
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
South Burlington
SBA 504 lending to South Burlington borrowers
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$10,687,000
- Average approval$485,773
- Median approval$331,000
- Largest approval$2,080,000
- Jobs supported245
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chittenden County, not South Burlington
Chittenden County context, not South Burlington figures
These are Chittenden County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as South Burlington measurements.
- Establishments in Chittenden County5,665
- Employment at those establishments, Chittenden County88,131
- Covered employment, Chittenden County103,301
- Average annual pay, Chittenden County$73,186
- Average weekly wage, Chittenden County$1,407
- Housing units permitted, Chittenden County880
- Of those, single family, Chittenden County282
- County product, 2024, Chittenden County$16,403,520,000
- County product change over the prior year, Chittenden County5.5 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Chittenden County$88,404
Every figure in this section is published for Chittenden County as a whole and is not a measurement of South Burlington. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
South Burlington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in South Burlington, Vermont?
20,756, in 9,466 households. South Burlington city covers 16.43 square miles of land, which is 1,263 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is South Burlington in?
Chittenden County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in South Burlington?
$106,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $443,400. Median gross rent is $1,787 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to South Burlington businesses?
49 7(a) approvals totalling $18.4 m, across 23 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 22 504 approvals worth $10.7 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in South Burlington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to South Burlington borrowers get paid back?
Of the 15 loans that have reached a final outcome, 15 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page South Burlington figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chittenden County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of South Burlington.
Is zoning published for South Burlington?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.