Chittenden County, Vermont

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 5,031 returns moved into Chittenden County and 5,276 moved out, a net loss of 245 returns, or 3.2 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

No other Vermont county lost as many returns through moves. Arriving returns listed 1.36 people each, the 10th-smallest average among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. The largest single source, Franklin County, supplied 7% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 71% of arrivals, above the 45% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Franklin505354−151
Washington287275−12
Addison242218−24
Middlesex, MA139160+21
Lamoille130126−4
Grand Isle105102−3
Suffolk, MA11684−32
Rutland7569−6
Windsor6973+4
Kings, NY7659−17
Clinton, NY7647−29
Cumberland, ME6544−21

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 54 counties sent 20 or more returns each (58% of arrivals from within the US) and 44 received 20 or more (58% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 58% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 2,483 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Orange	55	72	47
Grafton, NH	54	85	71
Norfolk, MA	51	67	185
Essex, MA	49	61	167
Orleans	47	62	47
Caledonia	43	56	47
Capitol Planning Region, CT	42	45	185
District of Columbia	42	51	435
Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT	41	44	221
Los Angeles, CA	40	45	2,483
Denver, CO	39	45	1,652
Hillsborough, NH	39	51	127
Maricopa, AZ	37	55	2,230
King, WA	37	58	2,312
South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT	36	41	220
Worcester, MA	36	49	159
Windham	33	40	103
Salt Lake, UT	30	45	1,976
New York, NY	29	38	259
Philadelphia, PA	29	41	325

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
New York, NY	71	78	259
Denver, CO	62	63	1,652
Orange	50	71	47
District of Columbia	47	53	435
Cook, IL	47	53	754
Los Angeles, CA	45	52	2,483
Maricopa, AZ	44	62	2,230
Capitol Planning Region, CT	41	62	185
Worcester, MA	39	48	159
Philadelphia, PA	37	43	325
Travis, TX	37	49	1,661
Caledonia	37	54	47
King, WA	36	49	2,312
Wake, NC	35	53	667
Orleans	34	42	47
Essex, MA	33	36	167
Salt Lake, UT	33	40	1,976
San Diego, CA	32	49	2,452
Grafton, NH	31	34	71
Hillsborough, NH	30	38	127

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Chittenden shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2021–22. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −4.2 in 2019–20, −3.0 in 2020–21, −8.1 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$73,527 Arriving
$75,173 Leaving
$107,678 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.