Electric companies in Rutland County, Vermont

Rutland County, VT on the map

Housing and heating in Rutland County, VT

Rutland County, VT: 22,450 of 33,974 homes were built before 1980 and 3,374 in 2000 or later. Rutland County, VT has 23,171 detached houses, 3,982 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,845 mobile homes, and 6,952 of 25,448 households rent.

ZIP codes in Rutland County, VT

• 05701
• 05730
• 05731
• 05732
• 05733
• 05735
• 05736
• 05737
• 05738
• 05739
• 05742
• 05743
• 05744
• 05751
• 05757
• 05758
• 05759
• 05761
• 05762
• 05763
• 05764
• 05765
• 05773
• 05774
• 05775
• 05777

Electric utilities in Rutland County, VT

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Rutland County, VT

Residents of Rutland County, VT, ACS 2023

60,4842 of 14 Vermont counties

Households in Rutland County, VT

25,4482.38 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Rutland County, VT

72.7%18,496 owner and 6,952 renter households

Median household income in Rutland County, VT

$64,77813 of 14 Vermont counties

Housing units in Rutland County, VT

33,9748,526 vacant or seasonal, 25.1% of the units

Homes heated by electricity in Rutland County, VT

6.4%1,631 homes, 7 of 14 Vermont counties

Utilities listed for Rutland County, VT

11 with a home price: Green Mountain Power Corp

Home price in Rutland County, VT

22.09 ¢/kWhGreen Mountain Power Corp

ZIP areas touching Rutland County, VT

2605701 to 05777

Outage-linked storm events in Rutland County, VT

186NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025

Homes built before 1980 in Rutland County, VT

66.1%median year built 1970

Flood claims in Rutland County, VT

68NFIP 2015 to 2025, $1.4M paid

Home energy burden in Rutland County, VT

4.8%$1,288 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Rutland County, VT

Green Mountain Power Corp charged Rutland County, VT homes 16.91 ¢/kWh in 2015. Rutland County, VT: 22.09 ¢ in 2024, 31% up. Rutland County, VT: against 28% up for the Vermont average.

Rutland County, VT: a 574 kWh month at that price. Rutland County, VT: $97 in 2015, $127 in 2024. Rutland County, VT: $1,521 a year, 2.3% of the $64,778 median income.

Outage risk in Rutland County, VT

Rutland County, VT, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 186 in all, 307.5 per 100,000 residents of 60,484, rank 4 of 14 Vermont counties. Property damage in Rutland County, VT: $3.6M, with 4 direct injuries or deaths.

Cost of living with electricity in Rutland County, VT

Rutland County, VT: electricity $1,288 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $3,768, 4.8% of $79,011 income. 25,334 households in Rutland County, VT spend about $32.6 million a year on electricity and $95.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Rutland County, VT ($21,142 a year) spend 14.0% of income, 2.9 times the all-home figure.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Rutland County, VT

Rutland County, VT: 68 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $1.4M paid, median paid claim $14,691.

245 of 27,001 residential structures in Rutland County, VT carry an NFIP contract. 291 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Rutland County, VT on 8 Sep 2026. Rutland County, VT lists 14 repetitive-loss properties.

Rutland County, VT: claims history, not an outage count.

Rutland County, VT: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Rutland County, VT: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Rutland County, VT

Rutland County, VT totals 7,935 heating degree days and 208 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Rutland County, VT is the 10th coldest of 14 counties in Vermont: 7,935 against a median of 8,016. For cooling, Rutland County, VT is the 7th hottest: 208 against a median of 202.

Rutland County, VT: winter dominates, by 7,727 heating degree days over cooling.

Rutland County, VT: 7,592 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 7,935 on the normal, 4% under.

Electric heat is rare in Rutland County, VT: 6.4% of 25,448 homes.

Rutland County, VT: ACS B25040, 25,448 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Rutland County, VT

Compare Rutland County, VT with its neighbours

• Addison County sits 30 miles north of Rutland County, VT, with 37,497 residents against 60,484 there, 169 storm events against 186, median home built 1977 against 1970, energy burden 3.8% against 4.8%, income $88,478 against $64,778.
• Bennington County sits 41 miles south of Rutland County, VT, with 37,312 residents against 60,484 there, 200 storm events against 186, median home built 1971 against 1970, energy burden 4.3% against 4.8%, income $71,494 against $64,778.
• Windsor County sits 39 miles east of Rutland County, VT, with 57,968 residents against 60,484 there, 99 storm events against 186, median home built 1974 against 1970, energy burden 4.3% against 4.8%, income $75,247 against $64,778.
• Chittenden County sits 59 miles north of Rutland County, VT, with 168,831 residents against 60,484 there, 199 storm events against 186, median home built 1980 against 1970, energy burden 2.2% against 4.8%, income $94,310 against $64,778.
• Washington County sits 56 miles northeast of Rutland County, VT, with 59,958 residents against 60,484 there, 118 storm events against 186, median home built 1972 against 1970, energy burden 4.2% against 4.8%, income $79,853 against $64,778.