Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Burlington-South Burlington, VT (2026)

Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 05476 Richford, VT $262,007 $1,575 4.69% 6.2%
2 05408 Burlington, VT $465,061 $2,548 4.27% 4.6%
3 05403 South Burlington, VT $488,436 $2,581 4.12% 5.1%
4 05457 Franklin, VT $343,550 $1,809 4.11% 5.0%
5 05459 Highgate, VT $346,023 $1,755 3.96% 6.0%
6 05404 Winooski, VT $441,513 $2,228 3.94% 2.7%
7 05483 Sheldon, VT $359,626 $1,764 3.83% 4.8%
8 05488 Swanton, VT $358,261 $1,746 3.80% 6.1%
9 05440 Alburgh, VT $332,619 $1,575 3.69% 5.3%
10 05450 Enosburg, VT $333,399 $1,575 3.68% 4.3%
11 05446 Colchester, VT $491,127 $2,267 3.60% 7.7%
12 05471 Montgomery, VT $346,327 $1,575 3.55% 4.2%
13 05495 Williston, VT $594,174 $2,706 3.55% 5.0%
14 05452 Essex, VT $483,848 $2,108 3.40% 4.4%
15 05478 Saint Albans, VT $381,729 $1,650 3.37% 5.6%
16 05468 Milton, VT $458,406 $1,962 3.34% 4.4%
17 05441 Bakersfield, VT $372,197 $1,575 3.30% —
18 05464 Cambridge, VT $379,614 $1,575 3.24% 4.4%
19 05463 Isle La Motte, VT $425,140 $1,737 3.19% 6.1%
20 05448 Fairfield, VT $398,570 $1,575 3.08% 6.3%
21 05455 Fairfield, VT $414,807 $1,575 2.96% 7.9%
22 05487 Starksboro, VT $421,255 $1,575 2.92% 5.1%
23 05474 North Hero, VT $555,380 $2,061 2.89% 3.7%
24 05462 Huntington, VT $474,999 $1,701 2.79% 2.0%
25 05477 Richmond, VT $563,657 $2,016 2.79% 4.4%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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