Commercial Real Estate Market in Chester, VT
Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31
9 active listings and 152 off-market properties in Chester, VT.
Market Trends
Chester, VT spans 114.2 square miles in Windsor County, Vermont. Figures below refresh monthly; last updated 31 October 2026.
Office
Office vacancy in Chester, VT runs 19.9% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 13.1% in 2019.
Retail
Retail vacancy in Chester, VT runs 6% across the Northeast region in 2025, little changed from 6% in 2019. Down from a 2020 peak of 7.1%.
Industrial
Industrial vacancy in Chester, VT runs 7.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 5.4% in 2019. Nearly 2.4x the 2021 low of 3.2%.
Multifamily
Across Windsor County, multifamily space asks $154/SF to buy. Multifamily vacancy in Chester, VT runs 5.6% across the Northeast region in 2025, up from 4% in 2022.
Zoning & Land Use
Land Use Mix share of zoned land by category
- Commercial 49.6%
- Agricultural 38.2%
- Civic 8.5%
- Open space 2.8%
- Mixed use 0.9%
- Industrial 0.2%
- Special 0%
Largest Zones share of zoned land by district
Mixed Use GB - General Business SV - Stone Village N - Neighborhood Residential 2 Acres (RES-2) RMU - Rural Mixed Use Rural 3 Acres (RUR-3) OS - Open Space District Conservation Rural 5 Acres (CR-5) Conservation Forest (CF) APO - Aquifer Protection Overlay District FDP - Flood Damage Prevention Overlay District A full and detailed written description of the…
Market overview
Demographics & Economy
Chester, VT has 4,698 residents in 2,818 households. Density runs 41 people per square mile. Median household income here is $73,438 and median gross rent $961 a month.
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Nearby Markets
| Market | Median Asking Price, $/SF | Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr |
|---|---|---|
| Rockingham | $44 | — |
| Londonderry | $278 | — |
Commercial property in Chester, VT asks $86/SF. The 2 bordering markets run from $44/SF in Rockingham to $278/SF in Londonderry, and the city sits below their $161/SF median.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Methodology & data sources
- Asking prices and medians
- There are 7 active for-sale and 2 active for-lease listings in Chester, VT. The sale median is based on 4 of the for-sale listings that state a price per square foot; too few for-lease listings state a rent per square foot for a rent median. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a figure resting on fewer than 10 listings says so where it is quoted.
- Vacancy rates
- Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
- Zoning and land use
- The current municipal zoning release: 35,861 zoned acres across 12 districts. Shares are of zoned land, so parcels the release leaves unclassified are excluded from the mix.
- Refresh
- The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 October 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
- Known limitations
- office vacancy is reported at Northeast region level, retail vacancy is reported at Northeast region level and industrial vacancy is reported at Northeast region level.
- Coverage
- Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.
Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue
