Where fiber is being built in Vermont
As of Dec 31, 2025, FCC filings show fiber at 63.9% of Vermont's 374,439 homes, and the number of fiber homes grew 4.6% from June 30, 2025.
Fiber was filed in 78 of 91 Vermont cities and towns with 250 or more homes. In 67 of them it reached more than half of homes, and in the typical one it reached 80.1%.
Nationally, fiber was filed at 55.8% of homes. FCC Broadband Data Collection, residential units, 25/3 Mbps or faster. Filed by the providers themselves. How this is computed
Vermont counties
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| County | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison County | 19,596 | 64% | at least 24.4% | +8.7% |
| Bennington County | 22,816 | 80.2% | at least 16.9% | -1.7% |
| Caledonia County | 17,948 | 44.6% | at least 30.5% | +152.5% |
| Chittenden County | 84,133 | 65.3% | at least 32.8% | +9.5% |
| Essex County | 5,439 | 37.9% | at least 14.8% | +47% |
| Franklin County | 25,085 | 44.7% | at least 43.7% | -3.8% |
| Grand Isle County | 5,761 | none filed | at least 59.2% | no change (small June base) |
| Lamoille County | 16,116 | 84.5% | at least 9.3% | +2.1% |
| Orange County | 16,140 | 79.3% | at least 8% | +11.3% |
| Orleans County | 18,438 | 19.2% | at least 50.1% | +6.7% |
| Rutland County | 37,122 | 79.4% | at least 18.8% | -3.6% |
| Washington County | 34,504 | 63.5% | at least 25.3% | +3.7% |
| Windham County | 32,958 | 56.1% | at least 33.7% | +4.7% |
| Windsor County | 38,383 | 84.8% | at least 12.7% | -6.7% |
The 30 largest places in Vermont
By number of homes. Search above for any of the other 150 cities and towns.
| City or town | Homes | Fiber share | Cable, no fiber | Fiber home growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 23,071 | 93.5% | at least 6.5% | +2.3% |
| South Burlington | 11,240 | 66.4% | at least 33.4% | +17.6% |
| Rutland | 8,290 | 76.3% | at least 23.7% | -2% |
| Montpelier | 5,347 | 69.8% | at least 30% | -2% |
| Brattleboro | 5,346 | 72.1% | at least 27.4% | -1.5% |
| Essex Junction | 5,094 | 81.7% | at least 18.1% | -5.5% |
| Barre | 5,048 | 81.1% | at least 12.7% | -1.1% |
| Bennington | 4,772 | 88.9% | at least 11% | -6.2% |
| St. Albans | 3,776 | 69.3% | at least 30.6% | -2.1% |
| St. Johnsbury | 3,555 | 76.3% | at least 12.1% | +76.3 points (small June base) |
| Shelburne | 3,022 | 81.6% | at least 18.4% | -0.7% |
| Middlebury | 2,835 | 47.5% | at least 50.2% | -4.8% |
| Newport | 2,803 | none filed | at least 98.8% | no change (small June base) |
| Winooski | 2,717 | 94.3% | at least 5.7% | -2.8% |
| Springfield | 2,554 | 100% | none filed | -3.2% |
| Bellows Falls | 1,952 | 80.6% | at least 19.2% | +0.2% |
| Milton | 1,908 | 53.2% | at least 46.3% | -6.3% |
| White River Junction | 1,891 | 90.1% | at least 9.5% | -14.1% |
| Manchester Center | 1,662 | 76.6% | at least 23% | +6.9% |
| West Brattleboro | 1,659 | 69.4% | at least 30.6% | -18.9% |
| Wilder | 1,633 | 72.3% | at least 27.6% | -31.2% |
| Vergennes | 1,334 | 58.2% | at least 41.5% | -0.8% |
| Waterbury | 1,312 | 52.2% | at least 47.8% | -0.4% |
| Northfield | 1,288 | 73.2% | at least 26.8% | +0.1% |
| Morrisville | 1,262 | 71.6% | at least 28.1% | +3.2% |
| Randolph | 1,262 | 94.5% | at least 5.2% | -9.8% |
| Killington Village | 1,192 | 83.9% | at least 15.8% | -3.2% |
| Bristol | 1,172 | 59.4% | at least 40.2% | +29.4% |
| Swanton | 1,156 | none filed | at least 99.7% | no change (small June base) |
| Windsor | 1,142 | none filed | at least 99.5% | no change (small June base) |
The data
Every number on this page traces to one cell in the download. Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Fixed Broadband Summary by Geography, filings as of June 30, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025. Census figures: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Grants: FCC Broadband Funding Map and the state broadband office.
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