{"id":5466,"date":"2026-02-05T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/?p=5466"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:56:54","slug":"grand-isle-county-real-estate-market-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/2026\/02\/grand-isle-county-real-estate-market-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Isle County Real Estate Market 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ice-Fishing-in-Grand-Isle-County-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ice-Fishing-in-Grand-Isle-County-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ice-Fishing-in-Grand-Isle-County-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ice-Fishing-in-Grand-Isle-County-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ice-Fishing-in-Grand-Isle-County.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grand Isle County is Vermont at a different pace. Lake Champlain sets the rhythm\u2014summer days on the water, winter mornings on the ice. Small island towns, long views, and a commute to Burlington that still feels manageable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div data-height=\"90\" data-width=\"100%\" data-frameborder=\"no\" data-scrolling=\"no\" data-publicuserid=\"7f5a0832d04d06ebe4ca931cfa9cb2e0a1d8e0132a02f8e0a4f528315c7ceef9\" data-playerurl=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/index.html\" data-projectid=\"SpyP4TmtTLzinu0J12u6\"><strong>Listen to the 2026 Grand Isle County Real Estate Market Report<\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"elevenlabs-audionative-widget\" data-height=\"90\" data-width=\"100%\" data-frameborder=\"no\" data-scrolling=\"no\" data-publicuserid=\"7f5a0832d04d06ebe4ca931cfa9cb2e0a1d8e0132a02f8e0a4f528315c7ceef9\" data-playerurl=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/index.html\" data-projectid=\"SpyP4TmtTLzinu0J12u6\">Loading the <a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/text-to-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elevenlabs Text to Speech<\/a> AudioNative Player&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/audioNativeHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county.html\">Grand Isle County<\/a> remained a highly desirable, lifestyle-driven market in 2025, shaped by lake access, seasonal use, and long-term ownership. The countywide median single-family price rose to $542,500, more than double pre-2020 levels, reflecting limited inventory and sustained demand. While sales activity held steady, homes took longer to sell as buyers became more selective at higher price points. This continues to be a market driven by lifestyle decisions rather than quick turnover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-642\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-642 market_averages tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\">Single-Family January-December 2025<\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><\/th><th class=\"column-5\"><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Median Sale Price:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Average Sale Price:<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Units Sold:<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Newly Listed:<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Days on Market:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"> $542,500  |   18.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"> $705,686   |   32.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">112   |   3.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">162   |   3.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">59   |   25.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-642 from cache -->\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-643\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-643 market_averages tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\">Condos January-December 2025<\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><\/th><th class=\"column-5\"><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Median Sale Price:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Average Sale Price:<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Units Sold:<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Newly Listed:<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Days on Market:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"> $405,000   |   -2.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"> $405,000   |   -2.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2   |   100%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">2   |  0%<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">82   |   141.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-643 from cache -->\n\n\n\n<p>At the town level, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county\/grand-isle-real-estate.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county\/grand-isle-real-estate.html\">Grand Isle <\/a>led the county in pricing, with strong gains tied to waterfront and high-end sales, though buyers are taking a more deliberate approach.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county\/south-hero-real-estate.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county\/south-hero-real-estate.html\"> South Hero<\/a> saw consistent demand and solid price growth, supported by a mix of year-round and seasonal homes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county\/north-hero-real-estate.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county\/north-hero-real-estate.html\">North Hero<\/a> experienced increased sales alongside modest price softening, suggesting renewed interest when pricing aligns with value. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county\/alburgh-real-estate.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county\/alburgh-real-estate.html\">Alburgh <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county\/isle-la-motte-real-estate.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/grand-isle-county\/isle-la-motte-real-estate.html\">Isle La Motte <\/a>remain more attainable entry points, though limited sales activity can lead to greater variation in pricing and market pace.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/27213040\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/27213040\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Overall, Grand Isle County in 2025 remained a selective, location-driven market. Sellers benefit from limited competition, particularly for well-maintained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/special-markets\/waterfront-homes-sale-grand-isle-county.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont\/special-markets\/waterfront-homes-sale-grand-isle-county.html\">waterfront properties<\/a>, while buyers need to be patient and prepared especially in the upper price ranges.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-chart\" data-src=\"visualisation\/27215986\"><script src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/embed.js\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/27215986\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"chart visualization\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-654\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-654 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">TOWN<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">MEDIAN SALE PRICE<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">VS 2024<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">UNITS SOLD<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">VS 2024<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">NEWLY LISTED<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">VS 2024<\/th><th class=\"column-8\">DAYS ON MARKET<\/th><th class=\"column-9\">VS 2024<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Alburgh<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$360,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">20.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">-6.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">46<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">-2.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">55<\/td><td class=\"column-9\">-23.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Grand Isle<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$740,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">52.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">29<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">-3.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">41<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">17.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">57<\/td><td class=\"column-9\">62.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Isle La Motte<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$386,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">-3.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">6<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">-57.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">10<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">-47.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">78<\/td><td class=\"column-9\">52.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">North Hero<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$535,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">-4.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">25<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">56.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">33<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">37.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">51<\/td><td class=\"column-9\">54.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">South Hero<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$689,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">23<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">35.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">32<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">3.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-8\">70<\/td><td class=\"column-9\">105.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-654 from cache -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the 2026 Grand Isle County Real Estate Market Report Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player&#8230; Grand Isle County remained a highly desirable, lifestyle-driven market in 2025, shaped by lake access, seasonal use, and long-term ownership. The countywide median single-family price rose to $542,500, more than double pre-2020 levels, reflecting limited inventory &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/2026\/02\/grand-isle-county-real-estate-market-2026\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5466"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5466"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5548,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5466\/revisions\/5548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickokandboardman.com\/vermont-market-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}