Vacancies figures for Vermont released yesterday might give a false impression of the amount of available housing in the Green Mountain State.
New numbers from the 2010 U.S. Census show Vermont has a 20.5 percent vacancy rate. While that number may be accurate, the devil's in the details: That statistic includes Vermont's substantial stock of "vacation" homes — units that may, in fact, have no one living in them year-round, but are also unavailable for sale or rental.
For many practical purposes, they'd be more accurately considered "occupied."