What percent of the Vermont population rents their home? Or, put another way, what percent of Vermonters don’t own their home? In a town like Burlington most people rent. In a town like Shelburne most people own. Owning your home is the key to affordability. Renting your home makes you subject to exploitation. Aside from students, who should be housed by the school they are attending, Not earning enough to own your home is the problem.