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Orleans County, Vermont property search

Search an address or an owner in Orleans County, Vermont with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 17,734 lots are mapped here, covering 424,757 acres. 1,665 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.

Farmers and landowners in Orleans County received $639,000 in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 82 recipients. 14,757 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $497,000 in claims for the 2024 crop year.

17,734
Lots mapped
424,757
Acres
1,665
Institutional

Land use in Orleans County

Parcels and acreage by land use in Orleans County, Vermont
Land useParcelsAcres
LAND & DWELLING1,32428,783
HOUSE1,1871,182
LAND67342,890
DWELLING AND LAND4155,741
LAND AND BUILDINGS3795,189
LAND AND DWELLING3258,709
ACRES & DWL3119,698
LAKEFRONT DWELLING273903
HOUSE & LAND2044,912
HOUSE & LOT186359
HOUSE AND LOT157233
HOUSE AND LAND1562,402

Largest landowners in Orleans County

Largest landowners by acreage in Orleans County, Vermont
OwnerParcelsAcres
VERMONT STATE OF6817,071
CHAPUT FAMILY FARMS44,636
NELSON FARMS VT LLC93,467
HUANG EQUITY CORP13,257
GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB INC43,026
BUNTING FAMILY V FORESTRY LLC13,016
JAY PEAK PACIFIC LLC72,467
NOBLE ENTERPRISES INC22,371
JLS FORESTRY LLC31,937
BLACK HILLS TIMBER LLC21,927

Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Vermont

Federal farm payments in Orleans County

$639K
Paid in 2025
82
Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Orleans County, Vermont, 2025
ProgramPaid
Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$351K
Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$201K
Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program$52K
CRP Payment - Annual Rental$29K
Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP$4K
Dairy Margin Coverage$2K

USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county

Foreign-held farmland in Orleans County

14,757
Acres disclosed
90
Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Orleans County, Vermont, 2024
CountryAcres
Canada6,757
Switzerland2,081
Germany1,670
United Kingdom1,162
Netherlands1,141
France890

Largest disclosed holders

Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Orleans County, Vermont
Holder (country)Acres
HAZEN MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES, INC. (CANADA)2,094
PIPERVILLE FOREST RESOURCES, INC. (CANADA)1,496
SOMERSET INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, L.P. (GERMANY)1,248
BRIGHTON BROOK REALTY INC. (UNITED KINGDOM)1,162
TARWOOD, N.V. (SWITZERLAND)1,089

USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county

Crop insurance in Orleans County

17
Policies
7,888
Insured acres
$497K
Claims paid
2.26
Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Orleans County, Vermont, 2024
CropClaims
All Other Crops$497K

USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.

Conservation and the power grid

229
CRP acres, 2025
19
Substations
115 kV
Highest voltage

Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.

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Nearby counties in Vermont

  • Caledonia County17,455
  • Washington County29,913
  • Lamoille County14,604
  • Essex County5,876
  • Franklin County22,485
  • Chittenden County54,995
  • Grand Isle County6,124
  • Orange County16,481

All Vermont counties

Orleans County last published these records on August 5, 2026. Assessment records, not a survey.