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Locations and reports
Radon Levels in Rutland County, Vermont
EPA puts Rutland County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and 18.5% of its 130 reported radon tests (2023) were at or above 4 pCi/L. Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
18.5%
2.1 pts below VT
- Rutland
- 18.5%
- Vermont
- 20.6%
130 tests, 2023
Median result
1.3pCi/L
Below action level
- Rutland
- 1.3 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2023
Tests reported
130
3rd of 12 by tests
- Rutland
- 130
- Chittenden
- 398
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2023
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Vermont
11 of 12
Lowest quarter
- Rutland
- 18.5%
- Bennington
- 29.5%
By share, of 12 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Rutland County
Starts at Rutland County's median, 1.3 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 1.3 pCi/L
Below 2 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is below 2 pCi/L, the level at which EPA says a fix should be considered. Rutland County's median reported result, 2023.
The data
Rutland County, At a glance
Rutland County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Rutland County is a
USGS geologic potential: Moderate across 90% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Rutland County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 31.5% |
| 2015 | 20.6% |
| 2016 | 14.3% |
| 2017 | 21.7% |
| 2018 | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 21.8% |
| 2020 | 17.6% |
| 2021 | 21.4% |
| 2022 | 25.8% |
| 2023 | 18.5% |
2023: 18.5%. Across these years the share ran from 14.3% to 31.5%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
These are the 130 tests reported to CDC for Rutland County over 2023, many from homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: they describe the county's reported tests, not this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2023. Measured data period: 2005 to 2023 (every CDC figure on file).
Rutland County, Compared
Rutland County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411Rutland County's 130 reported tests in 2023 had a middle value of 1.3 pCi/L and a maximum of 42.8 pCi/L, and 18.5% reached 4 pCi/L. Vermont as a whole (14 Vermont counties, pooled) comes to 20.6%: 2.1 points higher than here.
Among its state's counties it ranks 11th of 12 Vermont counties with 30 or more tests for the same period. Statewide for the same period, Bennington County reported the highest share (29.5%) and Chittenden County the lowest (14.6%).
Below the action level, 84 tests (64.6%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 56.8% statewide, and 22 tests (16.9%) fell between 2 and 4, against 22.5% statewide. The busiest year on file was 2022, with 267 tests reported; the quietest, 2015, had 63.
EPA's 1993 zone map puts Rutland County in Zone 2, a predicted county average between 2 and 4 pCi/L. USGS geology rates 90% of the county's land moderate radon potential.
Next door, the shares run from 19.3% in Addison County to 29.5% in Bennington County. Over 10 years of annual figures the share fell 13.0 points, from 31.5% in 2014 to 18.5% in 2023; its peak was 31.5% in 2014.
Rutland CountyVermont, pooled
| Year | Tests | Rutland County, at or above 4 pCi/L | Vermont, pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 127 | 31.5% | 18.3% |
| 2015 | 63 | 20.6% | 15.5% |
| 2016 | 98 | 14.3% | 15.9% |
| 2017 | 115 | 21.7% | 16.4% |
| 2018 | 100 | 25.0% | 15.8% |
| 2019 | 101 | 21.8% | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 188 | 17.6% | 16.5% |
| 2021 | 173 | 21.4% | 19.2% |
| 2022 | 267 | 25.8% | 19.4% |
| 2023 | 130 | 18.5% | 20.6% |
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Rutland County, Geology
The ground under Rutland County
PredictedMost of the ground under Rutland County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 89.6% of its land is moderate radon potential, with 10.4% low. The map puts 34.8% of Rutland County in the area it calls Green Mountains and 32.2% in Taconic Mountains, with 2 smaller areas beside them. USGS gives both a radon index of 11, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountains | Proterozoic to Paleozoic metaigneous and metasedimentary rocks. | Moderate | 11 | 34.8% |
| Taconic Mountains | Cambrian-Ordovician metasedimentary rocks. | Moderate | 11 | 32.2% |
| Vermont Valley | Cambrian metasedimentary rocks. | Moderate | 11 | 22.2% |
| Champlain Lowland | Cambrian-Ordovician sedimentary rocks with little or low-grade metamorphism. | Low | 8 | 10.4% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Rutland County beside the ground around it
On moderate-potential ground Rutland County is close to Vermont as a whole: 89.6% of its land against 87.8%. Of the 4 counties that border it, 1 has more high-potential ground, Washington County, NY the most at 53.7%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Rutland County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Rutland County
- Radon ProgramRadon Program, run by Vermont Department of Health, offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Vermont.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
Join the Department of Health Lab's study on radon in water to receive free test kits for your well or spring.
- Compare kits
- See the Vermont directoryNo professionals are listed in Vermont yet. The state program can point you to registered testers and mitigators.
What Vermont's program says
- Phone
- 802-863-7220
What it means
Rutland County, Questions
Questions about radon in Rutland County
Are radon levels high in Rutland County?
In 2023, 18.5% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Rutland County, Vermont were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 1.3 pCi/L. Of 12 Vermont counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 10 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 20.6%.
Which counties border Rutland County?
Rutland County borders 4 counties: Washington County, NY, Windsor County, VT, Addison County, VT and Bennington County, VT.
Products
Rutland County, Products
Testing a home in Rutland County
In Rutland County, 18.5% of 130 tests reported to CDC in 2023 reached 4 pCi/L, against 20.6% pooled across Vermont. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Rutland County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
Test kits and monitors3
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Rutland County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Rutland County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Washington County, NYEPA zone 1
50.0%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 10.6 pCi/L · 2 tests · 31.5 points above Rutland County
- Radon levels in Bennington County, VTEPA zone 2
29.5%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.0 pCi/L · 44 tests · 11.0 points above Rutland County
- Radon levels in Windsor County, VTEPA zone 2
22.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.6 pCi/L · 67 tests · 3.9 points above Rutland County
- Radon levels in Addison County, VTEPA zone 2
19.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.7 pCi/L · 83 tests · 0.8 points above Rutland County
Rutland County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Rutland County
About 59,653 people live in Rutland County by the Census Bureau's estimate for July 1, 2025, 823 fewer than in 2020 (−1.4%). That works out to 64 people per square mile of land. Its largest town, Rutland, has 15,363 residents, 25.8% of the total. Together its 2 incorporated places hold 27.6% of those residents; the other 72.4% live outside any of them. CDC's 130 reported tests for 2023 work out to 2.2 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Vermont's 2.0.
From Rutland to Poultney, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Rutland County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland | 15,363 | −2.7% | 25.8% |
| Poultney | 1,072 | −1.7% | 1.8% |
2 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025).
Rutland County, Homes
Homes in Rutland County
Of Rutland County's 33,974 homes, 68% are detached houses, against 67% across Vermont; 12% are in buildings of five or more homes. Half of its homes were built before 1970, close to Vermont's 1976: 41% date from before 1960 and 10% from 2000 or later. 73% of occupied homes are lived in by their owner (Vermont: 73%); in the rest a tenant can run a test, but a fix is the landlord's to make.
| Homes | Rutland County | Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 33,974 | 337,072 |
| Detached houses | 68% | 67% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 12% | 11% |
| Mobile homes | 5% | 6% |
| Built before 1960 | 41% | 33% |
| Built since 2000 | 10% | 17% |
| Middle year built | 1970 | 1976 |
| Owner-occupied | 73% | 73% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.